[UPDATED QF]. Prediction, H2H of Qinwen Zheng’s draw vs Paolini, Alexandrova, Sabalenka to win the Wuhan

Wuhan draw preview with H2H - Qinwen Zheng may need to oust Jasmine Paolini, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Aryna Sabalenka to conquer the competition in the Wuhan Open.

Qinwen Zheng Stats info

Qinwen Zheng is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Wuhan. The Chinese has defeated Jaqueline Cristian 6-2 6-4 and Leylah Annie Fernandez 5-7 6-3 6-0 to reach the quarter where she will face Jasmine Paolini.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Qinwen Zheng’s projected draw includingherprojected opposition in Wuhan Open. Zheng has a unfavourable record (2-5) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Jaqueline Cristian (75) – 6-2 6-4
R3 – Leylah Annie Fernandez (28) – 5-7 6-3 6-0
1/4 – Jasmine Paolini (6) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (33) – H2H 0-2
or Xinyu Wang (51) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-3
or Cori Gauff (4) – H2H 0-1
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1/4 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Qinwen Zheng

39 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
5
WWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-17 19-9 12-5 0-1 8-2 0-0
2023 43-30 20-16 16-8 5-3 2-3 0-0
2022 30-25 14-11 10-10 6-3 0-1 0-0
2021 34-24 17-13 12-7 5-3 0-1 0-0
2020 7-15 1-8 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 48-29 12-8 32-14 4-6 0-1 0-0
2018 28-33 9-9 18-18 1-3 0-3 0-0
2017 28-28 10-8 11-9 3-6 4-4 0-1

Jasmine Paolini has a 39-17 record in 2024, 19-9 on hard. Regarding the previous 12 years, the Italian has a 127-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was conquering the tournament in Dubai where she defeated Anna Kalinskaya in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Jasmine Paolini

This would be the 3rd time that Qinwen Zheng and Jasmine Paolini clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Ekaterina Alexandrova

26 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
33
High
15
WWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-23 17-12 1-7 3-1 5-3 0-0
2023 33-21 17-13 6-5 0-1 10-2 0-0
2022 35-18 12-10 13-5 4-2 6-1 0-0
2021 26-23 10-9 6-5 7-7 3-2 0-0
2020 20-12 9-4 4-5 7-3 0-0 0-0
2019 42-27 16-12 3-7 18-4 5-4 0-0
2018 29-24 7-10 8-7 11-3 3-4 0-0
2017 33-25 15-11 6-8 10-4 2-2 0-0

Ekaterina Alexandrova has a 26-23 win-loss record in 2024, 17-12 on hard. As for the previous 10 years, Ekaterina has a 107-85 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ekaterina won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Ekaterina’s best achievement of the year was reaching the final Linz.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

This contest would be 3rd time that Qinwen Zheng and Ekaterina Alexandrova play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Qinwen Zheng may play Xinyu Wang. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

51 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 51-12 35-7 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 51-12 record in 2024, 35-7 on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Aryna has a 224-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current season was winning the competition at the Australian Open where she overcame Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2, in Cincinnati where she overcame 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.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 4th time that Qinwen Zheng and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Qinwen Zheng may come up against Cori Gauff. Their head to head is 1-0 for Cori Gauff.