Yulia Putintseva is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Putintseva has defeated Harriet Dart 4-6 6-0 6-1 and Cori Gauff 6-4 2-6 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Paula Badosa Gibert.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yulia Putintseva’s projected draw withherpresumable opposition in Western & Southern Open. Yulia has a weak record (4-9) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Harriet Dart (77) – 4-6 6-0 6-1
R2 – Cori Gauff (2) – 6-4 2-6 6-4
R3 – Paula Badosa Gibert (37) – H2H 1-3
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng (7) – H2H 2-0
or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (28) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (6) – H2H 0-2
or Diana Shnaider (20) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 1-4
or Aryna Sabalenka (3) – H2H 1-0
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R3 – Paula Badosa Gibert’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Paula Badosa Gibert

24 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
37
High
2
WWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-14 13-7 6-5 0-0 5-2 0-0
2023 18-9 6-4 11-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 32-22 20-13 8-5 1-2 3-2 0-0
2021 43-17 19-9 17-3 4-3 3-2 0-0
2020 14-9 7-6 6-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 57-33 17-13 17-12 7-4 7-3 9-1
2018 39-21 8-3 19-11 11-4 1-3 0-0
2017 38-23 12-6 26-17 0-0 0-0 0-0

Paula Badosa Gibert has a 24-14 win-loss record in 2024, 13-7 on hard. During the previous 12 years, the Spaniard has a 137-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this season was conquering the title in Washington where she overcame Marie Bouzkova in the final 6-1 4-6 6-4.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Spaniard didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Yulia Putintseva vs. Paula Badosa Gibert

This match would represent the 5th time that Yulia Putintseva and Paula Badosa Gibert face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Yulia Putintseva

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 record in 2024, 14-6 on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, the Chinese has a 100-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Qinwen will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Her most significant result of this year was conquering the competition in Palermo where she overcame Karolina Muchova in the final 6-4 4-6 6-2, and in Paris where she beat Donna Vekic in the final 6-2 6-3.

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

H2H Yulia Putintseva vs. Qinwen Zheng

This contest would be 3rd time that Yulia Putintseva and Qinwen Zheng square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Putintseva (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Yulia Putintseva could compete against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Their H2H is 2-0 for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

1/2 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 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. Talking about the last 16 years, Jessica has a 238-122 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jessica will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Her most significant result of the season was conquering the tournament in Berlin where she beat Anna Kalinskaya in the final 6-7(0) 6-4 7-6(3), and in Toronto where she defeated Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1.

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

H2H Yulia Putintseva vs. Jessica Pegula

This contest would be 3rd time that Yulia Putintseva and Jessica Pegula fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Yulia Putintseva could play Diana Shnaider. Their H2H is 1-0 for Yulia Putintseva.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Iga Swiatek

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 win-loss record in 2024, 23-3 on hard. Talking about the last 9 years, Swiatek has a 156-40 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was conquering the competition in Australia where she overcame Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, in Doha where she overcame 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 overcame 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 Iga was overcome by Cori Gauff in the semifinal 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4.

H2H Yulia Putintseva vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 6th time that Yulia Putintseva and Iga Swiatek play each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Yulia Putintseva may square off with Aryna Sabalenka. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Yulia Putintseva.