Sorana Cirstea is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. The Romanian has defeated Lesya Tsurenko 6-4 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Anett Kontaveit.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Sorana Cirstea’s projected draw with the plausible opponents at Dubai Duty Free Championships. Sorana has a weak record (1-5) with the likely opponents.
R2 – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Anett Kontaveit
Anett Kontaveit has a 8-3 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, the Estonian has a 133-81 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Anett won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Anett’s most significant result of this year was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Anett was defeated by Petra Martic in the quarter 7-6(4) 6-1.
H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Anett Kontaveit
This would be the 3rd time that Sorana Cirstea and Anett Kontaveit fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
R3 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Aryna Sabalenka has a 9-3 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 6 years, the Belarussian has a 119-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of this year was winning the competition in in Abu Dhabi where she defeated Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Aryna lost to Simona Halep in the quarter 3-6 6-2 6-2.
H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Aryna Sabalenka
There is no head to head record between Sorana Cirstea and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alternatively, Sorana Cirstea could compete against Alize Cornet. Their head to head record is 3-3.
1/4 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Iga Swiatek has a 9-2 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 4 years, the Pole has a 40-15 record on hard. Iga will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.
Her most significant result of the current year was conquering the title in in Adelaide where she defeated Belinda Bencic in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Pole didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Iga Swiatek
There is no head to head record between Sorana Cirstea and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Alternatively, Sorana Cirstea could take on Garbine Muguruza. Their head to head is 3-0 for Garbine Muguruza.
1/2 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Karolina Pliskova has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 14 years, Pliskova has a 269-136 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Pliskova was overcome by Elena Rybakina in the quarter 7-6(1) 6-3.
H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Karolina Pliskova
This match would represent the 3rd time that Sorana Cirstea and Karolina Pliskova square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Cirstea and Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard .
Possibly, Sorana Cirstea could fight against Elise Mertens. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Sorana Cirstea.
Final – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina has a 9-4 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 12 years, Elina has a 236-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Svitolina won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Elina lost to Jennifer Brady in the 1st round 6-2 6-1.
H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Elina Svitolina
This would be the 3rd time that Sorana Cirstea and Elina Svitolina face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard .
Nonetheless, Sorana Cirstea may square off with Petra Kvitova. Their head to head is 5-3 for Petra Kvitova.
