Sofia Kenin is about to kick off her bid in the draw in Hong Kong.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Sofia Kenin’s projected draw includingherpresumable opponents in Hong Kong Tennis Open. Kenin has a neutral record (2-2) against the likely opposition.

R1 – Mei Yamaguchi (362) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Jessika Ponchet (106) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Yue Yuan (45) – H2H 0-1
or Nao Hibino (159) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Katie Boulter (29) – H2H 2-0
or Varvara Gracheva (66) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Diana Shnaider (14) – H2H 0-1
or Leylah Annie Fernandez (32) – H2H 2-0
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Draw

R1 – Mei Yamaguchi’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

43 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
295
High
295
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 43-24 29-20 1-1 0-0 0-0 13-3
2023 36-31 30-24 1-1 0-1 1-2 4-3
2022 15-13 1-4 8-5 1-2 0-0 5-2
2021 26-13 13-4 13-9 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 8-4 7-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 19-13 10-6 4-2 0-0 0-0 5-5
2018 17-14 12-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-5
2017 15-11 4-5 0-0 4-1 0-0 7-5

Mei Yamaguchi has a 37-23 record in 2024, 28-19 on hard. During the last 8 years, the Japanese has a 105-74 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Yamaguchi won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Yamaguchi’s most significant achievement of this current season was reaching the semifinal the W75 Kurume.

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

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Mei Yamaguchi

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

R2 – Jessika Ponchet’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

33 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
124
High
104
LWLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-26 15-13 6-6 6-3 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 win-loss record in 2024, 15-12 on hard. Talking about the previous 9 years, Ponchet has a 106-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ponchet won 6 of her last 10 matches.

The French player most significant result of this current season was reaching the final the Boutheon and the W100 Ilkley.

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

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Jessika Ponchet

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

1/4 – Yue Yuan’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Yue Yuan

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. In the course of the previous 9 years, the Chinese has a 196-134 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the year was winning the tournament in Austin where she defeated Xiyu Wang in the final 6-4 7-6(4).

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Yuan didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Yue Yuan

This contest would be 2nd time that Sofia Kenin and Yue Yuan clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Yuan (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Sofia Kenin could play Nao Hibino. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Sofia Kenin.

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

Head to head 2-0 for Sofia Kenin

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. As for the previous 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 best achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament in San Diego where she defeated 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 Sofia Kenin vs. Katie Boulter

This contest would be 3rd time that Sofia Kenin and Katie Boulter face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Sofia Kenin could compete against Varvara Gracheva. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Diana Shnaider

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 win-loss record in 2024, 26-15 on hard. In the course of the last 3 years, Shnaider has a 51-32 record on hard. Shnaider won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the current season was winning the title in Hua Hin where she overcame 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 beat Donna Vekic in the final 6-3 2-6 6-3, and in Budapest where she overcame Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final 6-4 6-4.

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

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Diana Shnaider

This contest would be 2nd time that Sofia Kenin and Diana Shnaider face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shnaider (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Sofia Kenin could take on Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their H2H is 2-0 for Sofia Kenin.