[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Naomi Osaka’s draw vs Putintseva, Kostyuk, Gauff, Kalinskaya, Pegula, Sabalenka to win the Beijing

Beijing draw preview with H2H - Naomi Osaka may need to defeat Yulia Putintseva, Marta Kostyuk, Cori Gauff, Anna Kalinskaya, Jessica Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka to conquer the competition in the China Open.

Naomi Osaka Stats info

Naomi Osaka is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. The Japanese has defeated Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Yulia Putintseva.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Naomi Osaka’s projected draw alongsideherlikely opposition in China Open. The Japanese has a good record (8-6) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Lucia Bronzetti (77) – 6-3 6-2
R2 – Yulia Putintseva (32) – H2H 2-3
R3 – Marta Kostyuk (18) – H2H 2-0
or Katie Volynets (60) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Cori Gauff (6) – H2H 2-2
or Katie Boulter (34) – H2H 3-0
1/4 – Anna Kalinskaya (14) – H2H 0-0
or Leylah Annie Fernandez (28) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (3) – H2H 1-1
or Emma Navarro (8) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 1-0
or Jasmine Paolini (5) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Yulia Putintseva’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Yulia Putintseva

35 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
32
High
27
LLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-19 18-12 9-4 0-2 8-1 0-0
2023 34-27 19-17 13-8 2-0 0-2 0-0
2022 26-21 9-11 15-7 1-1 1-2 0-0
2021 32-24 14-12 12-8 5-2 1-2 0-0
2020 21-11 16-7 4-2 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 33-26 18-15 8-4 3-4 4-3 0-0
2018 26-25 15-15 6-6 3-2 2-2 0-0
2017 23-28 9-16 6-6 8-3 0-3 0-0

Yulia Putintseva has a 35-19 win-loss record in 2024, 18-12 on hard. In connection to the previous 16 years, the Kazakhstani has a 212-183 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Yulia won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this current year was winning the tournament in Birmingham where she overcame Ajla Tomljanovic in the final 6-1 7-6(8).

Last year in China Open Yulia capitulated to Caroline Garcia in the 2nd round 6-3 3-6 6-3.

H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Yulia Putintseva

This match would represent the 6th time that Naomi Osaka and Yulia Putintseva square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Putintseva (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Marta Kostyuk’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Naomi Osaka

33 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
18
High
16
LWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-18 23-10 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 33-18 record in 2024, 23-10 on hard. Talking about the previous 9 years, Kostyuk has a 114-64 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Marta won 6 of her last 10 matches.

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

Last year in China Open Marta lost to Liudmila Samsonova in the 3rd round 6-4 6-7(4) 7-5.

H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Marta Kostyuk

This contest would be 3rd time that Naomi Osaka and Marta Kostyuk square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Naomi Osaka could play Katie Volynets. Their head to head record is 0-0.

R4 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

41 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
2
LWWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 41-15 22-8 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 41-15 record in 2024, 22-8 on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, Gauff has a 121-56 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the current year was winning the tournament in Auckland where she defeated Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.

Last year in China Open Gauff surrendered to Iga Swiatek in the semifinal 6-2 6-3.

H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Cori Gauff

This would be the 5th time that Naomi Osaka and Cori Gauff fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Osaka and Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Naomi Osaka may take on Katie Boulter. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Naomi Osaka.

1/4 – Anna Kalinskaya’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

33 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
14
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-16 23-9 3-5 0-0 7-2 0-0
2023 28-18 16-15 7-3 5-0 0-0 0-0
2022 27-20 22-10 2-6 1-1 2-3 0-0
2021 30-23 19-12 3-7 5-2 3-2 0-0
2020 9-8 8-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 40-20 19-6 8-5 4-4 9-5 0-0
2018 28-23 14-7 7-6 4-7 3-3 0-0
2017 35-26 11-7 9-9 2-4 2-3 11-3

Anna Kalinskaya has a 33-16 record in 2024, 23-9 on hard. As for the last 11 years, the Russian has a 152-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kalinskaya won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Anna’s most significant result of this season was getting to the final Dubai and Berlin.

Last year in China Open Kalinskaya got to the qualifications in 2023 in Beijing before retiring against Mirra Andreeva when she was 6-0 3-1 ret..

H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Anna Kalinskaya

There is no head to head record between Naomi Osaka and Anna Kalinskaya since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Naomi Osaka could take on Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Leylah Annie Fernandez.

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

Head to head record 1-1

36 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
3
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 36-12 26-7 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 36-12 record in 2024, 26-7 on hard. During the last 16 years, Jessica has a 248-124 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pegula won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current 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 China Open Jessica surrendered to Jelena Ostapenko in the 3rd round 6-4 6-2.

H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Jessica Pegula

This match would represent the 3rd time that Naomi Osaka and Jessica Pegula clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Osaka on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Naomi Osaka may come up against Emma Navarro. Their H2H is 1-0 for Emma Navarro.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Naomi Osaka

46 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-11 30-6 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 46-11 win-loss record in 2024, 30-6 on hard. In connection to the previous 9 years, Aryna has a 219-91 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.

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

Last year in China Open the Belarussian surrendered to Elena Rybakina in the quarter 7-5 6-2.

H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Aryna Sabalenka

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

Nonetheless, Naomi Osaka may square off with Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head is 0-0.