Lulu Sun is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. LuluAnke has defeated Rebecca Sramkova 6-3 1-6 7-62 and Linda Noskova 6-1 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Qinwen Zheng.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Lulu Sun’s projected draw together withherlikely opposition in BNP Paribas Open. The Kiwi has a weak record (1-2) with the projected opposition.

R1 – Rebecca Sramkova (37) – 6-3 1-6 7-62
R2 – Linda Noskova (31) – 6-1 6-4
R3 – Qinwen Zheng (9) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Marta Kostyuk (24) – H2H 0-2
or Caroline Dolehide (73) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-0
or Karolina Muchova (15) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (4) – H2H 0-0
or Elena Rybakina (7) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 0-0
or Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Lulu Sun

20 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
24
High
4
LWLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 20-12 8-6 10-4 0-0 2-2 0-0
2024 52-18 31-10 17-4 3-2 1-2 0-0
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 2-3 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 9 years, Zheng has a 119-56 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Qinwen surrendered to Yue Yuan in the 2nd round 6-4 6-3.

H2H Lulu Sun vs. Qinwen Zheng

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

R4 – Marta Kostyuk’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Marta Kostyuk

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 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 10 years, the Ukrainian has a 122-74 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Ukrainian won 6 of her last 10 matches.

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

H2H Lulu Sun vs. Marta Kostyuk

This contest would be 3rd time that Lulu Sun and Marta Kostyuk face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Kostyuk (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Lulu Sun may take on Caroline Dolehide. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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. Talking about the last 10 years, the Pole has a 177-46 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Swiatek won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Iga’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the final Australia.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Pole won the event after beating Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-0.

H2H Lulu Sun vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Lulu Sun and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Lulu Sun could come up against Karolina Muchova. Their head to head is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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. In connection to the last 17 years, Jessica has a 265-130 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.

Her best 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 Lulu Sun vs. Jessica Pegula

There is no head to head record between Lulu Sun and Jessica Pegula since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

However, Lulu Sun may fight against Elena Rybakina. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Elena Rybakina.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 10 years, the Belarussian has a 240-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this year was conquering the title in Brisbane where she beat Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

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

H2H Lulu Sun vs. Aryna Sabalenka

There is no head to head record between Lulu Sun and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Lulu Sun may take on Cori Gauff. Their head to head record is 0-0.