[UPDATED QF]. Prediction, H2H of Yue Yuan’s draw vs Kenin, Boulter, Shnaider to win the Hong Kong

Hong Kong draw preview with H2H - Yue Yuan may need to defeat Sofia Kenin, Katie Boulter, Diana Shnaider to conquer the tournament in the Hong Kong Tennis Open.

Yue Yuan Stats info

Yue Yuan is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Hong Kong. The Chinese has defeated Simona Halep 6-3 6-3 and Nao Hibino 4-6 7-5 6-2 to reach the quarter where she will face Sofia Kenin.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yue Yuan’s projected draw withherpresumable opposition in Hong Kong Tennis Open. Yue has a winning record (4-1) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Simona Halep (883) – 6-3 6-3
R2 – Nao Hibino (159) – 4-6 7-5 6-2
1/4 – Sofia Kenin (88) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Katie Boulter (29) – H2H 0-1
or Anastasia Zakharova (113) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Diana Shnaider (14) – H2H 3-0
or Leylah Annie Fernandez (32) – H2H 0-1
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1/4 – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Yue Yuan

16 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
85
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 16-25 record in 2024, 10-16 on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, the American has a 166-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Sofia’s best result of this current season was reaching the final Tokyo.

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

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Sofia Kenin

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

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 34-21 win-loss record in 2024, 22-11 on hard. As for the last 12 years, Boulter has a 169-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Katie won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this season was winning the competition in San Diego where she defeated Marta Kostyuk in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2, and in Nottingham where she defeated Karolina Pliskova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

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

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Katie Boulter

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

Anyhow, Yue Yuan may take on Anastasia Zakharova. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Yue Yuan.

Final – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Yue Yuan

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 52-23 record in 2024, 28-15 on hard. In the course of the last 3 years, Shnaider has a 53-32 record on hard. The Russian won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current year was winning the title in Hua Hin where she defeated Lin Zhu in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1, the Paris where she beat Emma Navarro in the final 6-2 3-6 6-4, in Bad Homburg where she defeated 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 Diana didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Diana Shnaider

This would be the 4th time that Yue Yuan and Diana Shnaider square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Yuan (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Yue Yuan may come up against Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Leylah Annie Fernandez.