SEOUL DRAW. Jia-Jing Lu’s prediction with Watson next. H2H and rankings

Seoul draw - Jia-Jing Lu. See the draw preview and prediction with Heather Watson, Marta Kostyuk, Diana Shnaider, Daria Kasatkina, Liudmila Samsonova in the Korea Open.

Jia-Jing Lu Stats info

Jia-Jing Lu is about to go ahead with her campaign in the draw in Seoul.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Jia-Jing Lu’s projected draw includingherprojected opponents in Korea Open. Lu has a negative record (1-2) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Heather Watson (184) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Marta Kostyuk (18) – H2H 0-1
or Arantxa Rus (84) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Diana Shnaider (17) – H2H 0-0
or Carol Zhao (265) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Daria Kasatkina (13) – H2H 0-0
or Yue Yuan (38) – H2H 3-0
Fin – Liudmila Samsonova (15) – H2H 0-1
or Beatriz Haddad Maia (16) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Heather Watson’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jia-Jing Lu

26 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
162
High
38
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-20 16-11 1-4 8-2 1-3 0-0
2023 32-25 18-13 2-4 6-3 6-5 0-0
2022 29-26 14-13 4-6 6-3 5-4 0-0
2021 11-21 6-13 0-3 1-1 4-4 0-0
2020 15-11 14-8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 27-23 16-15 1-1 0-1 3-5 7-1
2018 28-29 19-15 2-4 6-5 1-5 0-0
2017 31-25 10-12 5-6 6-2 10-5 0-0

Heather Watson has a 20-16 record in 2024, 14-8 on hard. Regarding the last 17 years, Watson has a 227-186 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Brit won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Watson’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the final the W50 Roehampton and the W50 Nottingham.

Last year in Korea Open Heather didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Jia-Jing Lu vs. Heather Watson

This contest would be 2nd time that Jia-Jing Lu and Heather Watson clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Lu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Marta Kostyuk’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Marta Kostyuk

34 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
18
High
16
LWLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 34-20 24-12 8-5 0-0 2-3 0-0
2023 26-22 22-16 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-0
2022 28-20 18-11 3-4 4-3 3-2 0-0
2021 25-17 8-9 10-4 3-1 4-3 0-0
2020 27-12 16-6 7-3 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 35-16 5-4 24-8 4-2 2-2 0-0
2018 28-15 20-7 5-5 0-0 3-3 0-0
2017 13-4 0-0 13-3 0-0 0-1 0-0

Marta Kostyuk has a 31-17 record in 2024, 21-9 on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, the Ukrainian has a 112-63 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kostyuk won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Marta’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final San Diego and Stuttgart.

Last year in Korea Open Marta didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Jia-Jing Lu vs. Marta Kostyuk

This would be the 2nd time that Jia-Jing Lu and Marta Kostyuk clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kostyuk (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Jia-Jing Lu could fight against Arantxa Rus. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

55 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
12
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 55-23 31-15 15-5 0-0 9-3 0-0
2023 25-22 14-13 10-8 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 58-17 11-4 46-11 1-2 0-0 0-0
2021 9-3 0-0 8-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Diana Shnaider has a 46-18 record in 2024, 22-10 on hard. In connection to the last 3 years, Diana has a 47-27 record on hard. The Russian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the year was conquering the tournament in Hua Hin where she defeated Lin Zhu in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1, the Paris where she defeated Emma Navarro in the final 6-2 3-6 6-4, in Bad Homburg where she defeated Donna Vekic in the final 6-3 2-6 6-3, and in Budapest where she overcame Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Korea Open Diana didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Jia-Jing Lu vs. Diana Shnaider

There is no head to head record between Jia-Jing Lu and Diana Shnaider since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

However, Jia-Jing Lu could come up against Carol Zhao. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/2 – 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 30-18 record in 2024, 14-12 on hard. During the previous 12 years, Kasatkina has a 162-118 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the current year was winning the competition in Eastbourne where she overcame Leylah Annie Fernandez in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Korea Open Darya didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Jia-Jing Lu vs. Daria Kasatkina

There is no head to head record between Jia-Jing Lu and Daria Kasatkina since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Jia-Jing Lu could square off with Yue Yuan. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Jia-Jing Lu.

Final – Liudmila Samsonova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Liudmila Samsonova

26 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
27
High
12
LLLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-23 12-15 6-5 0-0 8-3 0-0
2023 34-24 25-15 4-4 1-1 4-4 0-0
2022 30-17 26-10 3-4 0-0 1-3 0-0
2021 39-22 15-9 6-9 8-3 10-1 0-0
2020 20-12 10-6 4-4 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 32-28 8-9 10-10 9-6 5-3 0-0
2018 65-23 12-4 49-16 1-2 0-0 3-1
2017 36-19 2-1 18-11 12-4 0-0 4-3

Liudmila Samsonova has a 26-20 record in 2024, 12-12 on hard. Talking about the last 9 years, Samsonova has a 110-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the year was winning the competition in Hertogenbosch where she overcame Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 4-6 6-3 7-5.

Last year in Korea Open Samsonova didn’t play in this event.

H2H Jia-Jing Lu vs. Liudmila Samsonova

This would be the 2nd time that Jia-Jing Lu and Liudmila Samsonova face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Samsonova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Jia-Jing Lu may compete against Beatriz Haddad Maia. Their head to head record is 0-0.