2024 China Open – Women's singles

Coco Gauff defeated Karolína Muchová in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 China Open.[1] It was her second WTA 1000 title and eighth career singles title. Gauff became the second American woman to win the China Open, after Serena Williams, and the youngest women's singles champion at the tournament since Caroline Wozniacki in 2010.[2] Ranked as the world No. 49, Muchová was the lowest ranked woman to reach the final since the tournament's inception in 2004.[3]

Women's singles
2024 China Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Coco Gauff
Runner-upCzech Republic Karolína Muchová
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw96
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Iga Świątek was the reigning champion,[4] but withdrew before the start of the tournament.[5]

The first round match between Sara Sorribes Tormo and Gao Xinyu lasted for 4 hours and 15 minutes, becoming the fourth-longest match on the WTA Tour in the Open Era, surpassing the Thailand Open second round match between Laura Siegemund and Wang Xiyu from the previous week.[6]

With her win over McCartney Kessler in the first round, Zhang Shuai claimed her first tour-level win since the 2023 Lyon Open, ending her streak of 24 consecutive losses. Zhang's streak marked the second-longest consecutive losing streak for a woman in the Open Era (after Madeleine Pegel with 29).[7] Zhang's second round win against Emma Navarro also saw her become the lowest ranked player (at No. 595) to defeat a top 10 player since the inception of the tournament in 2004.[8][9]

Seeds

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All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.     Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
02.     Jessica Pegula (fourth round)
03.     Jasmine Paolini (third round)
04.     Coco Gauff (champion)
05.     Zheng Qinwen (semifinals)
06.     Emma Navarro (second round)
07.     Barbora Krejčíková (second round)
08.     Jeļena Ostapenko (withdrew)
09.     Daria Kasatkina (third round)
10.     Anna Kalinskaya (fourth round)
11.     Liudmila Samsonova (second round)
12.     Diana Shnaider (third round)
13.     Beatriz Haddad Maia (third round)
14.     Marta Kostyuk (second round)
15.     Paula Badosa (semifinals)
16.     Donna Vekić (third round)
17.     Mirra Andreeva (quarterfinals)
18.     Madison Keys (fourth round)
19.     Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (withdrew)
20.     Leylah Fernandez (second round)
21.     Yulia Putintseva (second round)
22.     Ekaterina Alexandrova (second round)
23.     Magdalena Fręch (fourth round)
24.     Elise Mertens (third round)
25.     Dayana Yastremska (second round)
26.     Katie Boulter (third round)
27.     Kateřina Siniaková (second round)
28.     Anastasia Potapova (second round)
29.     Lulu Sun (second round)
30.     Yuan Yue (second round)
31.     Magda Linette (fourth round)
32.     Veronika Kudermetova (third round)
33.     Caroline Dolehide (second round)
34.     Amanda Anisimova (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Aryna Sabalenka 65 6 4
  Karolína Muchová 77 2 6
  Karolína Muchová 6 6
5   Zheng Qinwen 3 4
17   Mirra Andreeva 7 0 4
5   Zheng Qinwen 5 6 6
  Karolína Muchová 1 3
4   Coco Gauff 6 6
Q   Yuliia Starodubtseva 6 2 2
4   Coco Gauff 2 6 6
4   Coco Gauff 4 6 6
15   Paula Badosa 6 4 2
WC   Zhang Shuai 1 64
15   Paula Badosa 6 77

