Iga Swiatek is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. The Pole has defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-0 6-0, Lesya Tsurenko 6-2 6-0 and Donna Vekic 6-3 6-4 to reach the quarter where she will face Elena Rybakina.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Iga Swiatek’s projected draw alongsideherprojected opponents in Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Swiatek has a neutral record (5-5) with the presumable opposition.
1/4 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Elena Rybakina
| 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 27-7 win-loss record in 2023, 6-2 on clay. Regarding the last 9 years, Elena has a 70-34 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Elena won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of this current season was winning the competition in Indian Wells where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 7-6(11) 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Elena surrendered to Jil Teichmann in the 3rd round 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5.
H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Elena Rybakina
This would be the 4th time that Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.
1/2 – Jelena Ostapenko’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-0 for Jelena Ostapenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37-22 | 21-15 | 7-4 | 1-1 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-19 | 19-10 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-19 | 12-9 | 5-4 | 7-4 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-8 | 3-2 | 4-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 26-28 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 11-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 28-22 | 12-14 | 5-4 | 4-2 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 50-21 | 21-11 | 21-4 | 3-4 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 21-30 | 12-18 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
Jelena Ostapenko has a 17-10 record in 2023, 5-2 on clay. During the last 12 years, Jelena has a 98-46 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Jelena won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Ostapenko lost to Lauren Davis in the 1st round 6-2 6-3.
H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Jelena Ostapenko
This contest would be 4th time that Iga Swiatek and Jelena Ostapenko face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Iga Swiatek could square off with Paula Badosa Gibert. Their H2H is 1-1.
Final – Veronika Kudermetova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-0 for Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34-22 | 18-14 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-20 | 27-13 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-24 | 15-13 | 14-4 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-15 | 11-7 | 1-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 48-26 | 26-12 | 11-8 | 5-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 30-22 | 10-8 | 15-8 | 0-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 30-25 | 11-11 | 8-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 10-3 |
| 2016 | 36-22 | 15-11 | 13-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
Veronika Kudermetova has a 18-10 win-loss record in 2023, 8-3 on clay. In the previous 11 years, Kudermetova has a 87-58 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 8 of her last 10 matches.
The Russian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal Adelaide, Doha and Madrid.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Kudermetova was defeated by Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 1st round 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1.
H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Veronika Kudermetova
This would be the 5th time that Iga Swiatek and Veronika Kudermetova square off. The head to head is 4-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Iga Swiatek may come up against Anhelina Kalinina. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Iga Swiatek.
