Katie Boulter is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. The Brit has defeated Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Cori Gauff.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Katie Boulter’s projected draw alongsideherpresumable opponents in China Open. Boulter has a weak record (4-5) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Taylor Townsend (52) – 6-4 6-4
R3 – Cori Gauff (6) – H2H 1-1
R4 – Katie Volynets (60) – H2H 0-0
or Naomi Osaka (73) – H2H 0-3
1/4 – Anna Kalinskaya (14) – H2H 2-0
or Peyton Stearns (46) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (3) – H2H 1-0
or Diana Shnaider (16) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-4
or Jasmine Paolini (5) – H2H 2-2
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R3 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

42 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
2
WLWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-15 23-8 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 42-15 win-loss record in 2024, 23-8 on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, the American has a 122-56 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cori won 6 of her last 10 matches.

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

Last year in China Open the American lost to Iga Swiatek in the semifinal 6-2 6-3.

H2H Katie Boulter vs. Cori Gauff

This would be the 3rd time that Katie Boulter and Cori Gauff play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Boulter and Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Katie Volynets’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

46 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
60
High
56
WWLWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-21 23-13 18-6 0-0 5-2 0-0
2023 30-27 22-14 8-7 0-1 0-5 0-0
2022 36-26 19-15 13-7 0-0 4-4 0-0
2021 29-25 12-12 12-8 1-2 4-3 0-0
2020 15-16 6-9 6-5 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 20-17 13-11 7-5 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 21-5 16-4 0-0 5-1 0-0 0-0
2017 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Katie Volynets has a 46-21 record in 2024, 23-13 on hard. In the course of the last 8 years, Volynets has a 114-79 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Katie won 5 of her last 10 matches.

The American’s best result of this current year was reaching the final the Makarska.

Last year in China Open Katie didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Katie Boulter vs. Katie Volynets

There is no head to head record between Katie Boulter and Katie Volynets since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Katie Boulter could come up against Naomi Osaka. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Naomi Osaka.

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

Head to head 2-0 for Katie Boulter

34 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
14
WLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 34-16 24-9 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 34-16 record in 2024, 24-9 on hard. In the last 11 years, Kalinskaya has a 153-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Anna’s most significant achievement of the year was reaching the final Dubai and Berlin.

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

H2H Katie Boulter vs. Anna Kalinskaya

This would be the 3rd time that Katie Boulter and Anna Kalinskaya play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Boulter (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Katie Boulter may face Peyton Stearns. Their H2H is 2-0 for Peyton Stearns.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Katie Boulter

37 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
3
WLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-12 27-7 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 37-12 record in 2024, 27-7 on hard. As for the previous 16 years, the American has a 249-124 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pegula won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current year was winning the title in Berlin where she beat 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 China Open the American surrendered to Jelena Ostapenko in the 3rd round 6-4 6-2.

H2H Katie Boulter vs. Jessica Pegula

This would be the 2nd time that Katie Boulter and Jessica Pegula face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Boulter (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Katie Boulter could compete against Diana Shnaider. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

47 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 47-11 31-6 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 47-11 win-loss record in 2024, 31-6 on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, Aryna has a 220-91 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Her most significant result of the year was winning the title at the Australian Open where she defeated Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2, in Cincinnati where she defeated 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 lost to Elena Rybakina in the quarter 7-5 6-2.

H2H Katie Boulter vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 5th time that Katie Boulter and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Katie Boulter could square off with Jasmine Paolini. Their H2H record is 2-2.