Shuai Zhang is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. Zhang has defeated Anastasia Zakharova 3-6 6-1 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Xinyu Wang.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Shuai Zhang’s projected draw andherpresumable opponents in China Open. Zhang has a unfavourable record (3-9) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Anastasia Zakharova (87) – 3-6 6-1 6-4
R2 – Xinyu Wang (33) – H2H 0-3
R3 – Amanda Anisimova (4) – H2H 0-1
or Katie Boulter (54) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Karolina Muchova (15) – H2H 0-2
or Paula Badosa (18) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Jasmine Paolini (8) – H2H 3-0
or Sofia Kenin (26) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-3
or Elena Rybakina (10) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-0
or Mirra Andreeva (5) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

R2 – Xinyu Wang’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Xinyu Wang

25 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
56
High
32
LLLLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 25-25 12-15 3-5 3-2 7-3 0-0
2024 31-26 20-18 6-5 0-0 5-3 0-0
2023 37-24 32-17 2-5 0-0 3-2 0-0
2022 31-27 8-14 5-5 15-6 3-2 0-0
2021 35-26 10-9 6-8 14-6 5-3 0-0
2020 16-10 6-6 2-1 8-3 0-0 0-0
2019 38-20 36-18 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
2018 25-14 21-13 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Xinyu Wang has a 25-21 record in 2025, 12-11 on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, the Chinese has a 154-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Wang won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Xinyu’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the final Berlin.

Last year in China Open Wang lost to Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round 3-6 6-4 7-5.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Xinyu Wang

This would be the 4th time that Shuai Zhang and Xinyu Wang square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Wang (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Amanda Anisimova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Amanda Anisimova

47 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
4
High
4
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 47-18 25-8 8-5 2-2 12-3 0-0
2024 21-13 17-7 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-0
2023 3-8 3-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 33-14 14-8 13-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2021 18-16 12-8 4-5 0-0 2-3 0-0
2020 11-9 8-5 3-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 24-15 9-8 12-5 0-0 3-2 0-0
2018 24-9 24-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Amanda Anisimova has a 39-16 win-loss record in 2025, 19-8 on hard. In the previous 10 years, Amanda has a 117-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Amanda won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current season was winning the title in Doha where she overcame Jelena Ostapenko in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in China Open Anisimova was defeated by Qinwen Zheng in the 4th round 3-6 6-1 6-2.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Amanda Anisimova

This match would represent the 2nd time that Shuai Zhang and Amanda Anisimova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Anisimova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Shuai Zhang could fight against Katie Boulter. Their head to head record is 0-0.

R4 – Karolina Muchova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Karolina Muchova

26 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
19
High
8
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-17 23-13 0-1 2-1 1-2 0-0
2024 21-7 15-4 4-2 0-0 2-1 0-0
2023 38-13 28-9 10-3 0-0 0-1 0-0
2022 11-12 3-2 3-3 5-5 0-2 0-0
2021 19-9 10-4 5-3 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 7-8 6-6 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 38-14 25-9 6-2 3-1 4-2 0-0
2018 29-11 5-2 7-4 10-1 3-3 4-1

Karolina Muchova has a 20-13 win-loss record in 2025, 17-9 on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, Karolina has a 129-54 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Karolina’s most significant result of this season was getting to the semifinal Australia, Linz and Dubai.

Last year in China Open the Czech surrendered to Cori Gauff in the final 6-1 6-3.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Karolina Muchova

This contest would be 3rd time that Shuai Zhang and Karolina Muchova play each other. The head to head is 2-0

for Muchova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Shuai Zhang may play Paula Badosa. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Paula Badosa.

1/4 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Shuai Zhang

46 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
4
LLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 46-21 27-12 13-3 3-3 3-3 0-0
2024 42-21 19-10 12-5 3-4 8-2 0-0
2023 43-30 20-16 16-8 5-3 2-3 0-0
2022 30-25 14-11 10-10 6-3 0-1 0-0
2021 34-24 17-13 12-7 5-3 0-1 0-0
2020 7-15 1-8 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 48-29 12-8 32-14 4-6 0-1 0-0
2018 28-33 9-9 18-18 1-3 0-3 0-0

Jasmine Paolini has a 38-15 win-loss record in 2025, 19-9 on hard. In the course of the previous 13 years, Paolini has a 146-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was conquering the competition in Rome where she beat Cori Gauff in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year in China Open the Italian was overcome by Magda Linette in the 3rd round 6-4 6-0.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Jasmine Paolini

This match would represent the 4th time that Shuai Zhang and Jasmine Paolini square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Shuai Zhang may take on Sofia Kenin. Their head to head is 1-1.

1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Cori Gauff

48 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 48-16 29-9 18-3 1-2 0-2 0-0
2024 54-18 31-10 14-5 4-1 5-2 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 12-8 7-5 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-15 9-6 7-5 7-3 6-1 0-0
2018 9-4 4-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 38-13 win-loss record in 2025, 20-8 on hard. Talking about the last 9 years, Cori has a 150-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the title in Australia where she overcame Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-4, and at the French Open where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4.

Last year in China Open Gauff won the title after ousting Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-3.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Cori Gauff

This contest would be 4th time that Shuai Zhang and Cori Gauff clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Shuai Zhang may take on Elena Rybakina. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Elena Rybakina.

Final – 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 57-13 record in 2025, 36-8 on hard. As for the previous 10 years, the Pole has a 198-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this year was winning the tournament at the Wimbledon where she beat Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-0 6-0, in Cincinnati where she defeated Jasmine Paolini in the final 7-5 6-4, and in Seoul where she beat Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5.

Last year in China Open Iga didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Shuai Zhang and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Yet, Shuai Zhang may play Mirra Andreeva. Their head to head record is 0-0.