Donna Vekic is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. The Croatian has defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-4 6-4, Greetje Minnen 7-5 6-1 and Peyton Stearns 7-5 6-4 to reach the 4th round where she will face Qinwen Zheng.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Donna Vekic’s projected draw withherpresumable opposition at the U.S. Open. Vekic has a neutral record (8-8) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Kimberly Birrell (147) – 6-4 6-4
R2 – Greetje Minnen (70) – 7-5 6-1
R3 – Peyton Stearns (47) – 7-5 6-4
R4 – Qinwen Zheng (7) – H2H 1-2
1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 6-2
or Elise Mertens (35) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 1-0
or Emma Navarro (12) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-4
or Jasmine Paolini (5) – H2H 1-3
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R4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Qinwen Zheng

36 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
7
WWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 36-13 18-7 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 36-13 record in 2024, 18-7 on hard. Talking about the last 8 years, Qinwen has a 104-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Qinwen won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the season was winning the competition in Palermo where she beat 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 at the U.S. Open Qinwen lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter 6-1 6-4.

H2H Donna Vekic vs. Qinwen Zheng

This contest would be 4th time that Donna Vekic and Qinwen Zheng face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-2 for Donna Vekic

42 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-11 26-6 15-4 0-0 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 42-11 record in 2024, 26-6 on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Sabalenka has a 215-91 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 8 matches winning streak.

Her most significant result of this current season was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where she beat Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2, and in Cincinnati where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 7-5.

Last year at the U.S. Open Sabalenka was overcome by Cori Gauff in the final 2-6 6-3 6-2.

H2H Donna Vekic vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 9th time that Donna Vekic and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 6-2 for Vekic (see full H2H stats), 4-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Donna Vekic could face Elise Mertens. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Donna Vekic

41 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
2
WWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 41-14 22-7 14-5 0-0 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 41-14 win-loss record in 2024, 22-7 on hard. In the last 8 years, Cori has a 121-55 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cori won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the year was winning the title in Auckland where she overcame Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.

Last year at the U.S. Open Gauff conquered the competition after ousting Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2.

H2H Donna Vekic vs. Cori Gauff

This contest would be 2nd time that Donna Vekic and Cori Gauff clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Vekic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

However, Donna Vekic may take on Emma Navarro. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Donna Vekic.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Iga Swiatek

58 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 58-7 28-4 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 58-7 record in 2024, 28-4 on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, Iga has a 161-41 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Swiatek won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this current year was winning the title in Australia where she defeated Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, in Doha where she beat Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2, in Indian Wells where she defeated Maria Sakkari in the final 6-4 6-0, in Madrid where she beat 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 beat Jasmine Paolini in the final 6-2 6-1.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Pole was overcome by Jelena Ostapenko in the 4th round 3-6 6-3 6-1.

H2H Donna Vekic vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 5th time that Donna Vekic and Iga Swiatek clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Donna Vekic could come up against Jasmine Paolini. Their H2H is 3-1 for Jasmine Paolini.