Simona Halep is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Halep has defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4 6-0, Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-4 and Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-1 to reach the 4th round where she will face Iga Swiatek.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Simona Halep’s projected draw including the plausible opponents at the French Open. Simona has a favorable record (10-8) against the plausible opponents.
R4 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Simona Halep
Iga Swiatek has a 12-5 record in 2020, 3-1 on clay. In connection to the last 5 years, Swiatek has a 68-14 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Last year at the French Open Swiatek lost to Simona Halep in the 4th round 6-1 6-0.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Iga Swiatek
This contest would be 2nd time that Simona Halep and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
1/4 – Kiki Bertens’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 3-3
Kiki Bertens has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2020, 5-2 on clay. In the course of the last 5 years, Kiki has a 162-62 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Bertens won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the current season was conquering the tournament in St. Petersburg where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 6-1 6-3.
Last year at the French Open Bertens got to the 2nd round in 2019 in Paris before retiring against Viktoria Kuzmova when she was 3-1 ret..
H2H Simona Halep vs. Kiki Bertens
This would be the 7th time that Simona Halep and Kiki Bertens square off. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 2-1 for Bertens on clay .
Yet, Simona Halep may compete against Martina Trevisan. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 5-5
Elina Svitolina has a 20-7 record in 2020, 9-1 on clay. Talking about the last 5 years, the Ukrainian has a 110-53 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Svitolina will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.
Her most significant achievement of this season was conquering the competition in Monterrey where she beat Marie Bouzkova in the final 7-5 4-6 6-4, and in Strasbourg where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 6-4 1-6 6-2.
Last year at the French Open the Ukrainian was overcome by Garbine Muguruza in the 3rd round 6-3 6-3.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Elina Svitolina
This contest would be 11th time that Simona Halep and Elina Svitolina fight against each other. The head to head is 5-5 (see full H2H stats), 2-1 for Svitolina on clay .
Anyhow, Simona Halep could fight against Caroline Garcia. Their H2H is 6-1 for Simona Halep.
Final – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Simona Halep
Sofia Kenin has a 21-8 record in 2020, 3-1 on clay. As for the previous 5 years, the American has a 58-40 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Kenin won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the current season was managing to win the title in at the Australian Open where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 4-6 6-2 6-2, and in Lyon where she overcame Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final 6-2 4-6 6-4.
Last year at the French Open Sofia was defeated by Ashleigh Barty in the 4th round 6-3 3-6 6-0.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Sofia Kenin
This match would represent the 2nd time that Simona Halep and Sofia Kenin clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
Alternatively, Simona Halep may play Petra Kvitova. Their head to head is 3-1 for Simona Halep.