[UPDATED QF]. Prediction, H2H of Maria Sakkari’s draw vs Mertens, Martincova, Kontaveit to win St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg draw preview with H2H - Maria Sakkari may need to oust Elise Mertens, Tereza Martincova, Anett Kontaveit to conquer the tournament in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.

Maria Sakkari Stats info

Maria Sakkari is 3 wins away to conquer the title in St. Petersburg. Maria has defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-4 and Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 6-4 to reach the quarter where she will face Elise Mertens.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Maria Sakkari’s projected draw and the projected opponents in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. Maria has a a good record (13-10) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Anastasia Potapova (75) – 6-4 6-4
R2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (43) – 6-2 6-4
1/4 – Elise Mertens (26) – H2H 4-4
1/2 – Tereza Martincova (42) – H2H 3-0
or Irina-Camelia Begu (56) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Anett Kontaveit (9) – H2H 6-6
or Belinda Bencic (24) – H2H 1-0
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1/4 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 4-4

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 6-2 record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 11 years, Elise has a 42-26 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Mertens didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Maria Sakkari vs. Elise Mertens

This would be the 9th time that Maria Sakkari and Elise Mertens fight against each other. The head to head is 4-4 for Sakkari and Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

1/2 – Tereza Martincova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Maria Sakkari

22 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
71
High
40
LLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 22-26 13-14 2-5 4-3 3-4 0-0
2021 40-26 20-11 2-6 10-6 8-3 0-0
2020 21-12 6-4 9-4 6-4 0-0 0-0
2019 42-26 11-6 14-10 12-6 5-3 0-1
2018 33-30 8-11 9-11 6-3 1-4 9-1
2017 31-30 15-12 8-8 4-6 4-4 0-0
2016 25-29 9-9 8-12 2-3 1-3 5-2
2015 37-30 5-5 19-13 13-10 0-1 0-1

Tereza Martincova has a 3-3 record in 2022, 1-0 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the previous 10 years, Tereza has a 65-46 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Martincova lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4.

H2H Maria Sakkari vs. Tereza Martincova

This match would represent the 4th time that Maria Sakkari and Tereza Martincova square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Possibly, Maria Sakkari could play Irina-Camelia Begu. Their H2H is 1-1.

Final – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 6-6

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. As for the previous 12 years, Anett has a 87-31 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).

Kontaveit’s best achievement of the year was getting to the semifinal in Sydney.

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

H2H Maria Sakkari vs. Anett Kontaveit

This would be the 13th time that Maria Sakkari and Anett Kontaveit clash against each other. The head to head is 6-6 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Kontaveit on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Maria Sakkari may come up against Belinda Bencic. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Maria Sakkari.