Elise Mertens is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Elise has defeated Viktoriya Tomova 4-6 6-2 6-4 and Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Caroline Garcia.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw alongside with the likely opposition at Dubai Duty Free Championships. The Belgian has a negative record (4-9) against the plausible opposition.
R3 – Caroline Garcia’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Caroline Garcia
Caroline Garcia has a 6-5 record in 2021, 5-4 on hard. In the previous 12 years, the French player has a 172-136 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Caroline won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the French player didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Caroline Garcia
This contest would be 5th time that Elise Mertens and Caroline Garcia square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Garcia (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard .
1/4 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Karolina Pliskova
Karolina Pliskova has a 6-4 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 14 years, Pliskova has a 270-136 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Pliskova lost to Elena Rybakina in the quarter 7-6(1) 6-3.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Karolina Pliskova
This would be the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Karolina Pliskova square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard .
Possibly, Elise Mertens may take on Jessica Pegula. Their H2H is 1-0 for Elise Mertens.
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-2 for Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka has a 10-3 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 6 years, Sabalenka has a 120-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this year was conquering the competition in in Abu Dhabi where she beat Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Sabalenka was overcome by Simona Halep in the quarter 3-6 6-2 6-2.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This would be the 7th time that Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 4-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard .
On the other hand, Elise Mertens may compete against Iga Swiatek. Their H2H is 0-0.
Final – Belinda Bencic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Elise Mertens
Belinda Bencic has a 6-4 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 10 years, Belinda has a 141-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Belinda won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Belinda’s most significant achievement of the year was reaching the final in Adelaide.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Belinda lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 1st round 1-6 6-1 6-1.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Belinda Bencic
This would be the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Belinda Bencic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
Notwithstanding, Elise Mertens may take on Ons Jabeur. Their head to head record is 0-0.
