Elena Gabriela Ruse is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. The Romanian has defeated Rebecca Sramkova 6-2 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Emma Navarro.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Elena Gabriela Ruse’s projected draw andherpresumable opposition in China Open. The Romanian has a losing record (0-5) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Rebecca Sramkova (55) – 6-2 6-2
R2 – Emma Navarro (17) – H2H 0-1
R3 – Liudmila Samsonova (21) – H2H 0-0
or Lois Boisson (41) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-2
or Anna Kalinskaya (29) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Jessica Pegula (7) – H2H 0-0
or Naomi Osaka (14) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Mirra Andreeva (5) – H2H 0-0
or Qinwen Zheng (9) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-2
or Amanda Anisimova (4) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Emma Navarro’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Emma Navarro

32 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
15
High
8
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 32-25 17-14 6-6 2-1 7-4 0-0
2024 54-24 33-14 14-7 0-0 7-3 0-0
2023 64-24 17-9 37-11 3-1 7-3 0-0
2022 31-18 8-8 23-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 19-13 6-6 13-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 2-7 0-4 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 10-12 3-4 7-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 19-9 2-3 12-5 5-1 0-0 0-0

Emma Navarro has a 29-23 win-loss record in 2025, 14-12 on hard. During the last 9 years, the American has a 85-62 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Navarro won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this season was winning the title in Merida where she beat Emiliana Arango in the final 6-0 6-0.

Last year in China Open the American lost to Shuai Zhang in the 2nd round 6-4 6-2.

H2H Elena Gabriela Ruse vs. Emma Navarro

This would be the 2nd time that Elena Gabriela Ruse and Emma Navarro square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Navarro (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Liudmila Samsonova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
17
High
12
LWLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 30-23 15-15 8-5 0-0 7-3 0-0
2024 26-23 12-15 6-5 0-0 8-3 0-0
2023 34-24 25-15 4-4 1-1 4-4 0-0
2022 30-17 26-10 3-4 0-0 1-3 0-0
2021 39-22 15-9 6-9 8-3 10-1 0-0
2020 20-12 10-6 4-4 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 32-28 8-9 10-10 9-6 5-3 0-0
2018 65-23 12-4 49-16 1-2 0-0 3-1

Liudmila Samsonova has a 27-20 record in 2025, 12-12 on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, Ludmilla has a 122-81 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Samsonova’s best achievement of the season was getting to the final Strasbourg.

Last year in China Open the Russian lost to Cristina Bucsa in the 2nd round 6-1 4-6 6-4.

H2H Elena Gabriela Ruse vs. Liudmila Samsonova

There is no head to head record between Elena Gabriela Ruse and Liudmila Samsonova since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Elena Gabriela Ruse may square off with Lois Boisson. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R4 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 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 57-13 win-loss record in 2025, 36-8 on hard. During 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 the current year was winning the competition at the Wimbledon where she defeated Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-0 6-0, in Cincinnati where she overcame Jasmine Paolini in the final 7-5 6-4, and in Seoul where she overcame Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5.

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

H2H Elena Gabriela Ruse vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 3rd time that Elena Gabriela Ruse and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 2-0

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

On the other hand, Elena Gabriela Ruse could fight against Anna Kalinskaya. Their head to head is 1-0 for Elena Gabriela Ruse.

1/4 – 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 43-19 record in 2025, 27-10 on hard. Regarding the previous 17 years, Pegula has a 278-136 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jessica won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Austin where she defeated Mccartney Kessler in the final 7-5 6-2, in Charleston where she defeated Sofia Kenin in the final 6-3 7-5, and in Bad Homburg where she overcame Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year in China Open the American surrendered to Paula Badosa in the 4th round 6-4 6-0.

H2H Elena Gabriela Ruse vs. Jessica Pegula

There is no head to head record between Elena Gabriela Ruse and Jessica Pegula since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Anyhow, Elena Gabriela Ruse may square off with Naomi Osaka. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Mirra Andreeva’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

40 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
5
LLLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 40-16 24-9 11-4 0-0 5-3 0-0
2024 34-16 18-9 16-5 0-0 0-2 0-0
2023 36-9 7-4 23-4 0-0 6-1 0-0
2022 39-9 21-5 18-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Mirra Andreeva has a 38-13 win-loss record in 2025, 22-6 on hard. Talking about the last 4 years, Andreeva has a 68-24 record on hard. Andreeva won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the season was winning the title in Dubai where she defeated Clara Tauson in the final 7-6(1) 6-1, and in Indian Wells where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 2-6 6-4 6-3.

Last year in China Open Mirra capitulated to Qinwen Zheng in the quarter 5-7 6-0 6-4.

H2H Elena Gabriela Ruse vs. Mirra Andreeva

There is no head to head record between Elena Gabriela Ruse and Mirra Andreeva since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

However, Elena Gabriela Ruse may fight against Qinwen Zheng. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 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 39-13 win-loss record in 2025, 21-8 on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, the American has a 151-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cori won 7 of her last 10 matches.

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

Last year in China Open Cori won the event after defeating Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-3.

H2H Elena Gabriela Ruse vs. Cori Gauff

This would be the 3rd time that Elena Gabriela Ruse and Cori Gauff clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Elena Gabriela Ruse may play Amanda Anisimova. Their head to head is 0-0.