Cori Gauff is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. The American has defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4 6-0 and Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4 4-6 7-5 to reach the 4th round where she will face Belinda Bencic.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Cori Gauff’s projected draw withherplausible opposition in China Open. Cori has a losing record (8-15) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Kamilla Rakhimova (89) – 6-4 6-0
R3 – Leylah Annie Fernandez (25) – 6-4 4-6 7-5
R4 – Belinda Bencic (16) – H2H 3-2
1/4 – Mccartney Kessler (39) – H2H 0-1
or Eva Lys (66) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Amanda Anisimova (4) – H2H 1-1
or Jasmine Paolini (8) – H2H 2-3
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 4-11
or Mirra Andreeva (5) – H2H 4-0
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R4 – Belinda Bencic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Cori Gauff

39 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
11
High
4
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-17 31-12 3-3 0-0 5-2 0-0
2024 8-2 0-0 0-0 8-2 0-0 0-0
2023 31-13 24-10 4-2 0-0 3-1 0-0
2022 42-18 13-9 13-4 10-2 6-3 0-0
2021 37-20 22-9 5-5 5-3 5-3 0-0
2020 8-8 6-5 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 50-22 23-9 11-6 9-4 7-3 0-0
2018 27-21 15-12 1-1 7-5 4-3 0-0

Belinda Bencic has a 30-14 record in 2025, 22-9 on hard. Regarding the previous 1 years, the Swiss has a 22-9 record on hard. The Swiss won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this year was winning the title in Abu Dhabi where she beat Ashlyn Krueger in the final 4-6 6-1 6-1.

Last year in China Open the Swiss didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Cori Gauff vs. Belinda Bencic

This contest would be 6th time that Cori Gauff and Belinda Bencic square off. 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 1-0 for Mccartney Kessler

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 record in 2025, 24-12 on hard. As for the last 9 years, Mccartney has a 114-55 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 tournament in Hobart where she beat 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 the American was overcome by Shuai Zhang in the 1st round 7-6(5) 7-6(1).

H2H Cori Gauff vs. Mccartney Kessler

This would be the 2nd time that Cori Gauff and Mccartney Kessler square off. The head to head is 1-0

for Kessler (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Cori Gauff could play Eva Lys. Their H2H is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 1-1

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. Talking about the previous 10 years, Amanda has a 119-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Amanda won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the season was conquering the tournament in Doha where she beat Jelena Ostapenko in the final 6-4 6-3.

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

H2H Cori Gauff vs. Amanda Anisimova

This match would represent the 3rd time that Cori Gauff and Amanda Anisimova fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Gauff and Anisimova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Cori Gauff could fight against Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head record is 3-2 for Jasmine Paolini.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 11-4 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 win-loss record in 2025, 38-8 on hard. Regarding the previous 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 achievement of the season was winning 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 Swiatek didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Cori Gauff vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 16th time that Cori Gauff and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 11-4 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 6-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Cori Gauff could take on Mirra Andreeva. Their H2H record is 4-0 for Cori Gauff.