Diana Shnaider is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Diana has defeated Shuai Zhang 6-1 6-4 and Ashlyn Krueger 7-5 6-0 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Leylah Annie Fernandez.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Diana Shnaider’s projected draw withherlikely opponents in Western & Southern Open. Shnaider has a weak record (0-1) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Shuai Zhang (689) – 6-1 6-4
R2 – Ashlyn Krueger (65) – 7-5 6-0
R3 – Leylah Annie Fernandez (27) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Jessica Pegula (6) – H2H 0-1
or Taylor Townsend (53) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Qinwen Zheng (7) – H2H 0-0
or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (28) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-0
or Aryna Sabalenka (3) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Leylah Annie Fernandez’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

23 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
27
High
13
WWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 23-17 10-8 6-6 0-0 7-3 0-0
2023 41-24 28-16 5-6 6-0 2-2 0-0
2022 21-15 12-10 6-4 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 25-17 19-10 3-5 2-0 1-2 0-0
2020 20-10 17-7 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 35-17 23-10 10-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2018 9-9 4-4 4-4 1-1 0-0 0-0
2017 16-11 4-4 10-6 2-1 0-0 0-0

Leylah Annie Fernandez has a 23-17 record in 2024, 10-8 on hard. In the course of the last 8 years, Annie Fernandez has a 117-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Leylah won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Annie Fernandez’s most significant achievement of this current year was reaching the final Eastbourne.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Annie Fernandez surrendered to Emma Navarro in the qualifications 6-4 2-6 6-4.

H2H Diana Shnaider vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez

There is no head to head record between Diana Shnaider and Leylah Annie Fernandez since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

1/4 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jessica Pegula

26 - 10win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
3
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-10 16-5 4-2 0-0 6-3 0-0
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0
2017 12-9 12-6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0

Jessica Pegula has a 26-10 record in 2024, 16-5 on hard. As for the previous 16 years, Pegula has a 238-122 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Her best result of this current year was conquering the tournament in Berlin where she overcame Anna Kalinskaya in the final 6-7(0) 6-4 7-6(3), and in Toronto where she overcame Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the American surrendered to Marie Bouzkova in the 3rd round 6-4 6-0.

H2H Diana Shnaider vs. Jessica Pegula

This would be the 2nd time that Diana Shnaider and Jessica Pegula clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Diana Shnaider may take on Taylor Townsend. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

32 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
7
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 32-12 14-6 17-4 0-0 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 32-12 win-loss record in 2024, 14-6 on hard. During the previous 8 years, Zheng has a 100-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zheng will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of the current year was conquering the tournament in Palermo where she defeated Karolina Muchova in the final 6-4 4-6 6-2, and in Paris where she overcame Donna Vekic in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Chinese surrendered to Iga Swiatek in the 3rd round 3-6 6-1 6-1.

H2H Diana Shnaider vs. Qinwen Zheng

There is no head to head record between Diana Shnaider and Qinwen Zheng since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Diana Shnaider may face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

53 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 53-6 23-3 26-2 2-0 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 53-6 record in 2024, 23-3 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, Iga has a 156-40 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this current season was winning the tournament in Australia where she defeated Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, in Doha where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2, in Indian Wells where she overcame Maria Sakkari in the final 6-4 6-0, in Madrid where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 7-5 4-6 7-6(7), in Rome where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-2 6-3, and at the French Open where she overcame Jasmine Paolini in the final 6-2 6-1.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Pole was overcome by Cori Gauff in the semifinal 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4.

H2H Diana Shnaider vs. Iga Swiatek

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

Nevertheless, Diana Shnaider could come up against Aryna Sabalenka. Their H2H record is 0-0.