Qinwen Zheng is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Zheng has defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-4 and Lulu Sun 6-4 7-5 to reach the 4th round where she will face Marta Kostyuk.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Qinwen Zheng’s projected draw withherprojected opposition in BNP Paribas Open. The Chinese has a negative record (2-13) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Victoria Azarenka (35) – 6-3 6-4
R3 – Lulu Sun (49) – 6-4 7-5
R4 – Marta Kostyuk (24) – H2H 1-1
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
Latest Updated
Draw

R4 – Marta Kostyuk’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

8 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
24
High
16
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 8-6 8-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 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 8-6 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, Marta has a 123-74 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kostyuk won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Kostyuk 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 clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Zheng on hard in major tournaments.

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

Head to head 6-1 for Iga Swiatek

16 - 4win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 16-4 16-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 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 16-4 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 10 years, Iga has a 178-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Swiatek won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Iga’s most significant result of this year was getting to the final Australia.

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

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Iga Swiatek

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

Yet, Qinwen Zheng could compete against 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

15 - 4win/loss in 2025

Rank
4
High
3
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-4 15-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 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 15-4 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 17 years, Jessica has a 266-130 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.

Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Austin where she defeated Mccartney Kessler in the final 7-5 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Jessica was overcome by Anna Blinkova in the 2nd round 6-2 3-6 6-3.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Jessica Pegula

This contest would be 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 played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Qinwen Zheng could play Elena Rybakina. Their head to head is 2-1 for Elena Rybakina.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

14 - 3win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
WWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 14-3 14-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 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 14-3 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. During the last 10 years, the Belarussian has a 241-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this current season was winning the title in Brisbane where she overcame Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Belarussian was overcome by Emma Navarro in the 4th round 6-3 3-6 6-2.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 6th time that Qinwen Zheng and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Qinwen Zheng could play Cori Gauff. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Cori Gauff.