Cori Gauff is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Cori has defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-63 2-6 7-68 and Marketa Vondrousova 3-6 6-0 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Tereza Martincova.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Cori Gauff’s projected draw including the likely opposition at Dubai Duty Free Championships. The American has a neutral record (2-2) with the projected opponents.
R3 – Tereza Martincova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Tereza Martincova
Tereza Martincova has a 11-4 record in 2021, 5-1 on hard. As for the last 9 years, the Czech has a 85-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Martincova won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Czech lost to Veronika Kudermetova in the qualifications 5-7 6-3 6-4.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Tereza Martincova
This contest would be 2nd time that Cori Gauff and Tereza Martincova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Martincova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard .
1/4 – Ons Jabeur’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Cori Gauff
Ons Jabeur has a 8-4 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 12 years, the Tunisian has a 115-90 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ons won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Jabeur was defeated by Simona Halep in the 2nd round 1-6 6-2 7-6(7).
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Ons Jabeur
This would be the 3rd time that Cori Gauff and Ons Jabeur face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
However, Cori Gauff may face Jil Teichmann. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Cori Gauff.
1/2 – Belinda Bencic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Belinda Bencic
Belinda Bencic has a 6-4 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 10 years, Bencic has a 141-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Swiss won 6 of her last 10 matches.
The Swiss’s best result of this season was reaching the final in Adelaide.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Belinda capitulated to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 1st round 1-6 6-1 6-1.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Belinda Bencic
This would be the 2nd time that Cori Gauff and Belinda Bencic clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
Alternatively, Cori Gauff may face Svetlana Kuznetsova. Their head to head record is 0-0.
Final – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Karolina Pliskova has a 6-4 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 14 years, Karolina has a 270-136 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pliskova won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Karolina lost to Elena Rybakina in the quarter 7-6(1) 6-3.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Karolina Pliskova
There is no head to head record between Cori Gauff and Karolina Pliskova since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
However, Cori Gauff may square off with Aryna Sabalenka. Their head to head record is 1-1.