[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Aryna Sabalenka’s draw vs Gauff, Zheng to win the Wuhan

Wuhan draw preview with H2H - Aryna Sabalenka may need to best Cori Gauff, Qinwen Zheng to conquer the event in the Wuhan Open.

Aryna Sabalenka Stats info

Aryna Sabalenka is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Wuhan. The Belarussian has defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-4 6-4, Yulia Putintseva 1-6 6-4 6-0 and Magdalena Frech 6-2 6-2 to reach the semifinal where she will face Cori Gauff.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Aryna Sabalenka’s projected draw withherpresumable opponents in Wuhan Open. Aryna has a positive record (6-4) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Katerina Siniakova (37) – 6-4 6-4
R3 – Yulia Putintseva (35) – 1-6 6-4 6-0
1/4 – Magdalena Frech (27) – 6-2 6-2
1/2 – Cori Gauff (4) – H2H 3-4
Fin – Qinwen Zheng (7) – H2H 3-0
or Xinyu Wang (51) – H2H 1-0
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1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 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 50-15 record in 2024, 31-8 on hard. In the last 8 years, the American has a 130-56 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cori will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 9 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of the season was winning the title in Auckland where she defeated Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3, and in Beijing where she defeated Karolina Muchova in the final 6-1 6-3.

H2H Aryna Sabalenka vs. Cori Gauff

This match would represent the 8th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Cori Gauff square off. The head to head is 4-3 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

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 44-15 record in 2024, 26-9 on hard. In connection to the previous 8 years, Qinwen has a 112-52 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zheng won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the current season was winning the title in Palermo where she defeated Karolina Muchova in the final 6-4 4-6 6-2, and in Paris where she defeated Donna Vekic in the final 6-2 6-3.

H2H Aryna Sabalenka vs. Qinwen Zheng

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

Nevertheless, Aryna Sabalenka could face Xinyu Wang. Their H2H is 1-0 for Aryna Sabalenka.