Barbora Krejcikova is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. Krejcikova has defeated Anna Blinkova 6-2 6-2 and Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Mccartney Kessler.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Barbora Krejcikova’s projected draw alongsideherplausible opposition in China Open. The Czech has a positive record (8-4) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Anna Blinkova (71) – 6-2 6-2
R2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (11) – 7-5 6-2
R3 – Mccartney Kessler (39) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Elena Rybakina (10) – H2H 3-0
or Eva Lys (66) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 2-0
or Belinda Bencic (16) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Amanda Anisimova (4) – H2H 1-0
or Jasmine Paolini (8) – H2H 2-1
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 2-4
or Mirra Andreeva (5) – H2H 1-3
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R3 – Mccartney Kessler’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
31
High
30
LWLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 37-24 27-16 4-6 0-0 6-2 0-0
2024 39-22 28-13 2-6 5-0 4-3 0-0
2023 44-24 21-12 11-7 12-5 0-0 0-0
2022 8-2 6-2 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 10-5 10-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 10-5 10-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 12-6 10-5 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Mccartney Kessler has a 33-20 record in 2025, 23-12 on hard. In connection to the previous 9 years, Mccartney has a 113-55 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kessler won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this season was conquering the tournament in Hobart where she overcame Elise Mertens in the final 6-4 3-6 6-0, and in Nottingham where she beat Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year in China Open the American was overcome by Shuai Zhang in the 1st round 7-6(5) 7-6(1).

H2H Barbora Krejcikova vs. Mccartney Kessler

There is no head to head record between Barbora Krejcikova and Mccartney Kessler since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R4 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Barbora Krejcikova

59 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
3
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 59-19 37-13 9-3 8-0 5-3 0-0
2024 43-11 23-5 12-2 2-2 6-2 0-0
2023 47-15 31-11 11-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 18-5 7-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 57-21 19-9 15-6 16-4 7-2 0-0
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1

Elena Rybakina has a 46-17 record in 2025, 29-11 on hard. In the previous 11 years, Rybakina has a 179-82 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rybakina won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this current year was winning the competition in Strasbourg where she beat Liudmila Samsonova in the final 6-1 6-7(2) 6-1.

Last year in China Open Elena didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Barbora Krejcikova vs. Elena Rybakina

This contest would be 4th time that Barbora Krejcikova and Elena Rybakina face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Krejcikova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Barbora Krejcikova may play Eva Lys. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Barbora Krejcikova

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. As for the last 9 years, Cori has a 151-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gauff won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this year 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 Cori conquered the tournament after defeating Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-3.

H2H Barbora Krejcikova vs. Cori Gauff

This would be the 3rd time that Barbora Krejcikova and Cori Gauff face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Krejcikova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Barbora Krejcikova may come up against Belinda Bencic. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Belinda Bencic.

1/2 – Amanda Anisimova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Barbora Krejcikova

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. Regarding the previous 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 most significant result of the season was winning the tournament in Doha where she overcame Jelena Ostapenko in the final 6-4 6-3.

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

H2H Barbora Krejcikova vs. Amanda Anisimova

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

Alternatively, Barbora Krejcikova could take on Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head is 2-1 for Barbora Krejcikova.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 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. In the last 10 years, the Pole has a 199-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Swiatek will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Her most significant result of this current season was conquering the title at the Wimbledon where she beat 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 defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5.

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

H2H Barbora Krejcikova vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 7th time that Barbora Krejcikova and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 4-2 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Barbora Krejcikova may come up against Mirra Andreeva. Their head to head is 3-1 for Mirra Andreeva.