Simona Halep is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. The Romanian has defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-4 and Dayana Yastremska 7-5 6-4 to reach the quarter where she will face Yulia Putintseva.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Simona Halep’s projected draw together with the likely opponents at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The Romanian has a favorable record (11-6) with the plausible opponents.
1/4 – Yulia Putintseva’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Simona Halep
Yulia Putintseva has a 20-9 record in 2020, 3-0 on clay. As for the last 5 years, Putintseva has a 114-61 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Kazakhstani won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Yulia was defeated by Petra Kvitova in the 2nd round 6-0 6-1.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Yulia Putintseva
This contest would be 2nd time that Simona Halep and Yulia Putintseva clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
1/2 – Victoria Azarenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Simona Halep
Victoria Azarenka has a 14-3 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay. In connection to the previous 3 years, Azarenka has a 11-7 record on clay. The Belarussian won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the current season was managing to win the title in New York where she overcame Naomi Osaka in the final w/o.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Belarussian was defeated by Karolina Pliskova in the quarter 6-7(5) 6-2 6-2.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Victoria Azarenka
This match would represent the 6th time that Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .
Nevertheless, Simona Halep may come up against Garbine Muguruza. Their H2H is 4-2 for Garbine Muguruza.
Final – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 7-4 for Simona Halep
Karolina Pliskova has a 11-5 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on clay. In the last 5 years, Pliskova has a 108-70 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Pliskova won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of this year was managing to win the title in Brisbane where she defeated Madison Keys in the final 6-4 4-6 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Karolina won the tournament after besting Johanna Konta 6-3 6-4.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Karolina Pliskova
This match would represent the 12th time that Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova play each other. The head to head is 7-4 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay .
On the other hand, Simona Halep may play Elina Svitolina. Their H2H is 5-5.