[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Mayar Sherif’s draw vs Zheng, Paolini to win the Palermo

Palermo draw preview with H2H - Mayar Sherif may need to defeat Qinwen Zheng, Jasmine Paolini to conquer the title in the Palermo Ladies Open.

Mayar Sherif Stats info

Mayar Sherif is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Palermo. The Egyptian has defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 3-6 7-66 7-5, Sofya Lansere 6-3 6-3 and Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 6-4 6-1 to reach the semifinal where she will face Qinwen Zheng.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Mayar Sherif’s projected draw alongsideherpresumable opponents in Palermo Ladies Open. The Egyptian has a positive record (1-0) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (135) – 3-6 7-66 7-5
R2 – Sofya Lansere (353) – 6-3 6-3
1/4 – Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (74) – 6-4 6-1
1/2 – Qinwen Zheng (26) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Jasmine Paolini (52) – H2H 1-0
or Sara Sorribes Tormo (85) – H2H 0-0
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1/2 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
15
High
5
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 20-13 record in 2023, 9-4 on clay. Talking about the last 7 years, Qinwen has a 63-21 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Qinwen’s best achievement of the year was reaching the semifinal Abu Dhabi.

Last year in Palermo Ladies Open Zheng didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Mayar Sherif vs. Qinwen Zheng

There is no head to head record between Mayar Sherif and Qinwen Zheng since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Final – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Mayar Sherif

43 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
30
High
4
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 43-30 20-16 16-8 5-3 2-3 0-0
2022 30-25 14-11 10-10 6-3 0-1 0-0
2021 34-24 17-13 12-7 5-3 0-1 0-0
2020 7-15 1-8 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 48-29 12-8 32-14 4-6 0-1 0-0
2018 28-33 9-9 18-18 1-3 0-3 0-0
2017 28-28 10-8 11-9 3-6 4-4 0-1
2016 50-26 2-3 40-18 5-3 0-0 3-2

Jasmine Paolini has a 22-18 record in 2023, 15-6 on clay. In the course of the last 11 years, Paolini has a 190-107 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 6 of her last 10 matches.

The Italian’s most significant achievement of the year was reaching the final the Florence and the Makarska.

Last year in Palermo Ladies Open Paolini capitulated to Lucia Bronzetti in the semifinal 0-6 6-3 6-3.

H2H Mayar Sherif vs. Jasmine Paolini

This match would represent the 2nd time that Mayar Sherif and Jasmine Paolini face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sherif (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Mayar Sherif could square off with Sara Sorribes Tormo. Their H2H record is 0-0.