Daria Kasatkina is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Kasatkina has defeated Peyton Stearns 6-2 6-1 and Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-1 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Aryna Sabalenka.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Daria Kasatkina’s projected draw alongsideherplausible opposition in Western & Southern Open. Kasatkina has a unfavourable record (5-14) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Peyton Stearns (55) – 6-2 6-1
R2 – Varvara Gracheva (45) – 6-3 6-1
R3 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 2-3
1/4 – Ons Jabeur (5) – H2H 2-5
or Donna Vekic (22) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (3) – H2H 0-1
or Maria Sakkari (8) – H2H 4-1
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 1-5
or Elena Rybakina (4) – H2H 2-2
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R3 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Aryna Sabalenka

55 - 14win/loss in 2025

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 42-9 record in 2023, 22-4 on hard. In the last 8 years, Aryna has a 176-80 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Aryna won 7 of her last 10 matches.

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

Last year in Western & Southern Open Sabalenka lost to Caroline Garcia in the semifinal 6-2 4-6 6-1

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H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 6th time that Daria Kasatkina and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats

), but Kasatkina leads 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Ons Jabeur’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-2 for Ons Jabeur

36 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
2
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 36-17 18-11 11-3 0-0 7-3 0-0
2022 47-17 19-12 17-4 0-0 11-1 0-0
2021 48-19 25-12 13-4 0-1 10-2 0-0
2020 23-11 18-8 3-2 2-1 0-0 0-0
2019 22-23 14-16 1-2 2-2 5-3 0-0
2018 35-25 9-12 10-8 8-3 8-2 0-0
2017 39-24 19-11 11-9 4-2 5-2 0-0
2016 30-19 0-5 21-6 5-5 4-3 0-0

Ons Jabeur has a 23-10 win-loss record in 2023, 5-4 on hard. In the course of the last 14 years, the Tunisian has a 156-114 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jabeur won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was winning the title in Charleston where she beat Belinda Bencic in the final 7-6(6) 6-4.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Tunisian lost to Petra Kvitova in the 3rd round 6-1 4-6 6-0.

H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Ons Jabeur

This contest would be 8th time that Daria Kasatkina and Ons Jabeur clash against each other. The head to head is 5-2 for Jabeur (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Daria Kasatkina may fight against Donna Vekic. Their head to head is 1-0 for Donna Vekic.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Jessica Pegula

59 - 18win/loss in 2025

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 43-13 win-loss record in 2023, 29-7 on hard. During the previous 15 years, the American has a 206-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of this current season was conquering the title in Australia where she overcame Martina Trevisan in the final 6-4 6-2, and in Montreal where she defeated Liudmila Samsonova in the final 6-1 6-0.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Pegula was overcome by Caroline Garcia in the quarter 6-1 7-5.

H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Jessica Pegula

This would be the 2nd time that Daria Kasatkina and Jessica Pegula fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Daria Kasatkina could compete against Maria Sakkari. Their H2H record is 4-1 for Daria Kasatkina.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Iga Swiatek

68 - 11win/loss in 2025

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 51-8 record in 2023, 25-5 on hard. Talking about the last 8 years, Swiatek has a 116-34 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this current season was conquering the tournament in Doha where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-0, in Stuttgart where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 6-4, at the French Open where she defeated Karolina Muchova in the final 6-2 5-7 6-4, and in Warsaw where she overcame Laura Siegemund in the final 6-0 6-1.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Swiatek lost to Madison Keys in the 3rd round 6-3 6-4.

H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Iga Swiatek

This match would represent the 7th time that Daria Kasatkina and Iga Swiatek fight against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Daria Kasatkina may square off with Elena Rybakina. Their H2H record is 2-2.