Elena Rybakina is 2 wins away to conquer the title in St. Petersburg. Elena has defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-4, Fiona Ferro 6-3 6-4 and Oceane Dodin 6-75 7-5 6-2 to reach the semifinal where she will face Maria Sakkari.
Elena is at present ranked no. 25. However, if Elena Rybakina wins the title, she is projected to go up 6 places and be ranked world no.19 right after the current competition.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Elena Rybakina’s projected draw with the projected opponents at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. Elena has a negative record (0-1) with the projected opposition.
1/2 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Maria Sakkari has a 7-3 record in 2020, 3-0 on indoor hard courts. As for the previous 3 years, Maria has a 5-5 record on indoor hard courts. Maria won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Maria was overcome by Julia Goerges in the 1st round 6-2 7-5.
H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Maria Sakkari
There is no head to head record between Elena Rybakina and Maria Sakkari 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 1-0 for Kiki Bertens
Kiki Bertens has a 9-2 record in 2020, 2-0 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 5 years, Kiki 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 competition after besting Donna Vekic 7-62 6-4.
H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Kiki Bertens
This contest would be 2nd time that Elena Rybakina and Kiki Bertens clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts .
Alternatively, Elena Rybakina may come up against Ekaterina Alexandrova. Their H2H is 1-0 for Ekaterina Alexandrova.
