[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Irina-Camelia Begu’s draw vs Kvitova, Rybakina, Sakkari, Kontaveit to win St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg draw preview with H2H - Irina-Camelia Begu may need to oust Petra Kvitova, Elena Rybakina, Maria Sakkari, Anett Kontaveit to conquer the event in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.

Irina-Camelia Begu Stats info

Irina-Camelia Begu is 4 wins away to conquer the title in St. Petersburg. The Romanian has defeated Shuai Zhang 6-3 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Petra Kvitova.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Irina-Camelia Begu’s projected draw including the plausible opposition in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. Irina-Camelia has a unfavourable record (2-7) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Shuai Zhang (67) – 6-3 6-1
R2 – Petra Kvitova (23) – H2H 0-5
1/4 – Elena Rybakina (12) – H2H 1-0
or Tereza Martincova (42) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Maria Sakkari (7) – H2H 1-1
or Elise Mertens (26) – H2H 0-3
Fin – Anett Kontaveit (9) – H2H 0-1
or Belinda Bencic (24) – H2H 1-0
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R2 – Petra Kvitova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-0 for Petra Kvitova

27 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
2
LWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 27-19 16-11 1-4 3-2 7-2 0-0
2021 29-17 16-10 8-4 2-1 3-2 0-0
2020 20-6 14-5 5-1 1-0 0-0 0-0
2019 37-16 25-9 8-2 1-4 3-1 0-0
2018 47-17 19-10 15-3 7-3 6-1 0-0
2017 18-10 11-8 1-1 0-0 6-1 0-0
2016 46-23 28-12 7-4 8-4 3-3 0-0
2015 38-17 20-9 11-3 5-4 2-1 0-0

Petra Kvitova has a 2-3 record in 2022, 1-0 on indoor hard courts. As for the last 16 years, Kvitova has a 115-45 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).

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

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Petra Kvitova

This would be the 6th time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Petra Kvitova fight against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

1/4 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Irina-Camelia Begu

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 7-2 record in 2022, 1-0 on indoor hard courts. As for the previous 8 years, the Kazakhstani has a 55-20 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Kazakhstani won 7 of her last 10 matches.

The Kazakhstani’s best result of this season was getting to the final in Adelaide.

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

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Elena Rybakina

This would be the 2nd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Elena Rybakina clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Begu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Possibly, Irina-Camelia Begu could face Tereza Martincova. Their H2H is 1-0 for Tereza Martincova.

1/2 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

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 6-2 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts. During the last 11 years, Sakkari has a 16-11 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 Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Maria Sakkari

This would be the 3rd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Maria Sakkari fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Begu and Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Irina-Camelia Begu may compete against Elise Mertens. Their H2H is 3-0 for Elise Mertens.

Final – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Anett Kontaveit

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 6-2 record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the previous 12 years, the Estonian has a 87-31 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).

Anett’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Sydney.

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

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Anett Kontaveit

This match would represent the 2nd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Anett Kontaveit fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

However, Irina-Camelia Begu may fight against Belinda Bencic. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Irina-Camelia Begu.