[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Iga Swiatek’s draw vs Gauff, Sabalenka to win the Cincinnati

Cincinnati draw preview with H2H - Iga Swiatek may need to defeat Cori Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka to conquer the title in the Western & Southern Open.

Iga Swiatek Stats info

Iga Swiatek is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Iga has defeated Danielle Rose Collins 6-1 6-0, Qinwen Zheng 3-6 6-1 6-1 and Marketa Vondrousova 7-63 6-1 to reach the semifinal where she will face Cori Gauff.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Iga Swiatek’s projected draw alongsideherpresumable opponents in Western & Southern Open. Swiatek has a winning record (12-3) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Danielle Rose Collins (34) – 6-1 6-0
R3 – Qinwen Zheng (24) – 3-6 6-1 6-1
1/4 – Marketa Vondrousova (10) – 7-63 6-1
1/2 – Cori Gauff (7) – H2H 7-0
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 5-3
or Karolina Muchova (17) – H2H 2-1
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1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-0 for Iga Swiatek

51 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
3
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 12-8 7-5 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-15 9-6 7-5 7-3 6-1 0-0
2018 9-4 4-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 36-13 win-loss record in 2023, 25-6 on hard. Regarding the last 7 years, the American has a 84-45 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gauff won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this season was winning the title in Auckland where she defeated Rebeka Masarova in the final 6-1 6-1, and in Washington where she defeated Maria Sakkari in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the American reached the 1st round in 2022 in Cincinnati before retiring against Marie Bouzkova when she was 7-5 1-0 ret..

H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Cori Gauff

This would be the 8th time that Iga Swiatek and Cori Gauff face off. The head to head is 7-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-3 for Iga Swiatek

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 44-9 record in 2023, 24-4 on hard. Regarding the last 8 years, the Belarussian has a 178-80 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the 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 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 Aryna lost to Caroline Garcia in the semifinal 6-2 4-6 6-1.

H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 9th time that Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka square off. The head to head is 5-3 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Iga Swiatek could fight against Karolina Muchova. Their H2H is 2-1 for Iga Swiatek.