[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Iga Swiatek’s draw vs Halep, Sakkari to win Indian Wells

Indian Wells draw preview with H2H - Iga Swiatek may need to defeat Simona Halep, Maria Sakkari to conquer the competition in the BNP Paribas Open.

Iga Swiatek Stats info

Iga Swiatek is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Swiatek has defeated Anhelina Kalinina 5-7 6-0 6-1, Clara Tauson 6-73 6-2 6-1, Angelique Kerber 4-6 6-2 6-3 and Madison Keys 6-1 6-0 to reach the semifinal where she will face Simona Halep.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Iga Swiatek’s projected draw including the projected opponents in BNP Paribas Open. Swiatek has a losing record (2-5) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Anhelina Kalinina (50) – 5-7 6-0 6-1
R3 – Clara Tauson (40) – 6-73 6-2 6-1
R4 – Angelique Kerber (16) – 4-6 6-2 6-3
1/4 – Madison Keys (29) – 6-1 6-0
1/2 – Simona Halep (26) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Maria Sakkari (6) – H2H 1-3
or Paula Badosa Gibert (7) – H2H 1-1
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1/2 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Simona Halep

39 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
10
High
1
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 39-11 23-6 5-3 0-0 11-2 0-0
2021 24-10 12-5 4-3 8-2 0-0 0-0
2020 23-3 10-2 13-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 43-17 20-11 11-3 3-2 9-1 0-0
2018 46-11 28-7 16-3 0-0 2-1 0-0
2017 47-17 19-10 20-3 2-2 6-2 0-0
2016 45-18 24-10 15-4 2-3 4-1 0-0
2015 49-17 39-8 6-4 2-3 2-2 0-0

Simona Halep has a 15-3 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 16 years, the Romanian has a 257-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Halep won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this current year was winning the competition in Melbourne where she defeated Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Romanian was overcome by Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 3rd round 7-5 6-4.

H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Simona Halep

This would be the 4th time that Iga Swiatek and Simona Halep square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 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 15-4 win-loss record in 2022, 11-3 on hard. As for the previous 11 years, Sakkari has a 176-118 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Maria won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Sakkari’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the final St. Petersburg.

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

H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Maria Sakkari

This contest would be 5th time that Iga Swiatek and Maria Sakkari clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Iga Swiatek may take on Paula Badosa Gibert. Their H2H record is 1-1.