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   A Sabalenka 6 6
Q   Z Diyas 2 3 Q   M Sawangkaew 4 1
Q   M Sawangkaew 6 6 1   A Sabalenka 6 6
  Y Wang 6 4 2   A Krueger 2 2
  A Krueger 3 6 6   A Krueger 6 77
29   L Sun 1 64
1   A Sabalenka 6 6
18   M Keys 4 3
18   M Keys 6 6
WC   X Gao 77 5 5 Q   S Sorribes Tormo 2 1
Q   S Sorribes Tormo 64 7 7 18   M Keys 6 6
Q   E-G Ruse 4 66 13   B Haddad Maia 3 3
WC   S Wei 6 78 WC   S Wei 5 4
13   B Haddad Maia 7 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   L Samsonova 1 6 4
WC   X Yao 3 2   C Bucșa 6 4 6
  C Bucșa 6 6   C Bucșa 4 6 6
Q   Ar Rodionova 6 4 3 24   E Mertens 6 2 2
  E Cocciaretto 4 6 6   E Cocciaretto 4 78 3
24   E Mertens 6 66 6
  C Bucșa 2 0
  K Muchová 6 6
30   Y Yuan 3 1
  A Blinkova 1 1   K Muchová 6 6
  K Muchová 6 6   K Muchová 6 6
  A Bondár 1 65   J Cristian 1 3
  J Cristian 6 77   J Cristian 1 6 7
7   B Krejčíková 6 4 5

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   J Paolini 1 7 6
  H Dart 7 4 1   C Tauson 6 5 4
  C Tauson 5 6 6 3   J Paolini 4 0
  M Uchijima 6 6 31   M Linette 6 6
WC   H Shi 3 4   M Uchijima 4 6 3
31   M Linette 6 4 6
31   M Linette 1 3
17   M Andreeva 6 6
17   M Andreeva 65 6 6
WC   Y Ma 6 4 1 PR   I-C Begu 77 1 1
PR   I-C Begu 1 6 6 17   M Andreeva 3 6 6
  V Golubic 77 0 6 16   D Vekić 6 4 4
  Xiy Wang 65 6 3   V Golubic 6 63 4
16   D Vekić 4 77 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   D Kasatkina 6 6
WC   M Wang 3 4 LL   J Fett 1 2
LL   J Fett 6 6 9   D Kasatkina 61 4
  C Osorio 1 6 6 34   A Anisimova 77 6
PR   A Tomljanović 6 3 3   C Osorio 6 3 4
34   A Anisimova 1 6 6
34   A Anisimova 6 1 2
5   Q Zheng 3 6 6
25   D Yastremska 5 77 2
WC   Y Ren 4 2   N Podoroska 7 64 6
  N Podoroska 6 6   N Podoroska 3 2
Q   K Birrell 2 4 5   Q Zheng 6 6
LL   K Rakhimova 6 6 LL   K Rakhimova 1 1
5   Q Zheng 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
33   C Dolehide 3 7 2
  E Avanesyan 6 7   E Avanesyan 6 5 6
LL   E Bektas 2 5   E Avanesyan 3 1
Q   Y Starodubtseva 6 77 Q   Y Starodubtseva 6 6
  L Siegemund 4 63 Q   Y Starodubtseva 6 6
27   K Siniaková 2 2
Q   Y Starodubtseva 7 6
10   A Kalinskaya 5 0
20   L Fernandez 5 2
  J Bouzas Maneiro 2 4   P Stearns 7 6
  P Stearns 6 6   P Stearns 6 3 1r
  V Gracheva 0 3 10   A Kalinskaya 3 6 3
Q   H Baptiste 6 6 Q   H Baptiste 6 62 65
10   A Kalinskaya 3 77 77

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   M Kostyuk 5 3
  K Volynets 7 6   K Volynets 7 6
Q   D Gálfi 5 1   K Volynets 3 2
  L Bronzetti 3 2   N Osaka 6 6
  N Osaka 6 6   N Osaka 3 6 6
21   Y Putintseva 6 4 2
  N Osaka 6 4 0r
4   C Gauff 3 6 0
26   K Boulter 6 6
  M Trevisan 2 6 3   T Townsend 4 4
  T Townsend 6 4 6 26   K Boulter 5 2
  C Burel 6 5 6 4   C Gauff 7 6
LL   T Korpatsch 3 7 3   C Burel 5 3
4   C Gauff 7 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   E Navarro 4 2
WC   S Zhang 77 77 WC   S Zhang 6 6
  M Kessler 65 61 WC   S Zhang 6 6
  G Minnen 7 6   G Minnen 2 3
  E Andreeva 5 2   G Minnen 7 2 6
28   A Potapova 5 6 4
WC   S Zhang 6 6
23   M Fręch 4 2
23   M Fręch 6 5 6
PR   Q Wang 6 4 2 Q   A Parks 4 7 4
Q   A Parks 1 6 6 23   M Fręch 0 6 6
  S Kenin 7 6 12   D Shnaider 6 3 4
  A Bogdan 5 2   S Kenin 2 3
12   D Shnaider 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   P Badosa 6 6
  L Tsurenko 3 3   V Tomova 3 2
  V Tomova 6 6 15   P Badosa 7 7
  A Kalinina 4 0 Q   R Šramková 5 5
Q   R Šramková 6 6 Q   R Šramková 5 6 6
22   E Alexandrova 7 4 3
15   P Badosa 6 6
2   J Pegula 4 0
32   V Kudermetova 3 6 7
LL   M Hontama 1 3   Xin Wang 6 4 5
  Xin Wang 6 6 32   V Kudermetova 711 1 2
  D Parry 4 6 6 2   J Pegula 69 6 6
Q   E-s Liang 6 0 0   D Parry 1 64
2   J Pegula 6 77

