[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Yue Yuan’s draw vs Birrell, Mertens, Alexandrova, Sun to win the Hertogenbosch

Hertogenbosch draw preview with H2H - Yue Yuan may need to oust Kimberly Birrell, Elise Mertens, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Lulu Sun to conquer the competition in the Libema Open - 's.

Yue Yuan Stats info

Yue Yuan is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Hertogenbosch. Yuan has defeated Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Kimberly Birrell.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yue Yuan’s projected draw andherprojected opponents in Libema Open – ‘s. The Chinese has a neutral record (2-2) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Anastasija Sevastova (399) – 6-3 6-3
R2 – Kimberly Birrell (69) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Elise Mertens (25) – H2H 1-0
or Maria Sakkari (85) – H2H 0-3
1/2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (19) – H2H 1-1
or Veronika Kudermetova (39) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Lulu Sun (43) – H2H 0-0
or Ann Li (53) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Kimberly Birrell’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Kimberly Birrell

28 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
74
High
60
LLWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 28-17 18-5 1-5 3-2 6-5 0-0
2024 41-30 22-19 1-1 1-6 12-4 5-0
2023 42-33 32-21 4-7 0-1 1-4 5-0
2022 41-25 38-20 3-2 0-0 0-3 0-0
2021 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 8-15 5-6 2-5 0-1 1-3 0-0
2018 31-28 22-18 4-6 0-0 5-4 0-0

Kimberly Birrell has a 25-13 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on grass. In connection to the previous 4 years, Birrell has a 16-12 record on grass. Birrell won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Birrell’s best achievement of the year was reaching the final the W75 Brisbane.

Last year in Libema Open – ‘s Birrell didn’t play in this event.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Kimberly Birrell

This would be the 2nd time that Yue Yuan and Kimberly Birrell square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Birrell (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass in major tournaments.

1/4 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Yue Yuan

28 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
23
High
12
WWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 28-12 10-6 6-5 5-0 7-1 0-0
2024 28-25 18-15 6-5 1-1 3-4 0-0
2023 30-22 24-16 5-4 0-0 1-2 0-0
2022 29-23 19-14 4-3 2-2 4-4 0-0
2021 33-20 20-10 9-5 2-2 2-3 0-0
2020 34-13 17-7 9-4 8-2 0-0 0-0
2019 35-27 23-14 4-6 1-3 7-4 0-0
2018 46-21 25-13 16-2 1-2 4-4 0-0

Elise Mertens has a 22-11 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on grass. In connection to the previous 14 years, the Belgian has a 35-31 record on grass (Click here to see full career record). Mertens won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the season was conquering the title in Singapore where she overcame Ann Li in the final 6-1 6-4.

Last year in Libema Open – ‘s Elise lost to Naomi Osaka in the 1st round 6-2 6-4.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Elise Mertens

This contest would be 2nd time that Yue Yuan and Elise Mertens fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Yuan (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass in major tournaments.

Yet, Yue Yuan may come up against Maria Sakkari. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Maria Sakkari.

1/2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

26 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
17
High
15
WLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-13 5-7 11-4 4-0 6-2 0-0
2024 26-25 17-13 1-7 3-2 5-3 0-0
2023 33-21 17-13 6-5 0-1 10-2 0-0
2022 35-18 12-10 13-5 4-2 6-1 0-0
2021 26-23 10-9 6-5 7-7 3-2 0-0
2020 20-12 9-4 4-5 7-3 0-0 0-0
2019 42-27 16-12 3-7 18-4 5-4 0-0
2018 29-24 7-10 8-7 11-3 3-4 0-0

Ekaterina Alexandrova has a 22-11 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on grass. As for the previous 11 years, Ekaterina has a 40-19 record on grass (Click here to see full career record). Alexandrova won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in Linz where she defeated Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 3-6 7-5.

Last year in Libema Open – ‘s Alexandrova lost to Liudmila Samsonova in the semifinal 6-3 6-7(1) 6-1.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

This contest would be 3rd time that Yue Yuan and Ekaterina Alexandrova play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Yuan and Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass in major tournaments.

However, Yue Yuan may play Veronika Kudermetova. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Lulu Sun’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

12 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
47
High
39
LLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 12-19 7-9 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 11-15 record in 2025, 1-0 on grass. In the previous 2 years, Sun has a 9-3 record on grass. The Kiwi won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in Libema Open – ‘s the Kiwi was overcome by Robin Montgomery in the qualifications 7-6(4) 7-5.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Lulu Sun

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

Yet, Yue Yuan could come up against Ann Li. Their head to head is 0-0.