Iga Swiatek is about to begin her campaign in the draw in Dubai. In the previous edition of this tournament, she managed to beat Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-1 6-1, Liudmila Samsonova 6-1 6-0 and Cori Gauff 6-4 6-2. Iga will try to conquer the title after she was the runner-up once in 2023.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Iga Swiatek’s projected draw andherplausible opposition in Dubai Duty Free Championships. Iga has a positive record (23-5) with the plausible opponents.
R2 – Sloane Stephens’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-22 | 8-13 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-20 | 11-14 | 13-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-17 | 13-9 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-19 | 6-11 | 11-6 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 24-19 | 10-13 | 10-4 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 37-19 | 21-10 | 12-5 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 15-10 | 15-5 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Sloane Stephens has a 4-4 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the last 17 years, Stephens has a 197-161 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the American didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Sloane Stephens
This contest would be 3rd time that Iga Swiatek and Sloane Stephens play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
R3 – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-18 | 16-9 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-12 | 4-3 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-20 | 31-13 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-9 | 9-5 | 10-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 39-22 | 29-14 | 1-3 | 4-2 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 44-15 | 28-10 | 9-3 | 5-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 53-14 | 26-7 | 15-3 | 8-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
Elina Svitolina has a 8-2 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 15 years, the Ukrainian has a 275-128 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Ukrainian won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Elina’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the final Auckland.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Elina didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Elina Svitolina
This would be the 3rd time that Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Swiatek and Svitolina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Iga Swiatek could compete against Tatjana Maria. Their H2H is 1-0 for Iga Swiatek.
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-0 for Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52-18 | 31-10 | 17-4 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 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 9-3 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the last 8 years, Zheng has a 95-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Qinwen won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Qinwen’s most significant result of this year was getting to the final at the Australian Open .
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Qinwen was overcome by Liudmila Samsonova in the 2nd round w/o.
H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Qinwen Zheng
This contest would be 6th time that Iga Swiatek and Qinwen Zheng fight against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Iga Swiatek could fight against Anastasia Potapova. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 9-1 for Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54-17 | 31-9 | 14-5 | 4-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 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 10-2 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 8 years, the American has a 109-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gauff won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Auckland where she defeated Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Cori was overcome by Iga Swiatek in the semifinal 6-4 6-2.
H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Cori Gauff
This contest would be 11th time that Iga Swiatek and Cori Gauff square off. The head to head is 9-1 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 6-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Iga Swiatek could take on Jelena Ostapenko. Their H2H record is 4-0 for Jelena Ostapenko.
Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-3 for Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56-14 | 38-7 | 15-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Aryna Sabalenka has a 11-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, the Belarussian has a 200-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.
Her best result of the year was winning the title at the Australian Open where she overcame Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Sabalenka lost to Barbora Krejcikova in the quarter 0-6 7-6(2) 6-1.
H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This would be the 10th time that Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 6-3 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Iga Swiatek may take on Elena Rybakina. Their head to head is 3-2 for Elena Rybakina.
