[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Varvara Gracheva’s draw vs Stephens, Zheng, Sabalenka, Garcia, Pegula, Swiatek to win the French Open

French Open draw preview with H2H - Varvara Gracheva may need to beat Sloane Stephens, Qinwen Zheng, Aryna Sabalenka, Caroline Garcia, Jessica Pegula, Iga Swiatek to conquer the event in the French Open.

Varvara Gracheva Stats info

Varvara Gracheva is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. The Russian has defeated Dalma Galfi 6-4 2-6 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Sloane Stephens.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Varvara Gracheva’s projected draw includingherprojected opponents at the French Open. Varvara has a neutral record (2-2) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Dalma Galfi (98) – 6-4 2-6 6-1
R2 – Sloane Stephens (30) – H2H 2-1
R3 – Qinwen Zheng (19) – H2H 0-0
or Yulia Putintseva (58) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-0
or Kamilla Rakhimova (82) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Caroline Garcia (5) – H2H 0-0
or Daria Kasatkina (9) – H2H 2-1
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (3) – H2H 0-1
or Liudmila Samsonova (15) – H2H 0-2
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-0
or Elena Rybakina (4) – H2H 0-2
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R2 – Sloane Stephens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Varvara Gracheva

25 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
47
High
3
LWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 25-20 11-14 13-5 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 18-17 13-9 5-6 0-0 0-2 0-0
2021 20-19 6-11 11-6 1-1 2-1 0-0
2020 4-11 3-8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 24-19 10-13 10-4 2-0 2-2 0-0
2018 37-19 21-10 12-5 4-3 0-1 0-0
2017 15-10 15-5 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-0
2016 22-10 11-6 9-3 0-0 2-1 0-0

Sloane Stephens has a 15-11 record in 2023, 11-4 on clay. In the course of the last 16 years, the American has a 123-68 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The American won 8 of her last 10 matches.

The American’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final the Malo.

Last year at the French Open the American surrendered to Cori Gauff in the quarter 7-5 6-2.

H2H Varvara Gracheva vs. Sloane Stephens

This match would represent the 4th time that Varvara Gracheva and Sloane Stephens square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Gracheva (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

R3 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
15
High
7
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 17-9 record in 2023, 6-3 on clay. Talking about the previous 7 years, Zheng has a 60-20 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Zheng won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Qinwen’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the semifinal Abu Dhabi.

Last year at the French Open Qinwen surrendered to Iga Swiatek in the 4th round 6-7(5) 6-0 6-2.

H2H Varvara Gracheva vs. Qinwen Zheng

There is no head to head record between Varvara Gracheva and Qinwen Zheng since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Varvara Gracheva could fight against Yulia Putintseva. Their head to head record is 0-0.

R4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

55 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1
2016 30-18 14-7 6-6 6-5 0-0 4-0

Aryna Sabalenka has a 30-5 win-loss record in 2023, 10-2 on clay. Talking about the previous 8 years, the Belarussian has a 58-34 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Aryna won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the current year was winning the competition in Adelaide where she beat Linda Noskova in the final 6-3 7-6(4), at the Australian Open where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4, and in Madrid where she defeated Iga Swiatek in the final 6-3 3-6 6-3.

Last year at the French Open Sabalenka lost to Camila Giorgi in the 3rd round 4-6 6-1 6-0.

H2H Varvara Gracheva vs. Aryna Sabalenka

There is no head to head record between Varvara Gracheva and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

However, Varvara Gracheva may play Kamilla Rakhimova. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Varvara Gracheva.

1/4 – Caroline Garcia’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

40 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
20
High
4
LLWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 40-27 23-17 4-4 7-3 6-3 0-0
2022 46-21 21-13 11-4 4-1 10-3 0-0
2021 27-26 15-14 8-6 3-3 1-3 0-0
2020 11-11 5-6 4-3 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 27-27 8-16 10-8 2-1 7-2 0-0
2018 39-22 23-13 13-5 1-2 2-2 0-0
2017 48-22 27-11 12-6 3-3 6-2 0-0
2016 40-26 17-15 7-7 10-3 6-1 0-0

Caroline Garcia has a 23-11 win-loss record in 2023, 4-3 on clay. Regarding the previous 14 years, the French player has a 118-81 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Caroline won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Garcia’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the final Lyon and Monterrey.

Last year at the French Open Garcia surrendered to Madison Keys in the 2nd round 6-4 7-6(3).

H2H Varvara Gracheva vs. Caroline Garcia

There is no head to head record between Varvara Gracheva and Caroline Garcia since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Anyhow, Varvara Gracheva may play Daria Kasatkina. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Varvara Gracheva.

1/2 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jessica Pegula

59 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
3
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0
2017 12-9 12-6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2016 21-24 10-10 8-10 0-1 1-2 2-1

Jessica Pegula has a 28-9 win-loss record in 2023, 7-3 on clay. In the course of the last 15 years, the American has a 112-71 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Jessica won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Australia where she defeated Martina Trevisan in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year at the French Open Jessica surrendered to Iga Swiatek in the quarter 6-3 6-2.

H2H Varvara Gracheva vs. Jessica Pegula

This would be the 2nd time that Varvara Gracheva and Jessica Pegula play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

However, Varvara Gracheva may square off with Liudmila Samsonova. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Liudmila Samsonova.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

68 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-2 0-0 11-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 10-2 0-0 0-0 10-1 0-0 0-1

Iga Swiatek has a 29-6 record in 2023, 13-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 8 years, Swiatek has a 105-16 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the season was conquering the title in Doha where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-0, and in Stuttgart where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year at the French Open the Pole won the competition after ousting Cori Gauff 6-1 6-3.

H2H Varvara Gracheva vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Varvara Gracheva and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Yet, Varvara Gracheva may fight against Elena Rybakina. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Elena Rybakina.