Qinwen Zheng will make her way to home turf after becoming the first Chinese player to win the Olympic gold in singles at the showpiece event in Paris 2024. Currently ranked World No. 7, Qinwen Zheng will be looking to make her mark at the upcoming WTA China Open 2024 – a WTA 1000 event, as the first Chinese to win the women’s singles title.

At this time last year, Zheng was on the verge of breaking into the top 20 before finally making the list at No. 19 in October 2023. She broke through after reaching the finals at the Zhengzhou Open in mid-October.

The Australian Open 2024 finalist will have one obstacle less in her path to the championship round. Defending champion and World No. 1 Iga Swiatek announced this week that she won’t be playing in Beijing due to personal reasons.

Zheng had overcome Swiatek in the semi-finals at the Paris Olympics, clawing her way back against the clay court specialist from 4-0 down in the second to hand her a shock defeat in straight sets. Zheng went on to overcome Donna Vekic in the final to enter the record books with her Olympic gold.

Zheng will still have to take on a formidable field against the remainder of the WTA top 20 in her bid for victory. Making life difficult for the Chinese will be two-time quarter-finalist Aryna Sabalenka, last season’s semi-finalist Coco Gauff and Zheng’s rival in the Olympic final, Donna Vekic. Sabalenka will take over as the top seed in Swiatek’s absence. The 21-year-old Chinese player made her main draw debut at the event last season, but made a first round exit against Elena Rybakina.

Other potential adversaries for Zheng include last year’s runner-up Liudmila Samsonova, the 2017 semi-finalist Jelena Ostapenko, 2016 semi-finalist Madison Keys and 2012 champion Victoria Azarenka. Outside of the top 20, the 2017 champion Caroline Garcia could be a hurdle in Qinwen Zheng’s aspirations in Beijing.

Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng headline the top half of the draw, while Jelena Ostapenko and Jessica Pegula are the top seeds in the bottom half. With Swiatek missing out on action in Beijing, a new champion will be crowned for the fifth time.

The latest edition of the WTA China Open 2024 main draw got underway on Wednesday, September 25th, and the curtains will come down on Sunday, October 6th. Singles qualifying took place on Monday, September 23rd and Tuesday, September 24th.

Beijing is the host city of the China Open 2024 and the event itself will be held at the Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Centre – the tournament’s home since 2008. The Diamond Court, with its capacity of 15,000, is the largest in the complex.

• Aryna Sabalenka
• Jessica Pegula
• Jasmine Paolini
• Coco Gauff
• Qinwen Zheng
• Emma Navarro
• Barbora Krejcikova
• Jelena Ostapenko
• Daria Kasatkina
• Anna Kalinskaya

There is no Indian presence at the China Open 2024 WTA 1000 event.

• Qualifying Rounds: September 23-24
• Round of 128: September 25–26
• Round of 64: September 27
• Round of 32: September 29
• Round of 16: October 1
• Quarter-finals: October 2
• Semi-finals: October 4
• Finals: October 6

Viewers in India and the United States can tune into the Tennis Channel for live coverage of WTA China Open 2024. In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports will be handling broadcast duties.

Women’s Singles Round 1

• Alycia Parks beat Wang Qiang (1-6, 6-4, 6-2)
• Naomi Osaka beat Lucia Bronzetti (6-3, 6-2)
• Sofia Kenin beat Ana Bogdan (7-5, 6-2)
• Laura Siegemund lost to Yulia Starodubtsewa (4-6, 6-7(3-7)
• Taylor Townsend beat Martina Trevisan (6-2, 4-6, 6-3)

Women’s Singles Round 1

• Irina-Camelia Begu beat Ye-Xin Ma (1-6, 6-4, 6-1)
• Viktorija Golubic beat Wang Xiyu (7-6 (7-5), 0-6, 6-3)
• Sara Sorribes beat Gao Xinyu (6-7 (7-4), 7-5, 7-5)
• Clara Tauson beat Harriet Dart (5-7, 6-4, 6-1)
• Camila Osorio beat Ajla Tomljanovic (1-6, 6-3, 6-3)

Women’s Singles Round 2

• (6) Emma Navarro lost to Shuai Zhang (4-6, 2-6)
• (10) Anna Kalinskaya beat Hailey Baptiste (3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-5)
• (12) Diana Shnaider beat Sofia Kenin (6-2, 6-3)
• (4) Coco Gauff beat Clara Burel (7-5, 6-3)
• (2) Jessica Pegula vs Diane Parry (6-1, 7-6 (7-4)

Women’s Singles Round 2

• (5) Qinwen Zheng vs Kamilla Rakhimova
• (1) Aryna Sabalenka beat Mananchaya Sawangkaew (6-4, 6-1)
• (7) Barbora Krejcikova lost to Jacqueline Cristian (6-1, 4-6, 5-7)
• (11) Liudmila Samsonova lost to Cristina Bucsa (1-6, 6-4, 4-6)
• (3) Jasmine Paolini beat Clara Tauson (1-6, 7-5, 6-4)
• (9) Daria Kasatkina beat Jana Fett (6-1, 6-2)

Women’s Singles Round 3

• (2) Jessica Pegula beat (32) Veronika Kudermetova (6-7(9), 6-1, 6-2)
• (12) Diana Shnaider lost to (23) Magdalena Frech (6-0, 3-6, 4-6)
• (10) Anna Kalinskaya beat Peyton Stearns (3-6, 6-3, 3-1, Walkover)
• (4) Coco Gauff beat (26) Katie Boulter (7-5, 6-2)
• Naomi Osaka beat Katie Volynets (6-3, 6-2)

Women’s Singles Round 3

• (18) Madison Keys beat (13) Beatriz Haddad Maia (6-3, 6-3)
• (1) Aryna Sabalenka beat Ashly Krueger (6-2, 6-2)
• (3) Jasmine Paolini lost to (31) Magda Linette (4-6, 0-6)
• (17) Mirra Andreeva beat Donna Vekic (3-6, 6-4, 6-4)
• (9) Daria Kasatkina lost to (34) Amanda Anisimova (6-7(1), 4-6)
• (5) Qinwen Zheng beat Nadia Podoroska (3-6, 2-6)

Women’s Singles Round of 16

• (2) Jessica Pegula lost to (15) Paula Badosa (4-6, 0-6)
• (23) Magdalena Frech lost to Zhang Shuai (4-6, 2-6)
• (10) Anna Kalinskaya vs Yulia Starodubtsewa
• (4) Coco Gauff vs Naomi Osaka

Women’s Singles Round of 16

• (1) Aryna Sabalenka vs (18) Madison Keys
• Cristina Bucsa vs Karolina Muchova
• (17) Mirra Andreeva vs (31) Magda Linette
• (5) Qinwen Zheng vs (34) Amanda Anisimova

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