Belinda Bencic is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. The Swiss has defeated Katie Volynets 6-3 6-3 and Priscilla Hon 4-6 6-4 6-3 to reach the 4th round where she will face Cori Gauff.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Belinda Bencic’s projected draw alongsideherprojected opposition in China Open. Bencic has a weak record (5-9) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Katie Volynets (107) – 6-3 6-3
R3 – Priscilla Hon (108) – 4-6 6-4 6-3
R4 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 2-3
1/4 – Mccartney Kessler (39) – H2H 0-0
or Eva Lys (66) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Amanda Anisimova (4) – H2H 2-2
or Jasmine Paolini (8) – H2H 2-1
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 1-4
or Mirra Andreeva (5) – H2H 1-0
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R4 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 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 40-13 win-loss record in 2025, 22-8 on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, Gauff has a 152-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this season was winning the competition in Australia where she defeated 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 conquered the tournament after defeating Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-3.

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Cori Gauff

This would be the 6th time that Belinda Bencic and Cori Gauff play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – 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 34-20 win-loss record in 2025, 24-12 on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, Mccartney has a 114-55 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Mccartney won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Hobart where she defeated Elise Mertens in the final 6-4 3-6 6-0, and in Nottingham where she defeated Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year in China Open Mccartney lost to Shuai Zhang in the 1st round 7-6(5) 7-6(1).

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Mccartney Kessler

There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Mccartney Kessler since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Yet, Belinda Bencic could fight against Eva Lys. Their H2H record is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 2-2

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 41-16 record in 2025, 21-8 on hard. In the last 10 years, the American has a 119-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Amanda won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the season was winning the competition in Doha where she defeated Jelena Ostapenko in the final 6-4 6-3.

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

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Amanda Anisimova

This match would represent the 5th time that Belinda Bencic and Amanda Anisimova square off. The head to head is 2-2 for Bencic and Anisimova (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Belinda Bencic may face Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head is 2-1 for Belinda Bencic.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 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 59-13 record in 2025, 38-8 on hard. In connection to the last 10 years, Swiatek has a 200-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.

Her most significant result of this current year was winning the tournament 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 take part in the competition.

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Iga Swiatek

This match would represent the 6th time that Belinda Bencic and Iga Swiatek clash against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Belinda Bencic could square off with Mirra Andreeva. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Belinda Bencic.