Garbine Muguruza is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Garbine has defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 7-5 and Amanda Anisimova 6-4 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Iga Swiatek.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Garbine Muguruza’s projected draw and the projected opponents at Dubai Duty Free Championships. The Spaniard has a negative record (4-10) against the likely opponents.
R3 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Iga Swiatek has a 10-2 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 4 years, Iga has a 41-15 record on hard. Swiatek will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.
Her most significant achievement of the current year was winning the title in in Adelaide where she defeated Belinda Bencic in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Iga didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Garbine Muguruza vs. Iga Swiatek
There is no head to head record between Garbine Muguruza and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Aryna Sabalenka has a 10-3 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the last 6 years, the Belarussian has a 120-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Aryna won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the year was winning the title in in Abu Dhabi where she beat Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Belarussian was overcome by Simona Halep in the quarter 3-6 6-2 6-2.
H2H Garbine Muguruza vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This would be the 3rd time that Garbine Muguruza and Aryna Sabalenka square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Muguruza and Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard .
Alternatively, Garbine Muguruza could play Anett Kontaveit. Their H2H is 2-1 for Garbine Muguruza.
1/2 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 8-2 for Karolina Pliskova
Karolina Pliskova has a 6-4 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 14 years, Pliskova has a 270-136 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pliskova won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Pliskova capitulated to Elena Rybakina in the quarter 7-6(1) 6-3.
H2H Garbine Muguruza vs. Karolina Pliskova
This would be the 11th time that Garbine Muguruza and Karolina Pliskova play each other. The head to head is 8-2 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on hard .
On the other hand, Garbine Muguruza may compete against Elise Mertens. Their H2H is 1-0 for Garbine Muguruza.
Final – Belinda Bencic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Belinda Bencic has a 6-4 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 10 years, Bencic has a 141-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Swiss won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Bencic’s most significant achievement of the current year was getting to the final in Adelaide.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Bencic surrendered to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 1st round 1-6 6-1 6-1.
H2H Garbine Muguruza vs. Belinda Bencic
This match would represent the 3rd time that Garbine Muguruza and Belinda Bencic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Bencic on hard .
Anyhow, Garbine Muguruza may play Ons Jabeur. Their H2H is 1-0 for Garbine Muguruza.
