Qinwen Zheng is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. The Chinese has defeated Nao Hibino 5-7 6-2 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Anastasia Potapova.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Qinwen Zheng’s projected draw includingherplausible opposition in Dubai Duty Free Championships. Qinwen has a weak record (2-8) with the plausible opposition.
R3 – Anastasia Potapova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Qinwen Zheng
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-21 | 14-12 | 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 7-4 record in 2024, 5-3 on hard. In connection to the last 10 years, Anastasia has a 88-75 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 Potapova didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Anastasia Potapova
This would be the 4th time that Qinwen Zheng and Anastasia Potapova face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-0 for Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59-8 | 29-5 | 26-2 | 2-0 | 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 12-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 9 years, Swiatek has a 145-38 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.
Her best result of this current year was winning the competition in Australia where she beat Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, and in Doha where she beat Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Swiatek lost to Barbora Krejcikova in the final 6-4 6-2.
H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Iga Swiatek
This would be the 6th time that Qinwen Zheng and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 5-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Qinwen Zheng could come up against Elina Svitolina. Their H2H is 0-0.
1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-15 | 22-8 | 14-5 | 0-0 | 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 11-2 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 8 years, the American has a 110-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the year was winning the title in Auckland where she defeated Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Gauff was defeated by Iga Swiatek in the semifinal 6-4 6-2.
H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Cori Gauff
There is no head to head record between Qinwen Zheng and Cori Gauff since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Alternatively, Qinwen Zheng may compete against Jelena Ostapenko. Their head to head is 3-0 for Qinwen Zheng.
Final – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Elena Rybakina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-9 | 23-5 | 12-2 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 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 16-3 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, Elena has a 143-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Kazakhstani won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the current season was conquering the competition in Brisbane where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-0 6-3, and in Abu Dhabi where she beat 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 Qinwen Zheng vs. Elena Rybakina
This contest would be 3rd time that Qinwen Zheng and Elena Rybakina face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Qinwen Zheng could square off with Marketa Vondrousova. Their head to head is 1-0 for Qinwen Zheng.
