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Qinwen Zheng vs Elise Mertens — Semifinal, China Open 2026

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China Open 2026

WTA 1000HardBeijing, China

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final · Sun

🇨🇳ranked WTA number 54 going into this draw

Qinwen Zheng

10 Oct 2026 at UTC

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 19 going into this draw

Elise Mertens seeded 17

What this match is worth

On the line

Winner +650Loser +390

Ranking after

  • ZhengWin No. 30 or better · Lose No. 34
  • MertensWin No. 14 or better · Lose No. 16

Where to watch

Both roads here

🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen Zheng
Round
E. MertensElise Mertens🇧🇪

🇨🇳H. ShiHan Shi

R128

Bye

🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna Kalinskaya

R64

K. VolynetsKatie Volynets🇺🇸

🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie Bouzkova

R32

J. OstapenkoJelena Ostapenko🇱🇻

🇦🇲A. CharaevaAlina Charaeva

R16

C. GauffCoco Gauff🇺🇸

🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina Svitolina

QF

I. ŚwiątekIga Świątek🇵🇱

Qinwen Zheng and Elise Mertens reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Qinwen Zheng beat Han Shi; Elise Mertens had a bye. Round of 64: Qinwen Zheng beat Anna Kalinskaya; Elise Mertens beat Katie Volynets. Round of 32: Qinwen Zheng beat Marie Bouzkova; Elise Mertens beat Jelena Ostapenko. Round of 16: Qinwen Zheng beat Alina Charaeva; Elise Mertens beat Coco Gauff. Quarterfinal: Qinwen Zheng beat Elina Svitolina; Elise Mertens beat Iga Świątek

Tournament run stats

10–4

Sets won

8–2

55%

Games won

61%

3–1

Tiebreaks

1–0

4

Deciding sets

2