Paula Badosa Gibert, Marta Kostyuk and Ons Jabeur are in the 3rd round of the WTA500 in Abu Dhabi (draw) and they all reached a career-high in the live rankings.
Badosa in Abu Dhabi, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.70, is now 67 in the live rankings (career high). Paula owns a 2-0 match record in 2021. The Spaniard is now playing in Abu Dhabi where she toppled Anastasija Sevastova 6-2 5-7 6-2 and Alize Cornet 6-4 6-4.
Paula Badosa Gibert will play Kudermetova in the 3rd round. The head to head is 1-0 for Kudermetova.
Kostyuk in Abu Dhabi, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.99, in now 94 in the live rankings (new career high) and she can be 89 if she wins her next match. The Ukrainian achieved a compiled 2-0 match record in 2021. Marta is now playing in Abu Dhabi where she managed to beat Lucie Hradecka 6-2 6-4
and Su-Wei Hsieh 6-3 6-74 6-3. will face Zidansek in the 3rd round. They have never played each other as of now in top competitions.Paula Badosa Gibert and Marta Kostyuk played each other only once. The head to head is 1-0 for Badosa. When they played, Paula Badosa Gibert won 7-66 6-3 in the qualifications in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2019.
Jabeur in Abu Dhabi, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.31 (career-high), she is no.30 in the live rankings and she can break in the top30 (no.29) if she wins the next match. The Tunisian has managed to achieve a compiled 2-0 record in 2021. Jabeur is participating in Abu Dhabi where she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-63 6-3 and Kateryna Bondarenko 5-7 6-3 6-2.
Ons Jabeur will square off with Sabalenka in the 3rd round. Their current record is 1-0 for Jabeur.