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

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

Elena Rybakina Stats info

Elena Rybakina is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. The Kazakhstani has defeated Sofia Kenin 7-66 7-65, Paula Badosa Gibert 6-3 7-5, Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-0 and Karolina Muchova 7-64 2-6 6-4 to reach the semifinal where she will face Iga Swiatek.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Elena Rybakina’s projected draw andherprojected opponents in BNP Paribas Open. Rybakina has a unfavourable record (1-5) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Sofia Kenin (170) – 7-66 7-65
R3 – Paula Badosa Gibert (22) – 6-3 7-5
R4 – Varvara Gracheva (66) – 6-3 6-0
1/4 – Karolina Muchova (76) – 7-64 2-6 6-4
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-4
or Maria Sakkari (7) – H2H 1-1
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1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

68 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
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High
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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 16-3 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 8 years, Swiatek has a 107-32 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current 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 won the tournament after besting Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-1.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Iga Swiatek

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

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

55 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
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High
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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 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 8 years, the Belarussian has a 170-77 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament in Adelaide where she defeated 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 was defeated by Jasmine Paolini in the 2nd round 2-6 6-3 6-3.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 5th time that Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Elena Rybakina may fight against Maria Sakkari. Their H2H record is 1-1.