Paula Badosa is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. Badosa has defeated Antonia Ruzic 6-3 7-62 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Karolina Muchova.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Paula Badosa’s projected draw together withherplausible opponents in China Open. Badosa has a negative record (7-8) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Antonia Ruzic (80) – 6-3 7-62
R3 – Karolina Muchova (15) – H2H 2-1
R4 – Amanda Anisimova (4) – H2H 0-2
or Shuai Zhang (112) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Jasmine Paolini (8) – H2H 0-0
or Sofia Kenin (26) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 4-3
or Elena Rybakina (10) – H2H 4-4
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 1-2
or Mirra Andreeva (5) – H2H 1-0
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R3 – Karolina Muchova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Paula Badosa

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 21-13 record in 2025, 18-9 on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, Karolina has a 130-54 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Karolina won 7 of her last 10 matches.

The Czech’s best result of this year was reaching the semifinal Australia, Linz and Dubai.

Last year in China Open the Czech was overcome by Cori Gauff in the final 6-1 6-3.

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Karolina Muchova

This contest would be 4th time that Paula Badosa and Karolina Muchova face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Amanda Anisimova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 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 40-16 win-loss record in 2025, 20-8 on hard. During the last 10 years, the American has a 118-69 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 year was winning the competition in Doha where she overcame Jelena Ostapenko in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in China Open Anisimova lost to Qinwen Zheng in the 4th round 3-6 6-1 6-2.

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Amanda Anisimova

This contest would be 3rd time that Paula Badosa and Amanda Anisimova clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Anisimova (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Paula Badosa could play Shuai Zhang. Their H2H is 1-0 for Paula Badosa.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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 39-15 win-loss record in 2025, 20-9 on hard. In connection to the previous 13 years, the Italian has a 147-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jasmine won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current year was winning the title in Rome where she beat Cori Gauff in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year in China Open the Italian surrendered to Magda Linette in the 3rd round 6-4 6-0.

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Jasmine Paolini

There is no head to head record between Paula Badosa and Jasmine Paolini since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Paula Badosa could take on Sofia Kenin. Their head to head is 1-0 for Paula Badosa

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

Head to head 4-3 for Paula Badosa

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 record in 2025, 21-8 on hard. Talking about the last 9 years, Gauff has a 151-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gauff won 7 of her last 10 matches.

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

Last year in China Open the American won the tournament after besting Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-3.

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Cori Gauff

This match would represent the 8th time that Paula Badosa and Cori Gauff face off. The head to head is 4-3 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Paula Badosa may compete against Elena Rybakina. Their H2H is 4-4.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 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 58-13 record in 2025, 37-8 on hard. As for the last 10 years, Iga has a 199-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of the year was winning the competition at the Wimbledon where she defeated Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-0 6-0, in Cincinnati where she beat 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 Swiatek didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Iga Swiatek

This match would represent the 4th time that Paula Badosa and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Paula Badosa may take on Mirra Andreeva. Their H2H is 1-0 for Paula Badosa.