Maria Sakkari

is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Madrid. Sakkari has defeated Amanda Anisimova 0-6 6-1 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Anett Kontaveit.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Maria Sakkari’s projected draw and the presumable opposition at Mutua Madrid Open. Maria has a unfavourable record (8-12) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Amanda Anisimova (38) – 0-6 6-1 6-4
R2 – Anett Kontaveit (29) – H2H 4-4
R3 – Naomi Osaka (2) – H2H 2-3
or Karolina Muchova (20) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Karolina Pliskova (9) – H2H 1-1
or Jennifer Brady (14) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Simona Halep (3) – H2H 0-0
or Aryna Sabalenka (7) – H2H 1-4
Fin – Ashleigh Barty (1) – H2H 1-4
or Belinda Bencic (11) – H2H 1-0

R2 – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 4-4

Anett Kontaveit has a 13-6 record in 2021, 3-1 on clay. In connection to the last 11 years, Anett has a 91-42 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Estonian won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Kontaveit’s most significant result of this year was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne.

H2H Maria Sakkari vs. Anett Kontaveit

This match would represent the 9th time that Maria Sakkari and Anett Kontaveit clash against each other. The head to head is 4-4 for Sakkari and Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay .

R3 – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka has a 13-1 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on clay. As for the previous 8 years, Osaka has a 32-22 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Osaka won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the season was conquering the tournament in at the Australian Open where she overcame Jennifer Brady in the final 6-4 6-3.

H2H Maria Sakkari vs. Naomi Osaka

This contest would be 6th time that Maria Sakkari and Naomi Osaka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .

However, Maria Sakkari may compete against Karolina Muchova. Their H2H is 1-0 for Maria Sakkari.

1/4 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

Karolina Pliskova has a 10-7 record in 2021, 3-1 on clay. Talking about the previous 14 years, Pliskova has a 114-73 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Pliskova won 6 of her last 10 matches.

H2H Maria Sakkari vs. Karolina Pliskova

This match would represent the 3rd time that Maria Sakkari and Karolina Pliskova square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Sakkari and Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay .

Nevertheless, Maria Sakkari could play Jennifer Brady. Their head to head is 2-0 for Jennifer Brady.

1/2 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

Simona Halep has a 10-3 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on clay. In the last 15 years, Halep has a 209-64 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Simona won 8 of her last 10 matches.

The Romanian’s most significant result of this year was reaching the semifinal in Stuttgart.

H2H Maria Sakkari vs. Simona Halep

There is no head to head record between Maria Sakkari and Simona Halep since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Maria Sakkari may fight against Aryna Sabalenka. Their head to head is 4-1 for Aryna Sabalenka.

Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty has a 22-3 record in 2021, 8-1 on clay. In the previous 1 years, Ashleigh has a 8-1 record on clay. The Australian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in in Melbourne where she overcame Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4, in in Miami where she defeated Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 4-0 ret., and in in Stuttgart where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 3-6 6-0 6-3.

H2H Maria Sakkari vs. Ashleigh Barty

This would be the 6th time that Maria Sakkari and Ashleigh Barty play each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Barty (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .

Alternatively, Maria Sakkari could take on Belinda Bencic. Their H2H is 1-0 for Maria Sakkari.