Cori Gauff is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Wuhan. The American has defeated Viktoriya Tomova 6-1 6-2, Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-1 and Magda Linette 6-0 6-4 to reach the semifinal where she will face Aryna Sabalenka.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Cori Gauff’s projected draw includingherplausible opponents in Wuhan Open. The American has a favorable record (5-3) with the projected opponents.
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-3 for Cori Gauff
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56-14 | 38-7 | 15-4 | 2-2 | 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 52-12 win-loss record in 2024, 36-7 on hard. In the last 9 years, Sabalenka has a 225-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the season was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where she overcame 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 overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 7-5 7-5.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This would be the 8th time that Cori Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka 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 1-0 for Cori Gauff
| 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 win-loss record in 2024, 26-9 on hard. As for the last 8 years, the Chinese has a 112-52 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this year was winning 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.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Qinwen Zheng
This contest would be 2nd time that Cori Gauff and Qinwen Zheng play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Cori Gauff may take on Xinyu Wang. Their H2H is 1-0 for Cori Gauff.