HONG KONG DRAW. Simona Halep’s prediction with Yuan next. H2H and rankings

Hong Kong draw - Simona Halep. See the draw preview and prediction with Yue Yuan, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Xinyu Wang, Katie Boulter, Diana Shnaider in the Hong Kong Tennis Open.

Simona Halep Stats info

Simona Halep is about to commence her run in the draw in Hong Kong.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Simona Halep’s projected draw alongsideherpresumable opponents in Hong Kong Tennis Open. The Romanian has a winning record (3-1) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Yue Yuan (44) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Aliaksandra Sasnovich (143) – H2H 2-1
or Nao Hibino (156) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Xinyu Wang (39) – H2H 0-0
or Jessika Ponchet (104) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Katie Boulter (33) – H2H 1-0
or Varvara Gracheva (68) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Diana Shnaider (16) – H2H 0-0
or Leylah Annie Fernandez (35) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Yue Yuan’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

32 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
49
High
36
LWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 32-27 27-17 3-6 0-0 2-4 0-0
2023 41-29 27-17 8-7 1-2 5-3 0-0
2022 44-25 33-16 9-7 0-0 2-2 0-0
2021 24-17 6-7 3-6 15-4 0-0 0-0
2020 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 38-29 31-23 6-5 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 20-23 20-22 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
2017 35-19 35-18 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Yue Yuan has a 29-26 record in 2024, 24-16 on hard. Talking about the last 9 years, the Chinese has a 195-134 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Yue won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current season was conquering the competition in Austin where she beat Xiyu Wang in the final 6-4 7-6(4).

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Yuan didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Simona Halep vs. Yue Yuan

There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Yue Yuan since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

R2 – Aliaksandra Sasnovich’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Simona Halep

25 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
144
High
29
LWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-23 10-12 11-8 0-0 4-3 0-0
2023 24-26 16-17 3-5 0-0 5-4 0-0
2022 35-21 18-10 12-7 3-2 2-2 0-0
2021 25-23 11-9 8-6 4-6 2-2 0-0
2020 21-12 9-6 10-5 2-1 0-0 0-0
2019 21-23 14-14 2-4 5-2 0-3 0-0
2018 34-23 22-9 5-6 4-5 3-3 0-0
2017 34-26 15-13 2-5 16-5 1-3 0-0

Aliaksandra Sasnovich has a 25-23 win-loss record in 2024, 10-12 on hard. In the last 15 years, the Belarussian has a 172-126 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sasnovich won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Sasnovich’s best result of the current season was getting to the final Budapest.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Sasnovich lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia in the 1st round 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(3).

H2H Simona Halep vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich

This contest would be 4th time that Simona Halep and Aliaksandra Sasnovich clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but Sasnovich leads 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Simona Halep could face Nao Hibino. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Simona Halep.

1/4 – Xinyu Wang’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

31 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
37
High
32
LLLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 31-26 20-18 6-5 0-0 5-3 0-0
2023 37-24 32-17 2-5 0-0 3-2 0-0
2022 31-27 8-14 5-5 15-6 3-2 0-0
2021 35-26 10-9 6-8 14-6 5-3 0-0
2020 16-10 6-6 2-1 8-3 0-0 0-0
2019 38-20 36-18 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
2018 25-14 21-13 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-6 9-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Xinyu Wang has a 31-25 record in 2024, 20-17 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, Xinyu has a 142-99 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Wang won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Xinyu’s best achievement of the year was getting to the semifinal Hua Hin and Wuhan.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Xinyu lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo in the 2nd round 6-4 4-6 6-1.

H2H Simona Halep vs. Xinyu Wang

There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Xinyu Wang since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Simona Halep may play Jessika Ponchet. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/2 – Katie Boulter’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Simona Halep

38 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
24
High
23
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-23 24-12 3-6 3-2 8-3 0-0
2023 40-20 22-12 1-1 3-3 10-4 4-0
2022 29-18 4-7 0-0 16-7 9-4 0-0
2021 28-15 12-9 5-1 7-3 4-2 0-0
2020 14-8 10-6 1-1 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 15-11 8-8 0-0 7-3 0-0 0-0
2018 36-24 16-16 0-1 0-0 8-5 12-2
2017 40-23 14-11 0-0 7-2 6-6 13-4

Katie Boulter has a 32-21 win-loss record in 2024, 20-11 on hard. In connection to the last 12 years, Boulter has a 167-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Boulter won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the current season was winning the title in San Diego where she beat Marta Kostyuk in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2, and in Nottingham where she overcame Karolina Pliskova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Boulter didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Simona Halep vs. Katie Boulter

This match would represent the 2nd time that Simona Halep and Katie Boulter clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Simona Halep could face Varvara Gracheva. Their head to head is 1-0 for Simona Halep.

Final – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

55 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
12
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 55-23 31-15 15-5 0-0 9-3 0-0
2023 25-22 14-13 10-8 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 58-17 11-4 46-11 1-2 0-0 0-0
2021 9-3 0-0 8-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Diana Shnaider has a 50-23 record in 2024, 26-15 on hard. During the previous 3 years, Shnaider has a 51-32 record on hard. Shnaider won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the year was winning the tournament in Hua Hin where she defeated Lin Zhu in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1, the Paris where she overcame Emma Navarro in the final 6-2 3-6 6-4, in Bad Homburg where she beat Donna Vekic in the final 6-3 2-6 6-3, and in Budapest where she defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open the Russian didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Simona Halep vs. Diana Shnaider

There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Diana Shnaider since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Possibly, Simona Halep could fight against Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their H2H record is 0-0.