Seeded players

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The following are the seeded players based on WTA rankings as of 16 September 2024. Rankings and points before are as of 23 September 2024.[10]

Under the 2024 WTA Rulebook, points from six of the seven combined/virtually combined ATP/WTA 1000 tournaments (which include Beijing) are required to be counted in a player's ranking.[11] Because the tournament is being expanded to two weeks this year, players are also defending points from the tournaments that took place during the week of 25 September 2023 (Tokyo and Ningbo).

The points dropping column reflects (a) points from the 2023 tournament and/or Tokyo / Ningbo, (b) the player's sixth best combined ATP/WTA 1000 tournament or (c) the player's 18th best result. The points won column reflects the points from the 2024 tournament.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points dropping Points won Points after Status
1 2   Aryna Sabalenka 8,716 215 215 8,716 Quarterfinals lost to   Karolína Muchová
2 3   Jessica Pegula 6,220 120+305 120+30 5,945 Fourth round lost to   Paula Badosa [15]
3 5   Jasmine Paolini 5,348 120 65 5,293 Third round lost to   Magda Linette [31]
4 6   Coco Gauff 4,983 390 1,000 5,593 Champion, defeated   Karolína Muchová
5 7   Zheng Qinwen 3,920 (60)§ 390 4,250 Semifinals lost to   Karolína Muchová
6 8   Emma Navarro 3,698 (10) 10 3,698 Second round lost to   Zhang Shuai [WC]
7 10   Barbora Krejčíková 3,161 10 10 3,161 Second round lost to   Jaqueline Cristian
8 13   Jeļena Ostapenko 2,963 215 0 2,748 Withdrew due to an abdominal injury
9 11   Daria Kasatkina 3,020 (10) 65 3,075 Third round lost to   Amanda Anisimova [34]
10 14   Anna Kalinskaya 2,725 20 120 2,825 Fourth round lost to   Yuliia Starodubtseva [Q]
11 15   Liudmila Samsonova 2,720 650+55 10+55 2,080 Second round lost to   Cristina Bucșa
12 16   Diana Shnaider 2,685 (10)+180 65+81 2,641 Third round lost to   Magdalena Fręch [23]
13 12   Beatriz Haddad Maia 2,981 10 65 3,036 Third round lost to   Madison Keys [18]
14 18   Marta Kostyuk 2,493 120 10 2,383 Second round lost to   Katie Volynets
15 19   Paula Badosa 2,325 (1) 390 2,714 Semifinals lost to   Coco Gauff [4]
16 20   Donna Vekić 2,243 10 65 2,298 Third round lost to   Mirra Andreeva [17]
17 22   Mirra Andreeva 2,153 150 215 2,218 Quarterfinals lost to   Zheng Qinwen [5]
18 24   Madison Keys 2,076 0 120 2,196 Fourth round lost to   Aryna Sabalenka [1]
19 25   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2,021 10+185 0+30 1,856 Withdrew due to a lower back injury
20 28   Leylah Fernandez 1,834 (10) 10 1,834 Second round lost to   Peyton Stearns
21 32   Yulia Putintseva 1,733 95+30 10+1 1,619 Second round lost to   Naomi Osaka
22 33   Ekaterina Alexandrova 1,733 10+100 10+60 1,693 Second round lost to   Rebecca Šramková [Q]
23 31   Magdalena Fręch 1,743 (10) 120 1,853 Fourth round lost to   Zhang Shuai [WC]
24 29   Elise Mertens 1,749 10 65 1,804 Third round lost to   Cristina Bucșa
25 35   Dayana Yastremska 1,603 (1) 10 1,612 Second round lost to   Nadia Podoroska
26 34   Katie Boulter 1,655 95 65 1,625 Third round lost to   Coco Gauff [4]
27 37   Kateřina Siniaková 1,474 (10) 10 1,474 Second round lost to   Yuliia Starodubtseva [Q]
28 38   Anastasia Potapova 1,427 10 10 1,427 Second round lost to   Greet Minnen
29 40   Lulu Sun 1,375 (6) 10 1,379 Second round lost to   Ashlyn Krueger
30 41   Yuan Yue 1,349 65 10 1,294 Second round lost to   Karolína Muchová
31 45   Magda Linette 1,311 120 120 1,311 Fourth round lost to   Mirra Andreeva [17]
32 39   Veronika Kudermetova 1,398 120+470 65+60 933 Third round lost to   Jessica Pegula [2]
33 98   Caroline Dolehide 703 (1) 10 712 Second round lost to   Elina Avanesyan
34 43   Amanda Anisimova 1,276 0 120 1,396 Fourth round lost to   Zheng Qinwen [5]

