[UPDATED QF]. Prediction, H2H of Sorana Cirstea’s draw vs Swiatek, Rybakina, Sabalenka to win the Indian Wells

Indian Wells draw preview with H2H - Sorana Cirstea may need to defeat Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka to conquer the competition in the BNP Paribas Open.

Sorana Cirstea Stats info

Sorana Cirstea is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Sorana has defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-3 6-2, Madison Keys 6-1 ret., Bernarda Pera 6-3 6-1 and Caroline Garcia 6-4 4-6 7-5 to reach the quarter where she will face Iga Swiatek.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Sorana Cirstea’s projected draw andherpresumable opponents in BNP Paribas Open. Cirstea has a weak record (0-3) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Kimberly Birrell (115) – 6-3 6-2
R2 – Madison Keys (20) – 6-1 ret.
R3 – Bernarda Pera (43) – 6-3 6-1
R4 – Caroline Garcia (5) – 6-4 4-6 7-5
1/4 – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Elena Rybakina (10) – H2H 0-2
or Karolina Muchova (76) – H2H 0-2
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-0
or Maria Sakkari (7) – H2H 2-0
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1/4 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Iga Swiatek

68 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
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 15-3 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 8 years, Swiatek has a 106-32 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the season was winning the tournament in Doha where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-0.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Swiatek conquered the competition after downing Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-1.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 2nd time that Sorana Cirstea and Iga Swiatek clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Elena Rybakina

47 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
3
LWLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 47-15 31-11 11-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
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

Elena Rybakina has a 13-4 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In the last 9 years, Rybakina has a 109-59 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rybakina will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

The Kazakhstani’s best result of this season was getting to the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Elena lost to Maria Sakkari in the quarter 7-5 6-4.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Elena Rybakina

This would be the 3rd time that Sorana Cirstea and Elena Rybakina face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Sorana Cirstea could compete against Karolina Muchova. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Karolina Muchova.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

55 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1
2016 30-18 14-7 6-6 6-5 0-0 4-0

Aryna Sabalenka has a 16-1 win-loss record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 8 years, the Belarussian has a 170-77 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Aryna won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current season was conquering the competition in Adelaide where she overcame Linda Noskova in the final 6-3 7-6(4), and at the Australian Open where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Sabalenka capitulated to Jasmine Paolini in the 2nd round 2-6 6-3 6-3.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Aryna Sabalenka

There is no head to head record between Sorana Cirstea and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Anyhow, Sorana Cirstea could fight against Maria Sakkari. Their head to head is 2-0 for Sorana Cirstea.