Victoria Azarenka is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Victoria has defeated Magda Linette 7-5 3-0 ret. to reach the 3rd round where she will face Petra Kvitova.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Victoria Azarenka’s projected draw and the likely opposition in BNP Paribas Open. The Belarussian has a a positive record (14-12) against the plausible opponents.
R3 – Petra Kvitova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-3 for Petra Kvitova
Petra Kvitova has a 29-16 win-loss record in 2021, 16-9 on hard. During the last 15 years, Kvitova has a 260-132 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the year was conquering the competition in Doha where she overcame Garbine Muguruza in the final 6-2 6-1.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Petra Kvitova
This contest would be 9th time that Victoria Azarenka and Petra Kvitova face off. The head to head is 5-3 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), but Azarenka leads 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
R4 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Simona Halep
Simona Halep has a 16-7 record in 2021, 12-4 on hard. During the previous 15 years, Halep has a 242-108 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Romanian won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Simona’s most significant achievement of this current season was reaching the semifinal in Stuttgart.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Simona Halep
This contest would be 6th time that Victoria Azarenka and Simona Halep fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Victoria Azarenka may play Aliaksandra Sasnovich. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/4 – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-0 for Victoria Azarenka
Elina Svitolina has a 40-18 win-loss record in 2021, 30-11 on hard. During the previous 12 years, Elina has a 257-113 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Elina won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of the season was conquering the competition in Chicago where she beat Alize Cornet in the final 7-5 6-4.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Elina Svitolina
This would be the 5th time that Victoria Azarenka and Elina Svitolina face off. The head to head is 4-0 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Victoria Azarenka may compete against Jessica Pegula. Their H2H record is 1-1.
1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Victoria Azarenka
Iga Swiatek has a 34-12 win-loss record in 2021, 16-7 on hard. Talking about the previous 4 years, Iga has a 47-20 record on hard. Iga won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the current season was winning the tournament in Adelaide where she defeated Belinda Bencic in the final 6-2 6-2, and in Rome where she defeated Karolina Pliskova in the final 6-0 6-0.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Iga Swiatek
This contest would be 2nd time that Victoria Azarenka and Iga Swiatek play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Victoria Azarenka may take on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Their H2H is 5-2 for Victoria Azarenka.
Final – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 4-4
Karolina Pliskova has a 35-17 record in 2021, 21-10 on hard. As for the previous 14 years, Pliskova has a 285-142 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Karolina won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Karolina’s most significant achievement of this current season was getting to the final in Rome, in Wimbledon and Montreal.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Karolina Pliskova
This would be the 9th time that Victoria Azarenka and Karolina Pliskova play each other. The head to head is 4-4 (see full H2H stats), 2-1 for Azarenka on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Victoria Azarenka could square off with Barbora Krejcikova. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Victoria Azarenka.
