Elena Rybakina is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Elena has defeated Alison Van Uytvanck 6-1 7-5 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Victoria Azarenka.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Elena Rybakina’s projected draw including the projected opposition in BNP Paribas Open. The Kazakhstani has a neutral record (1-1) against the likely opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Alison Van Uytvanck (58) – 6-1 7-5
R3 – Victoria Azarenka (15) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Jasmine Paolini (46) – H2H 0-0
or Viktorija Golubic (51) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Maria Sakkari (6) – H2H 1-0
or Elise Mertens (23) – H2H 2-1
1/2 – Anett Kontaveit (5) – H2H 0-0
or Paula Badosa Gibert (7) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Iga Swiatek (4) – H2H 0-1
or Angelique Kerber (16) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

R3 – Victoria Azarenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

24 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
26
High
1
LWWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 24-13 18-9 6-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
2021 28-9 18-6 4-1 0-0 6-2 0-0
2020 18-6 11-3 4-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 22-18 12-11 7-4 1-1 2-2 0-0
2018 17-12 12-6 1-3 2-1 2-2 0-0
2017 4-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-2 0-0
2016 26-3 22-1 4-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2015 35-13 19-9 7-3 4-0 5-1 0-0

Victoria Azarenka has a 7-3 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 18 years, Azarenka has a 349-115 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Victoria capitulated to Paula Badosa Gibert in the final 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2).

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Victoria Azarenka

There is no head to head record between Elena Rybakina and Victoria Azarenka since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

R4 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
62
High
4
LWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 30-25 14-11 10-10 6-3 0-1 0-0
2021 34-24 17-13 12-7 5-3 0-1 0-0
2020 7-15 1-8 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 48-29 12-8 32-14 4-6 0-1 0-0
2018 28-33 9-9 18-18 1-3 0-3 0-0
2017 28-28 10-8 11-9 3-6 4-4 0-1
2016 50-26 2-3 40-18 5-3 0-0 3-2
2015 17-15 6-4 8-8 3-3 0-0 0-0

Jasmine Paolini has a 7-6 record in 2022, 5-5 on hard. In connection to the last 10 years, Paolini has a 83-67 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Paolini won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Jasmine lost to Jessica Pegula in the 3rd round 6-4 6-1.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Jasmine Paolini

There is no head to head record between Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Elena Rybakina may come up against Viktorija Golubic. Their H2H is 1-0 for Elena Rybakina.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Elena Rybakina

40 - 23win/loss in 2025

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 12-4 record in 2022, 8-3 on hard. Regarding the last 11 years, the Greek has a 173-118 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Greek won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Sakkari’s most significant achievement of this current season was reaching the final St. Petersburg.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Sakkari capitulated to Viktorija Golubic in the 2nd round 5-7 6-3 6-2.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Maria Sakkari

This would be the 2nd time that Elena Rybakina and Maria Sakkari 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 hard in major tournaments.

However, Elena Rybakina may compete against Elise Mertens. Their head to head is 2-1 for Elena Rybakina

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1/2 – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

29 - 16win/loss in 2025

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 14-3 win-loss record in 2022, 9-3 on hard. In connection to the previous 12 years, the Estonian has a 157-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Estonian won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this year was winning the tournament in St. Petersburg where she defeated Maria Sakkari in the final 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Anett was defeated by Ons Jabeur in the quarter 7-5 6-3.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Anett Kontaveit

There is no head to head record between Elena Rybakina and Anett Kontaveit since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Yet, Elena Rybakina may compete against Paula Badosa Gibert. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Paula Badosa Gibert.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Iga Swiatek

67 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-2 0-0 11-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 10-2 0-0 0-0 10-1 0-0 0-1

Iga Swiatek has a 16-3 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. During the last 7 years, Swiatek has a 65-26 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Swiatek will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of this current season was conquering the tournament in Doha where she beat Anett Kontaveit in the final 6-2 6-0.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Swiatek lost to Jelena Ostapenko in the 4th round 6-4 6-3.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Iga Swiatek

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

Yet, Elena Rybakina could compete against Angelique Kerber. Their head to head is 0-0.