Shuai Zhang is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Wuhan. Shuai has defeated Emma Navarro 6-2 2-6 6-3 and Sorana Cirstea 6-4 3-6 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Cori Gauff.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Shuai Zhang’s projected draw andherplausible opponents in Wuhan Open. Zhang has a negative record (3-8) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Emma Navarro (14) – 6-2 2-6 6-3
R2 – Sorana Cirstea (58) – 6-4 3-6 6-4
R3 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-3
1/4 – Magdalena Frech (53) – H2H 2-1
or Laura Siegemund (57) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-0
or Jasmine Paolini (8) – H2H 3-0
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 1-4
or Jessica Pegula (6) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 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 43-14 win-loss record in 2025, 25-9 on hard. During the last 9 years, the American has a 155-67 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). The American won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the year was conquering the title in Australia where she overcame 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 Wuhan Open the American was overcome by Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal 1-6 6-4 6-4.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Cori Gauff

This contest would be 4th time that Shuai Zhang and Cori Gauff play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Magdalena Frech’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Shuai Zhang

15 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
58
High
22
LWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-25 10-16 4-5 0-0 1-4 0-0
2024 41-30 28-15 10-9 1-2 2-4 0-0
2023 39-32 23-21 10-5 0-2 6-4 0-0
2022 38-38 22-19 11-12 1-3 4-4 0-0
2021 38-19 12-5 16-8 6-3 3-2 1-1
2020 26-14 12-5 10-7 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 36-24 22-12 9-8 2-1 3-3 0-0
2018 29-30 4-11 8-7 15-8 2-3 0-1

Magdalena Frech has a 15-24 win-loss record in 2025, 10-15 on hard. As for the previous 11 years, Magdalena has a 156-121 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Frech won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in Wuhan Open the Pole was overcome by Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter 6-2 6-2.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Magdalena Frech

This contest would be 4th time that Shuai Zhang and Magdalena Frech square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Shuai Zhang may square off with Laura Siegemund. Their H2H is 2-1 for Laura Siegemund.

1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 60-14 record in 2025, 39-9 on hard. As for the last 10 years, Iga has a 201-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was winning the tournament at the Wimbledon where she overcame Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-0 6-0, in Cincinnati where she defeated 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 Wuhan Open Swiatek didn’t play in this event.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Shuai Zhang and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Shuai Zhang may come up against Jasmine Paolini. Their H2H is 3-0 for Shuai Zhang.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Aryna Sabalenka

63 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 63-12 35-6 17-3 4-1 7-2 0-0
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0

Aryna Sabalenka has a 57-10 record in 2025, 33-5 on hard. As for the last 10 years, Sabalenka has a 260-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of this current year was winning the tournament in Brisbane where she beat Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2, in Miami where she defeated Jessica Pegula in the final 7-5 6-2, in Madrid where she overcame Cori Gauff in the final 6-3 7-6(3), and at the U.S. Open where she defeated Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-3 7-6(3).

Last year in Wuhan Open Aryna conquered the tournament after ousting Qinwen Zheng 6-3 5-7 6-3.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 6th time that Shuai Zhang and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Shuai Zhang could square off with Jessica Pegula. Their H2H is 0-0.