Elena Rybakina is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Wuhan. Elena has defeated Jaqueline Cristian 6-4 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Linda Noskova.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Elena Rybakina’s projected draw alongsideherprojected opposition in Wuhan Open. Elena has a unfavourable record (13-16) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Jaqueline Cristian (48) – 6-4 6-3
R3 – Linda Noskova (17) – H2H 2-0
1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 5-7
or Liudmila Samsonova (20) – H2H 2-4
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (6) – H2H 2-3
or Ekaterina Alexandrova (11) – H2H 1-3
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 4-6
or Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-1
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R3 – Linda Noskova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Elena Rybakina

40 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
13
WWLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 40-26 26-17 3-5 3-1 8-3 0-0
2024 28-18 19-8 6-6 0-1 3-3 0-0
2023 34-20 22-10 6-5 5-2 1-3 0-0
2022 40-17 10-5 14-5 16-7 0-0 0-0
2021 38-11 13-7 10-4 15-0 0-0 0-0
2020 0-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 7-5 0-0 0-1 7-3 0-0 0-1

Linda Noskova has a 36-23 record in 2025, 24-14 on hard. In the last 7 years, Noskova has a 88-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Noskova won 8 of her last 10 matches.

The Czech’s best result of the current year was getting to the final Prague and Beijing.

Last year in Wuhan Open the Czech didn’t play in this event.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Linda Noskova

This contest would be 3rd time that Elena Rybakina and Linda Noskova face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

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

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

Last year in Wuhan Open the Belarussian conquered the event after besting Qinwen Zheng 6-3 5-7 6-3.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 13th time that Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 7-5

for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they are 4-4 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Elena Rybakina could fight against Liudmila Samsonova. Their head to head record is 4-2 for Liudmila Samsonova.

1/2 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Jessica Pegula

53 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
3
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 53-23 35-12 11-5 3-4 4-2 0-0
2024 39-16 29-9 4-2 0-2 6-3 0-0
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0

Jessica Pegula has a 48-20 record in 2025, 32-11 on hard. During the previous 17 years, Jessica has a 283-137 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the season was winning the title in Austin where she overcame Mccartney Kessler in the final 7-5 6-2, in Charleston where she defeated Sofia Kenin in the final 6-3 7-5, and in Bad Homburg where she beat Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year in Wuhan Open Jessica was overcome by Xinyu Wang in the 3rd round 6-3 7-5.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Jessica Pegula

This would be the 6th time that Elena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Elena Rybakina may square off with Ekaterina Alexandrova. Their H2H is 3-1 for Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-4 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 60-14 record in 2025, 39-9 on hard. In connection to the previous 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 result of this year was winning the tournament at the Wimbledon where she beat 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 Wuhan Open Iga didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Iga Swiatek

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

Anyhow, Elena Rybakina may take on Cori Gauff. Their head to head is 1-0 for Cori Gauff.