[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Petra Martic’s draw vs Mertens, Sakkari, Rybakina, Kontaveit to win St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg draw preview with H2H - Petra Martic may need to beat Elise Mertens, Maria Sakkari, Elena Rybakina, Anett Kontaveit to conquer the tournament in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.

Petra Martic Stats info

Petra Martic is 4 wins away to conquer the title in St. Petersburg. Martic has defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4 2-6 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Elise Mertens.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Petra Martic’s projected draw and the projected opponents in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. The Croatian has a weak record (1-5) against the likely opposition.

R1 – Kamilla Rakhimova (104) – 6-4 2-6 6-4
R2 – Elise Mertens (26) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Maria Sakkari (7) – H2H 0-1
or Ekaterina Alexandrova (43) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Elena Rybakina (12) – H2H 0-1
or Petra Kvitova (23) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Anett Kontaveit (9) – H2H 1-1
or Belinda Bencic (24) – H2H 1-2
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R2 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Elise Mertens

29 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
29
High
12
LLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 29-23 19-14 4-3 2-2 4-4 0-0
2021 33-20 20-10 9-5 2-2 2-3 0-0
2020 34-13 17-7 9-4 8-2 0-0 0-0
2019 35-27 23-14 4-6 1-3 7-4 0-0
2018 46-21 25-13 16-2 1-2 4-4 0-0
2017 43-25 20-12 13-6 9-3 1-4 0-0
2016 44-28 21-11 4-6 8-7 9-3 2-1
2015 41-25 10-5 26-13 1-2 3-3 1-2

Elise Mertens has a 5-2 record in 2022, 1-0 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the previous 11 years, the Belgian has a 41-26 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Mertens didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Petra Martic vs. Elise Mertens

This match would represent the 3rd time that Petra Martic and Elise Mertens clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

1/4 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Maria Sakkari

40 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
3
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 40-23 21-12 8-5 4-2 7-4 0-0
2021 38-20 23-13 9-4 5-2 1-1 0-0
2020 20-11 12-7 2-2 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 33-23 11-11 15-5 2-3 5-4 0-0
2018 24-26 17-17 7-4 0-2 0-3 0-0
2017 26-23 15-10 5-10 0-0 6-3 0-0
2016 46-33 19-19 23-12 0-0 4-1 0-1
2015 56-28 17-3 37-22 1-2 0-0 1-1

Maria Sakkari has a 5-2 record in 2022, 1-0 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the previous 11 years, Sakkari has a 15-11 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Sakkari didn’t play in this event.

H2H Petra Martic vs. Maria Sakkari

This match would represent the 2nd time that Petra Martic and Maria Sakkari play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Petra Martic may take on Ekaterina Alexandrova. Their head to head is 2-0 for Petra Martic.

1/2 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Elena Rybakina

40 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
21
High
3
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 18-5 7-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 57-21 19-9 15-6 16-4 7-2 0-0
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1
2017 21-10 5-4 3-1 13-5 0-0 0-0
2016 23-8 6-2 11-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2015 7-2 1-1 6-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Elena Rybakina has a 6-2 record in 2022, but she has not played so far on indoor hard courts.

Elena’s most significant achievement of this current season was getting to the final in Adelaide.

Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Rybakina didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Petra Martic vs. Elena Rybakina

This would be the 2nd time that Petra Martic and Elena Rybakina clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Yet, Petra Martic could take on Petra Kvitova. Their H2H record is 1-1.

Final – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

29 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
2
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 29-16 13-9 6-4 9-2 1-1 0-0
2021 48-17 24-12 5-3 15-0 4-2 0-0
2020 24-11 14-7 5-3 5-1 0-0 0-0
2019 27-16 17-9 4-4 3-0 3-3 0-0
2018 34-25 16-14 12-5 4-3 2-3 0-0
2017 46-20 8-9 16-6 15-4 7-1 0-0
2016 21-23 14-13 1-3 3-3 3-4 0-0
2015 45-21 21-9 9-5 1-4 14-3 0-0

Anett Kontaveit has a 5-2 record in 2022, 1-0 on indoor hard courts. During the last 12 years, Kontaveit has a 86-31 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).

The Estonian’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the semifinal in Sydney.

Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy the Estonian didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Petra Martic vs. Anett Kontaveit

This contest would be 3rd time that Petra Martic and Anett Kontaveit square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Martic and Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Petra Martic may square off with Belinda Bencic. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Belinda Bencic.