[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Jelena Ostapenko’s draw vs Potapova, Krejcikova to win the Birmingham

Birmingham draw preview with H2H - Jelena Ostapenko may need to beat Anastasia Potapova, Barbora Krejcikova to conquer the event in the Rothesay Classic.

Jelena Ostapenko Stats info

Jelena Ostapenko is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Birmingham. The Latvian has defeated Linda Noskova 6-2 5-7 6-1, Venus Williams 6-3 5-7 6-3 and Magdalena Frech 4-6 7-5 6-2 to reach the semifinal where she will face Anastasia Potapova.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Jelena Ostapenko’s projected draw withherprojected opposition in Rothesay Classic. Ostapenko has a favorable record (4-2) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Linda Noskova (49) – 6-2 5-7 6-1
R2 – Venus Williams (697) – 6-3 5-7 6-3
1/4 – Magdalena Frech (72) – 4-6 7-5 6-2
1/2 – Anastasia Potapova (21) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Barbora Krejcikova (12) – H2H 4-2
or Lin Zhu (39) – H2H 1-0
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1/2 – Anastasia Potapova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
27
High
21
LLLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 30-21 11-14 7-4 7-1 5-2 0-0
2022 35-24 14-14 18-7 3-2 0-1 0-0
2021 21-23 11-11 3-5 5-5 2-2 0-0
2020 11-6 7-5 0-0 4-1 0-0 0-0
2019 27-25 13-14 10-7 3-2 1-2 0-0
2018 32-15 15-5 12-5 5-4 0-0 0-1
2017 26-15 8-7 12-5 3-2 3-1 0-0
2016 6-3 4-2 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-0

Anastasia Potapova has a 25-12 record in 2023, 3-0 on grass. In connection to the previous 3 years, the Russian has a 5-3 record on grass. Potapova won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the current year was winning the title in Linz where she defeated Petra Martic in the final 6-3 6-1.

Last year in Rothesay Classic Potapova didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Jelena Ostapenko vs. Anastasia Potapova

There is no head to head record between Jelena Ostapenko and Anastasia Potapova since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Final – Barbora Krejcikova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Jelena Ostapenko

34 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
10
High
2
WLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 34-19 22-11 5-5 2-1 5-2 0-0
2022 25-15 12-10 2-3 9-0 2-2 0-0
2021 45-19 27-13 15-3 0-2 3-1 0-0
2020 22-10 7-4 9-4 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 29-9 4-5 22-3 3-1 0-0 0-0
2018 21-18 10-12 11-6 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 30-20 9-8 18-7 2-4 1-1 0-0
2016 22-23 8-5 12-13 0-2 0-2 2-1

Barbora Krejcikova has a 23-11 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on grass. In the course of the previous 3 years, Barbora has a 8-3 record on grass. The Czech won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the current season was winning the title in Dubai where she beat Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year in Rothesay Classic the Czech didn’t play in this event.

H2H Jelena Ostapenko vs. Barbora Krejcikova

This would be the 7th time that Jelena Ostapenko and Barbora Krejcikova fight against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Jelena Ostapenko could square off with Lin Zhu. Their H2H is 1-0 for Jelena Ostapenko.