HONG KONG DRAW. Mei Yamaguchi’s prediction with Kenin next. H2H and rankings

Hong Kong draw - Mei Yamaguchi. See the draw preview and prediction with Sofia Kenin, Jessika Ponchet, Yue Yuan, Katie Boulter, Diana Shnaider in the Hong Kong Tennis Open.

Mei Yamaguchi Stats info

Mei Yamaguchi is about to begin her campaign in the draw in Hong Kong.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Mei Yamaguchi’s projected draw andherplausible opponents in Hong Kong Tennis Open. The Japanese has a losing record (0-1) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Sofia Kenin (88) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Jessika Ponchet (106) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Yue Yuan (45) – H2H 0-0
or Nao Hibino (159) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Katie Boulter (29) – H2H 0-1
or Varvara Gracheva (66) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Diana Shnaider (14) – H2H 0-0
or Leylah Annie Fernandez (32) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

16 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
81
High
4
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-26 10-17 5-6 0-0 1-3 0-0
2023 27-21 17-12 3-4 1-2 6-3 0-0
2022 10-17 7-14 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0
2021 11-10 7-5 3-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020 24-9 12-6 6-2 6-1 0-0 0-0
2019 49-23 37-14 5-5 1-2 6-2 0-0
2018 37-26 25-14 2-6 4-4 6-2 0-0
2017 47-28 28-14 17-10 1-2 1-2 0-0

Sofia Kenin has a 14-25 win-loss record in 2024, 8-16 on hard. As for the previous 11 years, Kenin has a 164-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kenin won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Kenin’s most significant achievement of the current year was reaching the final Tokyo.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open the American didn’t play in this event.

H2H Mei Yamaguchi vs. Sofia Kenin

There is no head to head record between Mei Yamaguchi and Sofia Kenin since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

R2 – Jessika Ponchet’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

33 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
133
High
104
LLWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-27 15-13 6-6 6-4 6-4 0-0
2023 42-26 10-9 7-4 25-10 0-3 0-0
2022 35-26 13-8 8-3 11-12 3-3 0-0
2021 30-19 19-9 4-3 6-5 0-1 1-1
2020 10-12 2-4 0-2 8-6 0-0 0-0
2019 36-29 11-11 6-5 17-10 2-3 0-0
2018 30-21 17-10 3-6 9-4 0-0 1-1
2017 42-24 10-4 19-13 13-7 0-0 0-0

Jessika Ponchet has a 33-25 record in 2024, 15-12 on hard. In the previous 9 years, Jessika has a 106-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jessika won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Jessika’s best result of this season was getting to the final the Boutheon and the W100 Ilkley.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Jessika didn’t play in this event.

H2H Mei Yamaguchi vs. Jessika Ponchet

There is no head to head record between Mei Yamaguchi and Jessika Ponchet since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

1/4 – 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 30-26 record in 2024, 25-16 on hard. As for the last 9 years, the Chinese has a 196-134 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Yue won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the title 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 take part in this event.

H2H Mei Yamaguchi vs. Yue Yuan

There is no head to head record between Mei Yamaguchi and Yue Yuan since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

However, Mei Yamaguchi may square off with Nao Hibino. Their head to head is 0-0.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Katie Boulter

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. Talking about the previous 12 years, Boulter has a 167-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Katie won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this year 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 compete in this event.

H2H Mei Yamaguchi vs. Katie Boulter

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

Anyhow, Mei Yamaguchi could compete against Varvara Gracheva. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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. As for the last 3 years, Shnaider has a 51-32 record on hard. Diana won 4 of her last 10 matches.

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

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Shnaider didn’t play in this event.

H2H Mei Yamaguchi vs. Diana Shnaider

There is no head to head record between Mei Yamaguchi and Diana Shnaider since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Mei Yamaguchi may take on Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their head to head is 0-0.