[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Petra Martic’s draw vs Frech, Rybakina, Sakkari, Sabalenka, Swiatek to win the Dubai

Dubai draw preview with H2H - Petra Martic may need to defeat Magdalena Frech, Elena Rybakina, Maria Sakkari, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek to conquer the event in the Dubai Duty Free Championships.

Petra Martic Stats info

Petra Martic is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Martic has defeated Caroline Dolehide 6-4 7-64 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Magdalena Frech.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Petra Martic’s projected draw alongsideherpresumable opposition in Dubai Duty Free Championships. The Croatian has a negative record (2-9) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Caroline Dolehide (45) – 6-4 7-64
R2 – Magdalena Frech (53) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Elena Rybakina (4) – H2H 0-2
or Victoria Azarenka (27) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Maria Sakkari (11) – H2H 1-2
or Emma Navarro (23) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 1-2
or Marketa Vondrousova (8) – H2H 4-1
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-3
or Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-2
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R2 – Magdalena Frech’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

13 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
51
High
42
LWLLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 13-11 12-8 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2023 39-32 23-21 10-5 0-2 6-4 0-0
2022 38-38 22-19 11-12 1-3 4-4 0-0
2021 38-19 12-5 16-8 6-3 3-2 1-1
2020 26-14 12-5 10-7 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 36-24 22-12 9-8 2-1 3-3 0-0
2018 29-30 4-11 8-7 15-8 2-3 0-1
2017 52-25 7-8 25-8 7-4 4-2 9-3

Magdalena Frech has a 11-5 win-loss record in 2024, 11-4 on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, the Pole has a 129-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Frech won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Frech lost to Tereza Martincova in the qualifications 6-4 6-4.

H2H Petra Martic vs. Magdalena Frech

There is no head to head record between Petra Martic and Magdalena Frech since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

R3 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Elena Rybakina

27 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
3
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 27-4 22-4 5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 47-15 31-11 11-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 18-5 7-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 57-21 19-9 15-6 16-4 7-2 0-0
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1
2017 21-10 5-4 3-1 13-5 0-0 0-0

Elena Rybakina has a 15-3 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the last 10 years, the Kazakhstani has a 142-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Elena won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the year was winning the title in Brisbane where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-0 6-3, and in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Daria Kasatkina in the final 6-1 6-4.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Elena surrendered to Cori Gauff in the 3rd round w/o.

H2H Petra Martic vs. Elena Rybakina

This would be the 3rd time that Petra Martic and Elena Rybakina play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Petra Martic could take on Victoria Azarenka. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Victoria Azarenka.

1/4 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Maria Sakkari

18 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
3
WLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-8 12-6 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 38-25 26-17 5-4 3-1 4-3 0-0
2022 40-23 21-12 8-5 4-2 7-4 0-0
2021 38-20 23-13 9-4 5-2 1-1 0-0
2020 20-11 12-7 2-2 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 33-23 11-11 15-5 2-3 5-4 0-0
2018 24-26 17-17 7-4 0-2 0-3 0-0
2017 26-23 15-10 5-10 0-0 6-3 0-0

Maria Sakkari has a 4-3 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 13 years, Maria has a 216-147 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Sakkari lost to Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd round 6-1 6-2.

H2H Petra Martic vs. Maria Sakkari

This match would represent the 4th time that Petra Martic and Maria Sakkari square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Petra Martic may face Emma Navarro. Their head to head is 1-1.

1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Aryna Sabalenka

16 - 5win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-5 14-4 2-1 0-0 0-0 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, 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 most significant achievement of the current year was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where she overcame Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Belarussian was defeated by Barbora Krejcikova in the quarter 0-6 7-6(2) 6-1.

H2H Petra Martic vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 4th time that Petra Martic and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Petra Martic may face Marketa Vondrousova. Their head to head is 4-1 for Petra Martic.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Iga Swiatek

27 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 27-4 22-3 3-1 2-0 0-0 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 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 9 years, Swiatek has a 144-38 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Swiatek won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the year was conquering the competition 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 Iga lost to Barbora Krejcikova in the final 6-4 6-2.

H2H Petra Martic vs. Iga Swiatek

This match would represent the 4th time that Petra Martic and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Petra Martic could take on Cori Gauff. Their H2H is 2-0 for Cori Gauff.