Karolina Muchova is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. The Czech has defeated Maria Sakkari 7-65 7-5, Nadia Podoroska 6-3 0-6 6-3 and Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-2 to reach the 4th round where she will face Elina Avanesyan.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Karolina Muchova’s projected draw alongsideherplausible opponents at the French Open. Karolina has a neutral record (2-2) with the likely opposition.
R4 – Elina Avanesyan’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31-24 | 7-12 | 20-9 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-26 | 11-7 | 25-17 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-19 | 0-0 | 48-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-8 | 4-2 | 10-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 16-8 | 1-1 | 12-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Elina Avanesyan has a 21-12 win-loss record in 2023, 16-6 on clay. In the course of the previous 6 years, Elina has a 113-52 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Elina won 8 of her last 10 matches.
The Russian’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the final the W100 Wiesbaden.
Last year at the French Open Avanesyan lost to Caroline Dolehide in the qualifications 7-6(2) 4-6 7-5.
H2H Karolina Muchova vs. Elina Avanesyan
There is no head to head record between Karolina Muchova and Elina Avanesyan since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
1/4 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30-22 | 24-16 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-23 | 19-14 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-20 | 20-10 | 9-5 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 34-13 | 17-7 | 9-4 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 35-27 | 23-14 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 46-21 | 25-13 | 16-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 43-25 | 20-12 | 13-6 | 9-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 44-28 | 21-11 | 4-6 | 8-7 | 9-3 | 2-1 |
Elise Mertens has a 18-11 record in 2023, 5-3 on clay. In the course of the last 12 years, Mertens has a 98-55 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Elise won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Mertens’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the semifinal Monterrey.
Last year at the French Open the Belgian lost to Cori Gauff in the 4th round 6-4 6-0.
H2H Karolina Muchova vs. Elise Mertens
This match would represent the 3rd time that Karolina Muchova and Elise Mertens fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Muchova and Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Karolina Muchova may play Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Aryna Sabalenka
| 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 32-5 record in 2023, 12-2 on clay. Regarding the last 8 years, Aryna has a 60-34 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the season was conquering the tournament in Adelaide where she defeated Linda Noskova in the final 6-3 7-6(4), at the Australian Open where she beat Elena Rybakina in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4, and in Madrid where she beat Iga Swiatek in the final 6-3 3-6 6-3.
Last year at the French Open Sabalenka surrendered to Camila Giorgi in the 3rd round 4-6 6-1 6-0.
H2H Karolina Muchova vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This contest would be 2nd time that Karolina Muchova and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Karolina Muchova may take on Daria Kasatkina. Their head to head is 0-0.
Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Karolina Muchova
| 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 31-6 win-loss record in 2023, 15-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 8 years, Swiatek has a 107-16 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this year was conquering the title in Doha where she defeated Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-0, and in Stuttgart where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 6-4.
Last year at the French Open the Pole conquered the event after downing Cori Gauff 6-1 6-3.
H2H Karolina Muchova vs. Iga Swiatek
This match would represent the 2nd time that Karolina Muchova and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Muchova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Karolina Muchova may come up against Cori Gauff. Their H2H record is 0-0.
