The WTA event in Dubai is about to end with Elena Rybakina and Jennifer Brady having an impressive run that allowed them to reach a career-high at least in the live rankings. Even if they had a rather disappointing campaign in the Emirates also Sofia Kenin and Maria Sakkari are reaching new heights in their rankings.
Rybakina in Dubai, ranking, and results in 2020
Ranked world no.19 (career-high), Elena is 1 place up in the live rankings (no.18). Rybakina can be ranked no.16 if she wins the event in the Emirates.
She has a 18-3 win-loss record in 2020. The Kazakhstani is now playing in Dubai where she toppled Sofia Kenin 6-72 6-3 6-3, Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-3 and Karolina Pliskova 7-61 6-3.
Elena Rybakina will come up against Martic in the semifinal. They have never played each so far on the main tour.
Rybakina conquered 1 title in 2020 in Hobart. Elena was the finalist in Shenzhen and in St. Petersburg.
Sofia Kenin’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked no.7 (career-high), Sofia played her last match on the 18th of February when she capitulated to Elena Rybakina 6-72 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Dubai.
Even if Sofia crashed out so early in Dubai she is ranked no.5 (career-high) in the live rankings since Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina lost a lot of points.
At the moment, this season Kenin has a 10-4 win-loss record. Kenin clinched 1 title at the Australian Open.
Elena Rybakina and Sofia Kenin played each other 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Rybakina .
The last time that they played each other, Elena Rybakina won 6-72 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Championships) on the 18th of February 2020.
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Brady in Dubai, ranking, and results in 2020
Now ranked no.52, Jennifer is 7 places up in the live rankings (45 and career-high) after reaching the semifinals in Dubai playing great tennis. If she conquers the tournament, she will be ranked 36.
Brady has a 11-3 win-loss record in 2020. Jennifer is currently having a run in Dubai where she toppled Kristyna Pliskova 6-3 7-63, Gabriela Dabrowski 6-4 6-3, Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2 6-2, Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-1, Marketa Vondrousova 4-6 6-4 6-1 and Garbine Muguruza 6-75 6-3 6-4.
Jennifer Brady will play Halep in the semifinal. The head to head is 2-0 for Halep.
Maria Sakkari’s ranking and performance in 2020
At the moment ranked no.21 (career-high), Maria played her last match on the 18th of February when she surrendered to Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 4-6 6-1 in the 1st round in Dubai.
Even if she lost in the opener, Maria is 1 place up in the rankings to finally break in the top20.
Maria Sakkari’s most significant achievement of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in St. Petersburg.
Jennifer Brady and Maria Sakkari played each other 2 times. The head to head is 2-0 for Brady.
The last time that they competed against each other, Jennifer Brady won 7-5 6-3 in the quarter in Nottingham (Nature Valley Open) in June 2019.
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