BIRMINGHAM DRAW. Yue Yuan’s prediction with Stephens next. H2H and rankings

Birmingham draw - Yue Yuan. See the draw preview and prediction with Sloane Stephens, Jelena Ostapenko, Marie Bouzkova, Katie Boulter, Barbora Krejcikova in the Rothesay Classic.

Yue Yuan Stats info

Yue Yuan is starting her campaign in the draw in Birmingham.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yue Yuan’s projected draw withherlikely opposition in Rothesay Classic. Yue has a neutral record (2-2) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Sloane Stephens (48) – H2H 1-1
R2 – Jelena Ostapenko (13) – H2H 0-0
or Elisabetta Cocciaretto (44) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Marie Bouzkova (37) – H2H 1-0
or Diana Shnaider (49) – H2H 3-0
1/2 – Katie Boulter (31) – H2H 0-1
or Elise Mertens (32) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Barbora Krejcikova (25) – H2H 0-0
or Sorana Cirstea (29) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Sloane Stephens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

18 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
45
High
3
LWLLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-15 8-8 9-6 0-0 1-1 0-0
2023 25-20 11-14 13-5 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 18-17 13-9 5-6 0-0 0-2 0-0
2021 20-19 6-11 11-6 1-1 2-1 0-0
2020 4-11 3-8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 24-19 10-13 10-4 2-0 2-2 0-0
2018 37-19 21-10 12-5 4-3 0-1 0-0
2017 15-10 15-5 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-0

Sloane Stephens has a 17-14 record in 2024, but she has not played yet on grass. The American needs to find her way after she has lost the previous 5 matches.

Her best achievement of the year was winning the title in Rouen where she overcame Magda Linette in the final 6-1 2-6 6-2.

Last year in Rothesay Classic Sloane didn’t play in this event.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Sloane Stephens

This match would represent the 3rd time that Yue Yuan and Sloane Stephens clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Yuan and Stephens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass in major tournaments.

R2 – Jelena Ostapenko’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

25 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
5
LLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-12 13-6 8-5 4-0 0-1 0-0
2023 37-22 21-15 7-4 1-1 8-2 0-0
2022 33-19 19-10 3-3 3-3 8-3 0-0
2021 32-19 12-9 5-4 7-4 8-2 0-0
2020 9-8 3-2 4-3 2-3 0-0 0-0
2019 26-28 8-14 3-7 11-4 4-3 0-0
2018 28-22 12-14 5-4 4-2 7-2 0-0
2017 50-21 21-11 21-4 3-4 5-2 0-0

Jelena Ostapenko has a 25-11 record in 2024, but she has not played yet on grass. Jelena won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this current year was conquering the title in Adelaide where she overcame Daria Kasatkina in the final 6-3 6-2, and in Linz where she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year in Rothesay Classic Jelena won the competition after defeating Barbora Krejcikova 7-6(8) 6-4.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Jelena Ostapenko

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

Anyhow, Yue Yuan could fight against Elisabetta Cocciaretto. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – Marie Bouzkova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Yue Yuan

13 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
37
High
24
LWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 13-12 5-8 7-3 0-0 1-1 0-0
2023 28-24 19-16 5-5 1-0 3-3 0-0
2022 42-14 33-10 5-2 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 16-21 11-13 1-4 2-1 2-3 0-0
2020 15-12 11-8 1-2 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-27 32-17 5-5 1-1 6-4 0-0
2018 45-25 37-16 2-4 3-2 3-3 0-0
2017 40-23 24-13 11-5 3-3 1-1 1-1

Marie Bouzkova has a 12-11 win-loss record in 2024, but she has not played so far on grass. Marie won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Marie’s most significant result of the year was reaching the final Bogota.

Last year in Rothesay Classic the Czech lost to Bernarda Pera in the 1st round 6-4 7-6(3).

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Marie Bouzkova

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

Yet, Yue Yuan could come up against Diana Shnaider. Their head to head is 3-0 for Yue Yuan.

1/2 – Katie Boulter’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Katie Boulter

21 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
32
High
27
LWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-11 12-4 3-5 1-1 5-1 0-0
2023 40-20 22-12 1-1 3-3 10-4 4-0
2022 29-18 4-7 0-0 16-7 9-4 0-0
2021 28-15 12-9 5-1 7-3 4-2 0-0
2020 14-8 10-6 1-1 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 15-11 8-8 0-0 7-3 0-0 0-0
2018 36-24 16-16 0-1 0-0 8-5 12-2
2017 40-23 14-11 0-0 7-2 6-6 13-4

Katie Boulter has a 21-10 win-loss record in 2024, 5-0 on grass. Regarding the previous 4 years, the Brit has a 28-10 record on grass. Katie will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Her best result of this current year was winning the tournament in San Diego where she overcame Marta Kostyuk in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2, and in Nottingham where she defeated Karolina Pliskova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Rothesay Classic Katie lost to Lin Zhu in the 1st round 7-5 7-5.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Katie Boulter

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

Anyhow, Yue Yuan may fight against Elise Mertens. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Yue Yuan.

Final – Barbora Krejcikova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

7 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
31
High
2
LWWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 7-8 5-3 0-4 0-0 2-1 0-0
2023 34-19 22-11 5-5 2-1 5-2 0-0
2022 25-15 12-10 2-3 9-0 2-2 0-0
2021 45-19 27-13 15-3 0-2 3-1 0-0
2020 22-10 7-4 9-4 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 29-9 4-5 22-3 3-1 0-0 0-0
2018 21-18 10-12 11-6 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 30-20 9-8 18-7 2-4 1-1 0-0

Barbora Krejcikova has a 5-7 record in 2024, but she has not competed yet on grass. Krejcikova needs to find her way after she has lost the previous 5 matches.

Last year in Rothesay Classic the Czech lost to Jelena Ostapenko in the final 7-6(8) 6-4.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Barbora Krejcikova

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

Nonetheless, Yue Yuan could square off with Sorana Cirstea. Their H2H is 0-0.