† The player is defending points from her sixth best combined ATP/WTA 1000 tournament.
‡ The player did not qualify for the main draw in 2023. She is defending points from her 18th best result instead.
§ The player's 2023 points were replaced by a better result for purposes of her ranking as of 23 September 2024. Points from her 18th best result will be deducted instead.

Withdrawn seeded players

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The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank Player Points before Points dropping Points added Points after Withdrawal reason
1   Iga Świątek 10,885 1,000+100 0 9,785 Personal reasons
4   Elena Rybakina 5,871 390 0 5,481 Back injury
9   Danielle Collins 3,178 1 0 3,177 Illness
17   Maria Sakkari 2,517 215+185 0+1 2,118 Shoulder injury
21   Ons Jabeur 2,160 65+280 0+10 1,825 Shoulder injury
23   Victoria Azarenka 2,137 10 0 2,127
26   Linda Nosková 1,953 65 0 1,888 Personal reasons
27   Elina Svitolina 1,942 0 0 1,942 Foot surgery
30   Markéta Vondroušová 1,748 10 0 1,738 Shoulder injury
36   Caroline Garcia 1,563 215+100 0+10 1,258 Shoulder injury
42   Marie Bouzková 1,330 0 0 1,330
44   Karolína Plíšková 1,265 0 0 1,265 Ankle surgery

Other entry information

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Wildcards

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Protected ranking

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Withdrawals

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† – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Kamilla Rakhimova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2.   Tatjana Maria (first round)
  3.   Sara Errani (first round)
  4.   Elena-Gabriela Ruse (qualified)
  5.   Rebecca Šramková (qualified)
  6.   Hailey Baptiste (qualified)
  7.   Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualified)
  8.   Arina Rodionova (qualified)
  9.   Alycia Parks (qualified)
  10.   Yuliia Starodubtseva (qualified)
  11.   Rebeka Masarova (first round)
  12.   Emina Bektas (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  13.   Tamara Korpatsch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  14.   Marina Stakusic (first round)
  15.   Jana Fett (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  16.   Mai Hontama (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  17.   Linda Fruhvirtová (first round)
  18.   Suzan Lamens (first round)
  19.   Dalma Gálfi (qualified)
  20.   Elsa Jacquemot (first round)
  21.   Nao Hibino (first round)
  22.   Kimberly Birrell (qualified)
  23.   Zeynep Sönmez (qualifying competition)
  24.   Sachia Vickery (first round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Kamilla Rakhimova 6 6
WC   Qu Yihan 4 3
1   Kamilla Rakhimova 6 2 62
22   Kimberly Birrell 4 6 77
    Natalija Stevanović 0 1
22   Kimberly Birrell 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Tatjana Maria 0 63
  Aliona Falei 6 77
  Aliona Falei 1 4
19   Dalma Gálfi 6 6
  Hanna Chang 1 3
19   Dalma Gálfi 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Sara Errani 1 3
  Liang En-shuo 6 6
  Liang En-shuo 6 711
15   Jana Fett 1 69
WC   Shao Yushan 0 1
15   Jana Fett 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6 4 6
WC   Feng Shuo 0 6 3
4   Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6 6
WC   Lu Jiajing 3 1
WC   Lu Jiajing 2 6 6
14   Marina Stakusic 6 3 4

