Simona Halep is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. The Romanian has defeated Camila Giorgi 6-4 7-63, Kristina Kucova 6-3 6-1 and Elena Rybakina 7-611 4-6 6-3 to reach the 4th round where she will face Elina Svitolina.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Simona Halep’s projected draw with the likely opponents in U.S. Open. Halep has a a good record (22-17) against the plausible opponents.
R4 – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 5-5
Elina Svitolina has a 36-16 record in 2021, 26-9 on hard. Regarding the previous 12 years, Svitolina has a 253-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Ukrainian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 8 matches winning streak.
Her most significant achievement of this season was conquering the tournament in Chicago where she overcame Alize Cornet in the final 7-5 6-4.
Last year at the U.S. Open the Ukrainian didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Elina Svitolina
This would be the 11th time that Simona Halep and Elina Svitolina face off. The head to head is 5-5 for Halep and Svitolina (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Angelique Kerber’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 6-6
Angelique Kerber has a 26-12 record in 2021, 11-6 on hard. During the last 17 years, Angelique has a 341-172 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Angelique won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of this year was conquering the competition in Bad Homburg where she overcame Katerina Siniakova in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year at the U.S. Open Angelique was overcome by Jennifer Brady in the 4th round 6-1 6-4.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Angelique Kerber
This match would represent the 13th time that Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber play each other. The head to head is 6-6 (see full H2H stats), 4-1 for Halep on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Simona Halep could square off with Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Simona Halep
Aryna Sabalenka has a 41-14 win-loss record in 2021, 21-8 on hard. In connection to the previous 6 years, the Belarussian has a 131-58 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of this season was winning the tournament in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2, and in Madrid where she defeated Ashleigh Barty in the final 6-0 3-6 6-4.
Last year at the U.S. Open the Belarussian lost to Victoria Azarenka in the 2nd round 6-1 6-3.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This would be the 6th time that Simona Halep and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Simona Halep could come up against Barbora Krejcikova. Their H2H is 2-0 for Simona Halep.
Final – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 8-4 for Simona Halep
Karolina Pliskova has a 33-16 record in 2021, 19-9 on hard. As for the last 14 years, the Czech has a 283-141 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pliskova won 8 of her last 10 matches.
The Czech’s most significant result of this current year was reaching the final in Rome, in Wimbledon and Montreal.
Last year at the U.S. Open Karolina lost to Caroline Garcia in the 2nd round 6-1 7-6(2).
H2H Simona Halep vs. Karolina Pliskova
This contest would be 13th time that Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova clash against each other. The head to head is 8-4 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Simona Halep may square off with Bianca Vanessa Andreescu. Their head to head is 1-0 for Simona Halep.
