Qinwen Zheng is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Qinwen has defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Lulu Sun.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Qinwen Zheng’s projected draw alongsideherplausible opposition in BNP Paribas Open. The Chinese has a weak record (2-14) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Victoria Azarenka (35) – 6-3 6-4
R3 – Lulu Sun (49) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Marta Kostyuk (24) – H2H 1-1
or Caroline Dolehide (73) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 1-6
or Karolina Muchova (15) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (4) – H2H 0-1
or Elena Rybakina (7) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 0-5
or Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-2
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R3 – Lulu Sun’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Lulu Sun

32 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
88
High
39
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 32-26 27-16 3-5 0-1 2-4 0-0
2024 41-21 17-10 10-5 6-3 8-3 0-0
2023 39-20 23-10 4-4 12-6 0-0 0-0
2022 32-24 16-12 7-6 1-1 6-4 2-1
2021 27-13 19-9 8-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 25-11 24-9 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 19-3 14-2 0-0 0-0 5-1 0-0
2018 20-13 12-7 0-2 0-0 0-0 8-4

Lulu Sun has a 3-8 record in 2025, 3-7 on hard. In the course of the previous 10 years, the Kiwi has a 146-75 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). LuluAnke won 3 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Sun didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Lulu Sun

This contest would be 2nd time that Qinwen Zheng and Lulu Sun square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sun (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Marta Kostyuk’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

28 - 20win/loss in 2025

Rank
26
High
16
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 28-20 19-13 7-4 2-0 0-3 0-0
2024 34-22 24-14 8-5 0-0 2-3 0-0
2023 26-22 22-16 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-0
2022 28-20 18-11 3-4 4-3 3-2 0-0
2021 25-17 8-9 10-4 3-1 4-3 0-0
2020 27-12 16-6 7-3 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 35-16 5-4 24-8 4-2 2-2 0-0
2018 28-15 20-7 5-5 0-0 3-3 0-0

Marta Kostyuk has a 7-6 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 10 years, Marta has a 122-74 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kostyuk won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Ukrainian surrendered to Iga Swiatek in the semifinal 6-2 6-1.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Marta Kostyuk

This contest would be 3rd time that Qinwen Zheng and Marta Kostyuk square off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Zheng on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Qinwen Zheng may fight against Caroline Dolehide. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-1 for Iga Swiatek

64 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 64-17 40-10 11-4 3-2 10-1 0-0
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 15-4 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 10 years, the Pole has a 177-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 7 of her last 10 matches.

The Pole’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the final Australia.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Iga conquered the event after besting Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-0.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 8th time that Qinwen Zheng and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 6-1 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Qinwen Zheng may square off with Karolina Muchova. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Karolina Muchova.

1/2 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jessica Pegula

53 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
3
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 53-23 35-12 11-5 3-4 4-2 0-0
2024 39-16 29-9 4-2 0-2 6-3 0-0
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0

Jessica Pegula has a 14-4 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 17 years, Pegula has a 265-130 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pegula will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in Austin where she defeated Mccartney Kessler in the final 7-5 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Pegula surrendered to Anna Blinkova in the 2nd round 6-2 3-6 6-3.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Jessica Pegula

This would be the 2nd time that Qinwen Zheng and Jessica Pegula clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

However, Qinwen Zheng may play Elena Rybakina. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Elena Rybakina.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

63 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 63-12 35-6 17-3 4-1 7-2 0-0
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

Aryna Sabalenka has a 13-3 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, the Belarussian has a 240-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Brisbane where she beat Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Belarussian lost to Emma Navarro in the 4th round 6-3 3-6 6-2.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 6th time that Qinwen Zheng and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 5-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Qinwen Zheng may square off with Cori Gauff. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Cori Gauff.