Aryna Sabalenka is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. The Belarussian has defeated Evgeniya Rodina 6-2 6-0, Lesya Tsurenko w/o, Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 2-6 6-4 and Cori Gauff 6-4 6-0 to reach the semifinal where she will face Maria Sakkari.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Aryna Sabalenka’s projected draw withherlikely opponents in BNP Paribas Open. The Belarussian has a negative record (6-7) with the projected opponents.
1/2 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-3 for Aryna Sabalenka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15-6 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Maria Sakkari has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2023, 12-4 on hard. In connection to the last 12 years, Maria has a 198-131 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Greek won 7 of her last 10 matches.
The Greek’s most significant achievement of this season was getting to the semifinal Australia, Linz and Doha.
Last year in BNP Paribas Open Sakkari was overcome by Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-1.
H2H Aryna Sabalenka vs. Maria Sakkari
This contest would be 8th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari square off. The head to head is 4-3 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 4-3 on hard in major tournaments.
Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-2 for Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16-4 | 16-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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. In connection to the last 8 years, Swiatek has a 107-32 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the 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 the Pole won the event after defeating Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-1.
H2H Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek
This contest would be 7th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek fight against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Aryna Sabalenka could face Elena Rybakina. Their head to head record is 4-0 for Aryna Sabalenka.
