Simona Halep is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Birmingham. The Romanian has defeated Lesya Tsurenko 6-1 6-4, Harriet Dart 6-3 6-2 and Katie Boulter 6-4 6-1 to reach the semifinal where she will face Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Simona Halep’s projected draw and the plausible opponents in Viking Classic. Halep has a a good record (4-2) with the plausible opponents.
1/2 – Beatriz Haddad Maia’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Simona Halep
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 51-23 | 23-14 | 14-5 | 2-2 | 12-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 76-25 | 37-13 | 35-10 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 27-2 | 27-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 30-17 | 14-6 | 10-9 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 14-20 | 11-15 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 39-19 | 17-10 | 18-5 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 46-26 | 16-6 | 26-17 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2015 | 15-17 | 2-1 | 11-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
Beatriz Haddad Maia has a 34-12 win-loss record in 2022, 8-0 on grass. Regarding the previous 2 years, Haddad Maia has a 10-1 record on grass. Beatriz will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 8 matches winning streak.
Her best achievement of the season was winning the competition the Malo where she beat Anna Blinkova in the final 7-6(3) 6-3, and in Nottingham where she defeated Alison Riske in the final 6-4 1-6 6-3.
Last year in Viking Classic Haddad Maia didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
This would be the 3rd time that Simona Halep and Beatriz Haddad Maia square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass in major tournaments.
Final – Sorana Cirstea’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 2-2
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22-21 | 10-10 | 4-6 | 4-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-18 | 11-10 | 11-3 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-10 | 14-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 21-21 | 9-9 | 7-8 | 5-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 17-25 | 10-13 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 30-26 | 15-10 | 9-7 | 2-6 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 46-23 | 12-6 | 24-9 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2015 | 11-18 | 2-4 | 8-11 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Sorana Cirstea has a 18-13 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on grass. As for the previous 2 years, Cirstea has a 5-3 record on grass. Sorana won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Cirstea’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal Lyon and Istanbul.
Last year in Viking Classic Cirstea didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Sorana Cirstea
This contest would be 5th time that Simona Halep and Sorana Cirstea fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Halep and Cirstea (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Simona Halep could take on Shuai Zhang. Their head to head is 3-2 for Simona Halep.
