Karolina Muchova is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. Karolina has defeated Anna Blinkova 6-1 6-1, Yue Yuan 6-3 6-1, Jaqueline Cristian 6-1 6-3, Cristina Bucsa 6-2 6-0 and Aryna Sabalenka 7-65 2-6 6-4 to reach the semifinal where she will face Qinwen Zheng.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Karolina Muchova’s projected draw together withherlikely opposition in China Open. Karolina has a losing record (1-3) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Anna Blinkova (78) – 6-1 6-1
R2 – Yue Yuan (41) – 6-3 6-1
R3 – Jaqueline Cristian (80) – 6-1 6-3
R4 – Cristina Bucsa (79) – 6-2 6-0
1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – 7-65 2-6 6-4
1/2 – Qinwen Zheng (7) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Cori Gauff (6) – H2H 0-2
or Paula Badosa (19) – H2H 1-2
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Draw

1/2 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

52 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
5
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 52-18 31-10 17-4 3-2 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 41-14 record in 2024, 23-8 on hard. In the course of the last 8 years, Zheng has a 109-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Qinwen won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this current season was conquering 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 in China Open Zheng surrendered to Elena Rybakina in the 1st round 6-1 6-2.

H2H Karolina Muchova vs. Qinwen Zheng

This contest would be 3rd time that Karolina Muchova and Qinwen Zheng fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Muchova and Zheng (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Cori Gauff

54 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
2
WWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 54-17 31-9 14-5 4-1 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 45-15 record in 2024, 26-8 on hard. Talking about the previous 8 years, Cori has a 125-56 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cori won 7 of her last 10 matches.

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

Last year in China Open Cori capitulated to Iga Swiatek in the semifinal 6-2 6-3.

H2H Karolina Muchova vs. Cori Gauff

This contest would be 3rd time that Karolina Muchova and Cori Gauff square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Karolina Muchova could come up against Paula Badosa. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Paula Badosa.