[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Lucia Bronzetti’s draw vs Potapova, Zheng, Swiatek, Gauff, Sabalenka to win the Dubai

Dubai draw preview with H2H - Lucia Bronzetti may need to topple Anastasia Potapova, Qinwen Zheng, Iga Swiatek, Cori Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka to conquer the event in the Dubai Duty Free Championships.

Lucia Bronzetti Stats info

Lucia Bronzetti is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. The Italian has defeated Daria Kasatkina 7-65 4-6 7-5 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Anastasia Potapova.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Lucia Bronzetti’s projected draw withherprojected opposition in Dubai Duty Free Championships. Bronzetti has a weak record (0-6) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Daria Kasatkina (13) – 7-65 4-6 7-5
R2 – Anastasia Potapova (35) – H2H 0-2
R3 – Qinwen Zheng (7) – H2H 0-2
or Nao Hibino (90) – H2H 1-1
1/4 – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-0
or Elina Svitolina (20) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-1
or Jelena Ostapenko (9) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-1
or Elena Rybakina (4) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Anastasia Potapova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Anastasia Potapova

28 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
35
High
21
LWLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 28-22 17-13 6-5 2-1 3-3 0-0
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

Anastasia Potapova has a 6-4 win-loss record in 2024, 4-3 on hard. In connection to the previous 10 years, the Russian has a 87-75 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Anastasia won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Anastasia didn’t play in this event.

H2H Lucia Bronzetti vs. Anastasia Potapova

This would be the 3rd time that Lucia Bronzetti and Anastasia Potapova fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Potapova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Qinwen Zheng

52 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
5
LWWWLWW
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 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, the Chinese has a 95-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Qinwen won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Zheng’s most significant achievement of this year was reaching the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Chinese lost to Liudmila Samsonova in the 2nd round w/o.

H2H Lucia Bronzetti vs. Qinwen Zheng

This would be the 3rd time that Lucia Bronzetti and Qinwen Zheng face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Lucia Bronzetti may face Nao Hibino. Their head to head record is 1-1.

1/4 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

64 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
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

Iga Swiatek has a 11-1 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, the Pole has a 144-38 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Swiatek won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Australia where she overcame Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, and in Doha where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Swiatek surrendered to Barbora Krejcikova in the final 6-4 6-2.

H2H Lucia Bronzetti vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Lucia Bronzetti and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Lucia Bronzetti could face Elina Svitolina. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Cori Gauff

54 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 54-18 31-10 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. In the course of the last 8 years, Gauff has a 109-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the current season was winning the tournament in Auckland where she beat Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the American was defeated by Iga Swiatek in the semifinal 6-4 6-2.

H2H Lucia Bronzetti vs. Cori Gauff

This would be the 2nd time that Lucia Bronzetti and Cori Gauff clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Lucia Bronzetti could fight against Jelena Ostapenko. Their H2H is 1-0 for Jelena Ostapenko.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

56 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LLWWWWW
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 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 9 years, Aryna has a 200-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Aryna will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the title at the Australian Open where she beat Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Sabalenka capitulated to Barbora Krejcikova in the quarter 0-6 7-6(2) 6-1.

H2H Lucia Bronzetti vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 2nd time that Lucia Bronzetti and Aryna Sabalenka square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Lucia Bronzetti may face Elena Rybakina. Their head to head is 0-0.