Maria Sakkari is 2 wins away to conquer the title in St. Petersburg. Sakkari has defeated Vitalia Diatchenko 3-6 6-4 7-63, Alize Cornet 6-2 6-4 and Belinda Bencic 2-6 6-4 6-3 to reach the semifinal where she will face Elena Rybakina.
The Greek is right now ranked no. 21. However, if Maria Sakkari wins the title, she is projected to go up 3 places and be ranked no.18 soon after this tournament.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Maria Sakkari’s projected draw along with the projected opposition at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. The Greek has a neutral record (3-3) with the projected opponents.
1/2 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Elena Rybakina has a 14-2 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 4 years, the Kazakhstani has a 27-7 record on indoor hard courts. Rybakina won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the year was managing to win the competition in Hobart where she overcame Shuai Zhang in the final 7-6(7) 6-3.
Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy the Kazakhstani didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Maria Sakkari vs. Elena Rybakina
There is no head to head record between Maria Sakkari and Elena Rybakina since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Final – Kiki Bertens’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 3-3
Kiki Bertens has a 9-2 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 5 years, the Dutch has a 33-28 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Dutch won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Bertens conquered the tournament after defeating Donna Vekic 7-62 6-4.
H2H Maria Sakkari vs. Kiki Bertens
This match would represent the 7th time that Maria Sakkari and Kiki Bertens face off. The head to head is 3-3 for Sakkari and Bertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts .
Alternatively, Maria Sakkari may compete against Ekaterina Alexandrova. Their H2H is 3-0 for Maria Sakkari.
