[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Sofia Kenin’s draw vs Saville, Zhu, Mertens, Navarro to win the Hobart

Hobart draw preview with H2H - Sofia Kenin may need to oust Daria Saville, Lin Zhu, Elise Mertens, Emma Navarro to conquer the title in the Hobart International.

Sofia Kenin Stats info

Sofia Kenin is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Hobart. Kenin has defeated Greetje Minnen 6-3 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Daria Saville.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Sofia Kenin’s projected draw together withherlikely opposition in Hobart International. Sofia has a favorable record (4-1) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Greetje Minnen (65) – 6-3 6-3
R2 – Daria Saville (195) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Lin Zhu (33) – H2H 1-0
or Caroline Dolehide (44) – H2H 1-3
1/2 – Elise Mertens (29) – H2H 2-1
or Varvara Gracheva (39) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Emma Navarro (31) – H2H 1-0
or Xinyu Wang (34) – H2H 3-0
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R2 – Daria Saville’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

17 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
96
High
20
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 17-12 11-8 6-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 12-13 6-8 5-2 0-1 1-2 0-0
2022 25-20 20-12 2-4 0-0 3-4 0-0
2021 3-2 2-2 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
2020 5-2 0-0 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 7-20 2-7 3-8 0-2 2-3 0-0
2018 27-25 15-12 6-6 3-2 3-5 0-0
2017 37-24 19-11 12-6 4-4 2-3 0-0

Daria Saville has a 2-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 4 years, Daria has a 30-23 record on hard.

Last year in Hobart International Gavrilova didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Daria Saville

There is no head to head record between Sofia Kenin and Daria Saville since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

1/4 – Lin Zhu’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Sofia Kenin

12 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
57
High
31
LWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 12-11 12-10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 28-24 23-17 0-2 1-2 4-3 0-0
2022 41-26 34-15 6-6 1-2 0-3 0-0
2021 13-14 8-10 0-1 4-0 1-3 0-0
2020 5-6 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 56-27 53-20 1-3 0-0 2-4 0-0
2018 32-24 30-20 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-1
2017 37-23 30-17 0-1 5-2 2-2 0-1

Lin Zhu has a 2-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. During the last 14 years, Lin has a 330-200 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Hobart International the Chinese was overcome by Sofia Kenin in the 1st round 6-2 6-2.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Lin Zhu

This would be the 2nd time that Sofia Kenin and Lin Zhu fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Sofia Kenin may face Caroline Dolehide. Their H2H is 3-1 for Caroline Dolehide.

1/2 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Sofia Kenin

13 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
29
High
12
LLWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 13-11 9-7 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-0
2023 30-22 24-16 5-4 0-0 1-2 0-0
2022 29-23 19-14 4-3 2-2 4-4 0-0
2021 33-20 20-10 9-5 2-2 2-3 0-0
2020 34-13 17-7 9-4 8-2 0-0 0-0
2019 35-27 23-14 4-6 1-3 7-4 0-0
2018 46-21 25-13 16-2 1-2 4-4 0-0
2017 43-25 20-12 13-6 9-3 1-4 0-0

Elise Mertens has a 2-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 13 years, Elise has a 247-122 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Hobart International Mertens was overcome by Maryna Zanevska in the 1st round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Elise Mertens

This would be the 4th time that Sofia Kenin and Elise Mertens fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Sofia Kenin could fight against Varvara Gracheva. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Emma Navarro’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Sofia Kenin

25 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
23
High
20
WWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-9 21-7 4-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 64-24 17-9 37-11 3-1 7-3 0-0
2022 31-18 8-8 23-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 19-13 6-6 13-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 2-7 0-4 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 10-12 3-4 7-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 19-9 2-3 12-5 5-1 0-0 0-0
2017 4-4 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Emma Navarro has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 8 years, the American has a 42-37 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The American’s most significant result of this year was getting to the semifinal Auckland.

Last year in Hobart International Emma didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Emma Navarro

This would be the 2nd time that Sofia Kenin and Emma Navarro fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Sofia Kenin may square off with Xinyu Wang. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Sofia Kenin.