[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Sloane Stephens’s draw vs Gracheva, Zheng, Sabalenka, Garcia, Pegula, Swiatek to win the French Open

French Open draw preview with H2H - Sloane Stephens may need to defeat Varvara Gracheva, Qinwen Zheng, Aryna Sabalenka, Caroline Garcia, Jessica Pegula, Iga Swiatek to conquer the title in the French Open.

Sloane Stephens Stats info

Sloane Stephens is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Sloane has defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-0 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Varvara Gracheva.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Sloane Stephens’s projected draw andherpresumable opposition at the French Open. The American has a weak record (3-16) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Karolina Pliskova (16) – 6-0 6-4
R2 – Varvara Gracheva (41) – H2H 1-2
R3 – Qinwen Zheng (19) – H2H 0-2
or Yulia Putintseva (58) – H2H 2-3
R4 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-3
or Kamilla Rakhimova (82) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Caroline Garcia (5) – H2H 2-4
or Daria Kasatkina (9) – H2H 3-1
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (3) – H2H 0-3
or Liudmila Samsonova (15) – H2H 0-3
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-2
or Elena Rybakina (4) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Varvara Gracheva’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Varvara Gracheva

36 - 30win/loss in 2024

Rank
43
High
39
WLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 36-30 23-18 7-6 3-3 3-3 0-0
2022 29-32 7-11 12-14 10-7 0-0 0-0
2021 27-31 11-10 7-10 9-9 0-2 0-0
2020 10-14 5-7 4-4 1-3 0-0 0-0
2019 70-26 10-7 46-10 14-8 0-0 0-1
2018 28-13 1-1 22-10 5-2 0-0 0-0
2017 35-15 6-5 29-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Varvara Gracheva has a 28-16 win-loss record in 2023, 7-5 on clay. In the course of the previous 8 years, Varvara has a 127-63 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Varvara’s best result of this season was getting to the final Austin.

Last year at the French Open Varvara was overcome by Elise Mertens in the 3rd round 6-2 6-3.

H2H Sloane Stephens vs. Varvara Gracheva

This would be the 4th time that Sloane Stephens and Varvara Gracheva fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Gracheva (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

R3 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Qinwen Zheng

37 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
15
High
7
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 17-9 record in 2023, 6-3 on clay. As for the last 7 years, the Chinese has a 60-20 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Qinwen’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal Abu Dhabi.

Last year at the French Open Qinwen capitulated to Iga Swiatek in the 4th round 6-7(5) 6-0 6-2.

H2H Sloane Stephens vs. Qinwen Zheng

This contest would be 3rd time that Sloane Stephens and Qinwen Zheng play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Sloane Stephens may compete against Yulia Putintseva. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Yulia Putintseva.

R4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

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 30-5 record in 2023, 10-2 on clay. Talking about the previous 8 years, Aryna has a 58-34 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this current year was winning the tournament in Adelaide where she defeated Linda Noskova in the final 6-3 7-6(4), at the Australian Open where she beat Elena Rybakina in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4, and in Madrid where she overcame Iga Swiatek in the final 6-3 3-6 6-3.

Last year at the French Open the Belarussian lost to Camila Giorgi in the 3rd round 4-6 6-1 6-0.

H2H Sloane Stephens vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 4th time that Sloane Stephens and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Sloane Stephens may compete against Kamilla Rakhimova. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – Caroline Garcia’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Caroline Garcia

40 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
20
High
4
LLWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 40-27 23-17 4-4 7-3 6-3 0-0
2022 46-21 21-13 11-4 4-1 10-3 0-0
2021 27-26 15-14 8-6 3-3 1-3 0-0
2020 11-11 5-6 4-3 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 27-27 8-16 10-8 2-1 7-2 0-0
2018 39-22 23-13 13-5 1-2 2-2 0-0
2017 48-22 27-11 12-6 3-3 6-2 0-0
2016 40-26 17-15 7-7 10-3 6-1 0-0

Caroline Garcia has a 23-11 win-loss record in 2023, 4-3 on clay. In the previous 14 years, Caroline has a 118-81 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The French player won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Garcia’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final Lyon and Monterrey.

Last year at the French Open Caroline lost to Madison Keys in the 2nd round 6-4 7-6(3).

H2H Sloane Stephens vs. Caroline Garcia

This would be the 7th time that Sloane Stephens and Caroline Garcia square off. The head to head is 4-2 for Garcia (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Possibly, Sloane Stephens could come up against Daria Kasatkina. Their head to head is 3-1 for Sloane Stephens.

1/2 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Jessica Pegula

59 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
3
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0
2017 12-9 12-6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2016 21-24 10-10 8-10 0-1 1-2 2-1

Jessica Pegula has a 28-9 record in 2023, 7-3 on clay. As for the last 15 years, the American has a 112-71 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Pegula won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this year was winning the tournament in Australia where she defeated Martina Trevisan in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year at the French Open Pegula was defeated by Iga Swiatek in the quarter 6-3 6-2.

H2H Sloane Stephens vs. Jessica Pegula

This match would represent the 4th time that Sloane Stephens and Jessica Pegula square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Possibly, Sloane Stephens may fight against Liudmila Samsonova. Their H2H is 3-0 for Liudmila Samsonova.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 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 29-6 win-loss record in 2023, 13-2 on clay. Talking about the last 8 years, the Pole has a 105-16 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the year was conquering the competition in Doha where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-0, and in Stuttgart where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year at the French Open Iga conquered the event after besting Cori Gauff 6-1 6-3.

H2H Sloane Stephens vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 3rd time that Sloane Stephens and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Sloane Stephens could fight against Elena Rybakina. Their head to head record is 0-0.