Caroline Garcia is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. The French player has defeated Angelique Kerber 3-6 6-2 6-4 and Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Elise Mertens.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Caroline Garcia’s projected draw and the projected opposition at Dubai Duty Free Championships. Caroline has a a favorable record (8-7) with the presumable opponents.
R3 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Caroline Garcia
Elise Mertens has a 9-1 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, the Belgian has a 196-85 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Elise won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the current season was conquering the competition in in Melbourne where she defeated Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Elise was defeated by Aryna Sabalenka in the 2nd round 6-4 6-3.
H2H Caroline Garcia vs. Elise Mertens
This would be the 5th time that Caroline Garcia and Elise Mertens 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 4-3 for Caroline Garcia
Karolina Pliskova has a 6-4 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 14 years, Karolina 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 the Czech lost to Elena Rybakina in the quarter 7-6(1) 6-3.
H2H Caroline Garcia vs. Karolina Pliskova
This would be the 8th time that Caroline Garcia and Karolina Pliskova face off. The head to head is 4-3 for Garcia (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard .
Nonetheless, Caroline Garcia could take on Jessica Pegula. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Jessica Pegula.
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka has a 10-3 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 6 years, Sabalenka 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 tournament in in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Belarussian surrendered to Simona Halep in the quarter 3-6 6-2 6-2.
H2H Caroline Garcia vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This would be the 4th time that Caroline Garcia and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard .
Yet, Caroline Garcia may play Iga Swiatek. Their head to head is 1-0 for Iga Swiatek.
Final – Belinda Bencic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Belinda Bencic
Belinda Bencic has a 6-4 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. During the last 10 years, the Swiss has a 141-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Bencic won 6 of her last 10 matches.
The Swiss’s most significant result of this current season was getting to the final in Adelaide.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Swiss capitulated to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 1st round 1-6 6-1 6-1.
H2H Caroline Garcia vs. Belinda Bencic
This match would represent the 2nd time that Caroline Garcia and Belinda Bencic face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard .
Alternatively, Caroline Garcia may face Ons Jabeur. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Ons Jabeur.