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Rebecca Šramková 6 3 4
  Tamara Zidanšek 2 6 3r
5   Rebecca Šramková 5 7 77
  Polina Kudermetova 7 5 65
  Polina Kudermetova 63 6 6
17   Linda Fruhvirtová 77 1 2

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Hailey Baptiste 6 6
WC   Zhang Ruien 3 3
6   Hailey Baptiste 6 6
    Priscilla Hon 4 4
  Priscilla Hon 6 6
18   Suzan Lamens 4 3

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Sara Sorribes Tormo 6 6
  Arianne Hartono 2 2
7   Sara Sorribes Tormo 6 6
23   Zeynep Sönmez 1 1
    Varvara Lepchenko 0 3
23   Zeynep Sönmez 6 6

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Arina Rodionova 6 6
WC   You Xiaodi 4 0
8   Arina Rodionova 7 6
16   Mai Hontama 5 0
    Sofya Lansere 0r
16   Mai Hontama 3

Ninth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
9   Alycia Parks 6 3
WC   Guo Hanyu 0 0r
9   Alycia Parks 77 6
13   Tamara Korpatsch 65 4
  Mariam Bolkvadze 3 1
13   Tamara Korpatsch 6 6

Tenth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
10   Yuliia Starodubtseva 6 6
  Carol Zhao 2 2
10   Yuliia Starodubtseva 6 6
  Jang Su-jeong 0 2
  Jang Su-jeong 6 6
24   Sachia Vickery 4 4

Eleventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
11   Rebeka Masarova 4 0
PR   Zarina Diyas 6 6
PR   Zarina Diyas 6 6
  Heather Watson 0 2
  Heather Watson 2 6 6
20   Elsa Jacquemot 6 2 1

Twelfth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
12   Emina Bektas 6 6
WC   Wei Zhangqian 4 1
12   Emina Bektas 4 2
    Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6 6
  Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6 65 6
21   Nao Hibino 2 77 1

References

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  1. ^ "Gauff storms past Muchova to win China Open, second title of 2024". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Gauff storms past Muchova to win China Open, second title of 2024". wtatennis.com. 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "China Open 2024: Everything you need to know about the Beijing final". wtatennis.com. 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Swiatek beats Samsonova in Beijing to capture fifth title of 2023". espn.com. 8 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Defending champion Swiatek withdraws from Beijing". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Sorribes Tormo breaks four-hour mark, wins fourth longest match of Open Era". wtatennis.com. 26 September 2024.
  7. ^ "'Perfect timing': Zhang beats Kessler to end 24-match losing streak". wtatennis.com. 25 September 2024.
  8. ^ @OptaAce (27 September 2024). "595 - In defeating Emma Navarro, Shuai Zhang ranked 595 is the lowest ranked player to defeat a top-10 at the China Open since the inception of the tournament in 2004. Victory.#ChinaOpen @ChinaOpen @WTA @WTA_insider" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Zhang Shuai goes from 24-match losing streak to beating a Top 10 player in just two days". Tennis.com. 27 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Entire Top 20 headed to Beijing for WTA 1000 China Open". wtatennis.com. 29 August 2024.
  11. ^ "A player's WTA Singles Ranking is determined by calculating her total ranking points [...] from eighteen tournament results [...] which must include: [...] six (6) WTA 1000 Mandatory combined/virtually combined Tournaments" (PDF). WTA Rulebook page 139. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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