[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Anna Kalinskaya’s draw vs Bucsa, Ostapenko, Gauff, Swiatek, Sabalenka to win the Dubai

Dubai draw preview with H2H - Anna Kalinskaya may need to defeat Cristina Bucsa, Jelena Ostapenko, Cori Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka to conquer the event in the Dubai Duty Free Championships.

Anna Kalinskaya Stats info

Anna Kalinskaya is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Kalinskaya has defeated Storm Hunter 6-1 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Cristina Bucsa.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Anna Kalinskaya’s projected draw andherlikely opponents in Dubai Duty Free Championships. The Russian has a neutral record (3-3) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Storm Hunter (128) – 6-1 6-2
R2 – Cristina Bucsa (67) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Jelena Ostapenko (9) – H2H 1-0
or Lulu Sun (181) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-0
or Karolina Pliskova (36) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-0
or Qinwen Zheng (7) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 1-3
or Elena Rybakina (4) – H2H 2-2
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R2 – Cristina Bucsa’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Anna Kalinskaya

24 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
103
High
56
LWLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-29 14-18 8-7 0-0 2-4 0-0
2023 35-30 17-15 7-8 8-3 3-4 0-0
2022 49-31 17-8 15-12 10-6 5-4 2-1
2021 31-27 9-7 9-11 6-6 5-2 2-1
2020 14-13 4-3 8-5 2-5 0-0 0-0
2019 49-21 19-6 8-5 18-6 1-1 3-3
2018 38-19 7-3 21-8 3-3 0-0 7-5
2017 32-23 8-2 15-16 8-3 0-0 1-2

Cristina Bucsa has a 7-7 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. During the last 9 years, Bucsa has a 93-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Bucsa lost to Laura Siegemund in the qualifications 6-2 6-1.

H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Cristina Bucsa

This match would represent the 2nd time that Anna Kalinskaya and Cristina Bucsa face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kalinskaya (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Jelena Ostapenko’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Anna Kalinskaya

31 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
15
High
5
LLLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 31-19 14-10 8-6 4-0 5-3 0-0
2023 37-22 21-15 7-4 1-1 8-2 0-0
2022 33-19 19-10 3-3 3-3 8-3 0-0
2021 32-19 12-9 5-4 7-4 8-2 0-0
2020 9-8 3-2 4-3 2-3 0-0 0-0
2019 26-28 8-14 3-7 11-4 4-3 0-0
2018 28-22 12-14 5-4 4-2 7-2 0-0
2017 50-21 21-11 21-4 3-4 5-2 0-0

Jelena Ostapenko has a 15-3 win-loss record in 2024, 11-3 on hard. Regarding the previous 13 years, Jelena has a 134-104 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Latvian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the current year was conquering the title in Adelaide where she beat Daria Kasatkina in the final 6-3 6-2, and in Linz where she overcame Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Latvian was overcome by Aryna Sabalenka in the 3rd round 2-6 6-1 6-1.

H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Jelena Ostapenko

This contest would be 2nd time that Anna Kalinskaya and Jelena Ostapenko play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kalinskaya (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Anna Kalinskaya may square off with Lulu Sun. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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. Talking about the last 8 years, the American has a 109-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this season was winning the title 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 surrendered to Iga Swiatek in the semifinal 6-4 6-2.

H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Cori Gauff

There is no head to head record between Anna Kalinskaya and Cori Gauff since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

However, Anna Kalinskaya could take on Karolina Pliskova. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Karolina Pliskova.

1/2 – 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. In the course of 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 result of this year was winning the tournament in Australia where she beat 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 the Pole was overcome by Barbora Krejcikova in the final 6-4 6-2.

H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Anna Kalinskaya and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Anna Kalinskaya may come up against Qinwen Zheng. Their H2H record is 1-1.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 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. Talking about the previous 9 years, the Belarussian 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 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 Aryna was overcome by Barbora Krejcikova in the quarter 0-6 7-6(2) 6-1.

H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 5th time that Anna Kalinskaya and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Anna Kalinskaya could fight against Elena Rybakina. Their head to head record is 2-2.