Ashleigh Barty defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-3 in the Shenzhen final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, but Ashleigh Barty had been the form player, winning 10 of their last 10 on hard. Ashleigh Barty narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Barty A. took it in straight sets.
Barty A. and Svitolina E. faced 16 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Barty A. went 24–3 (89%) against them, Svitolina E. 23–8 (74%). Results against comparable opponents are close (5 : 0 better-results split).
Hard: Svitolina E. leads 3–2 · Grass: Svitolina E. leads 2–0