INDIAN WELLS DRAW. Yue Yuan’s prediction with Gracheva next. H2H and rankings

Indian Wells draw - Yue Yuan. See the draw preview and prediction with Varvara Gracheva, Qinwen Zheng, Victoria Azarenka, Daria Kasatkina, Cori Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek in the BNP Paribas Open.

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Yue Yuan is about to start her campaign in the draw in Indian Wells.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yue Yuan’s projected draw alongsideherprojected opponents in BNP Paribas Open. The Chinese has a negative record (0-3) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Varvara Gracheva (68) – H2H 0-2
R2 – Qinwen Zheng (8) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Victoria Azarenka (30) – H2H 0-1
or Caroline Dolehide (51) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Daria Kasatkina (12) – H2H 0-0
or Sorana Cirstea (22) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-0
or Liudmila Samsonova (15) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-0
or Jessica Pegula (5) – H2H 0-2
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-0
or Elena Rybakina (4) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Varvara Gracheva’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Varvara Gracheva

29 - 28win/loss in 2025

Rank
66
High
39
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 29-28 13-15 15-10 0-1 1-2 0-0
2023 36-30 23-18 7-6 3-3 3-3 0-0
2022 29-32 7-11 12-14 10-7 0-0 0-0
2021 27-31 11-10 7-10 9-9 0-2 0-0
2020 10-14 5-7 4-4 1-3 0-0 0-0
2019 70-26 10-7 46-10 14-8 0-0 0-1
2018 28-13 1-1 22-10 5-2 0-0 0-0
2017 35-15 6-5 29-10 0-0 0-0 0-0

Varvara Gracheva has a 4-7 win-loss record in 2024, 4-6 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, Varvara has a 67-67 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gracheva needs to find her way after she has lost the previous 5 matches.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Varvara was defeated by Elena Rybakina in the 4th round 6-3 6-0.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Varvara Gracheva

This would be the 3rd time that Yue Yuan and Varvara Gracheva fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Gracheva (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

52 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
5
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 52-18 31-10 17-4 3-2 1-2 0-0
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 11-4 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 8 years, Zheng has a 97-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zheng won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Zheng’s best achievement of the season was getting to the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Zheng didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Qinwen Zheng

There is no head to head record between Yue Yuan and Qinwen Zheng since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

R3 – Victoria Azarenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Victoria Azarenka

30 - 15win/loss in 2025

Rank
20
High
1
LLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-15 20-10 7-4 0-0 3-1 0-0
2023 23-19 17-13 2-3 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 24-13 18-9 6-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
2021 28-9 18-6 4-1 0-0 6-2 0-0
2020 18-6 11-3 4-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 22-18 12-11 7-4 1-1 2-2 0-0
2018 17-12 12-6 1-3 2-1 2-2 0-0
2017 4-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-2 0-0

Victoria Azarenka has a 10-4 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 20 years, Victoria has a 387-138 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Azarenka won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Victoria’s best result of this current year was reaching the semifinal Brisbane.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Azarenka capitulated to Karolina Muchova in the 2nd round 7-6(1) 6-3.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Victoria Azarenka

This would be the 2nd time that Yue Yuan and Victoria Azarenka fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Yue Yuan could fight against Caroline Dolehide. Their head to head is 0-0.

R4 – Daria Kasatkina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

40 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
8
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 40-23 24-16 8-4 0-1 8-2 0-0
2023 39-25 19-15 12-6 2-1 6-3 0-0
2022 41-22 24-14 12-5 1-1 4-2 0-0
2021 38-19 19-10 5-5 7-1 7-3 0-0
2020 18-14 7-8 5-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 13-21 8-13 4-4 1-2 0-2 0-0
2018 42-24 15-13 12-7 8-1 7-3 0-0
2017 32-21 17-14 9-4 5-2 1-1 0-0

Daria Kasatkina has a 9-6 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 12 years, the Russian has a 157-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Darya’s most significant result of the current year was reaching the final Adelaide and Abu Dhabi.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Kasatkina lost to Varvara Gracheva in the 3rd round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Daria Kasatkina

There is no head to head record between Yue Yuan and Daria Kasatkina since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Possibly, Yue Yuan could come up against Sorana Cirstea. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

54 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 54-18 31-10 14-5 4-1 5-2 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 12-8 7-5 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-15 9-6 7-5 7-3 6-1 0-0
2018 9-4 4-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 8 years, Cori has a 111-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the current season was conquering the competition in Auckland where she defeated Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the American capitulated to Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter 6-4 6-0.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Cori Gauff

There is no head to head record between Yue Yuan and Cori Gauff since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Yue Yuan may come up against Liudmila Samsonova. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

56 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1

Aryna Sabalenka has a 11-2 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the last 9 years, Aryna has a 200-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current season was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where she defeated Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Belarussian lost to Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(11) 6-4.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Aryna Sabalenka

There is no head to head record between Yue Yuan and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Yue Yuan could square off with Jessica Pegula. Their H2H is 2-0 for Jessica Pegula.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

64 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-2 0-0 11-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 14-2 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 9 years, the Pole has a 147-39 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current year was winning the tournament in Australia where she defeated Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, and in Doha where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Iga was defeated by Elena Rybakina in the semifinal 6-2 6-2.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Yue Yuan and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Yue Yuan could fight against Elena Rybakina. Their H2H record is 0-0.