[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Yue Yuan’s draw vs Zheng, Azarenka, Kasatkina, Gauff, Sabalenka, Swiatek to win the Indian Wells

Indian Wells draw preview with H2H - Yue Yuan may need to defeat Qinwen Zheng, Victoria Azarenka, Daria Kasatkina, Cori Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek to conquer the tournament in the BNP Paribas Open.

Yue Yuan Stats info

Yue Yuan is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. The Chinese has defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-4 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Qinwen Zheng.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yue Yuan’s projected draw withherplausible opponents in BNP Paribas Open. Yue has a weak record (0-1) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Varvara Gracheva (68) – 6-4 6-1
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 Marketa Vondrousova (7) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

52 - 18win/loss in 2024

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 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the last 8 years, Qinwen has a 97-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Qinwen won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Zheng’s best achievement of the year was reaching the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Qinwen didn’t take part in this event.

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 play each other in the main tour.

R3 – Victoria Azarenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Victoria Azarenka

30 - 15win/loss in 2024

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

Victoria’s best achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal Brisbane.

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

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Victoria Azarenka

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

Possibly, Yue Yuan may square off with 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 2024

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. In the last 12 years, the Russian has a 157-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Darya won 5 of her last 10 matches.

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

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Darya 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.

Nevertheless, Yue Yuan could take on Sorana Cirstea. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 0-0

54 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
2
WWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 54-17 31-9 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 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 8 years, the American 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 year was conquering the title in Auckland where she beat Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Cori was defeated by 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 face off in the main tour.

However, Yue Yuan may fight 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 2024

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 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, Aryna has a 200-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the current year was winning the title at the Australian Open where she defeated Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Aryna 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 play each other in the main tour.

Yet, Yue Yuan may take on Jessica Pegula. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Jessica Pegula.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

61 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 61-9 29-5 26-2 4-1 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 15-2 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 9 years, Swiatek has a 148-39 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the current year was conquering the competition in Australia where she beat 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 the Pole capitulated to 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 face off in the main tour.

However, Yue Yuan may compete against Marketa Vondrousova. Their head to head record is 0-0.