Paula Badosa is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. The Spaniard has defeated Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-2, Rebecca Sramkova 7-5 7-5, Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-0 and Shuai Zhang 6-1 7-64 to reach the semifinal where she will face Cori Gauff.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Paula Badosa’s projected draw andherpresumable opponents in China Open. The Spaniard has a neutral record (3-3) with the presumable opponents.
1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Paula Badosa
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Year
Total
Hard
Clay
I.hard
Grass
Carpet
2024
45-15
26-8
14-5
0-0
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
2017
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Cori Gauff has a 45-15 record in 2024, 26-8 on hard. In connection to the previous 8 years, Gauff has a 125-56 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the season was winning the competition in Auckland where she overcame Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.
Last year in China Open the American lost to Iga Swiatek in the semifinal 6-2 6-3.
H2H Paula Badosa vs. Cori Gauff
This match would represent the 6th time that Paula Badosa and Cori Gauff square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Final – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Qinwen Zheng
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Year
Total
Hard
Clay
I.hard
Grass
Carpet
2024
41-14
23-8
17-4
0-0
1-2
0-0
2023
37-19
23-11
11-4
3-1
0-3
0-0
2022
39-19
27-12
10-4
0-0
2-3
0-0
2021
34-11
7-1
16-6
11-4
0-0
0-0
2020
38-8
3-3
26-3
9-2
0-0
0-0
2019
14-11
14-8
0-3
0-0
0-0
0-0
2018
14-9
12-8
2-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
2017
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Qinwen Zheng has a 41-14 win-loss record in 2024, 23-8 on hard. In connection to the last 8 years, the Chinese has a 109-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zheng won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the season was winning the competition in Palermo where she overcame Karolina Muchova in the final 6-4 4-6 6-2, and in Paris where she defeated Donna Vekic in the final 6-2 6-3.
Last year in China Open Zheng was defeated by Elena Rybakina in the 1st round 6-1 6-2.
H2H Paula Badosa vs. Qinwen Zheng
This match would represent the 2nd time that Paula Badosa and Qinwen Zheng play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Paula Badosa could face Karolina Muchova. Their head to head is 2-1 for Paula Badosa.