Cori Gauff is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. The American has defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1 7-5 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Karolina Pliskova.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Cori Gauff’s projected draw withherprojected opponents in Dubai Duty Free Championships. Gauff has a negative record (5-11) against the plausible opposition.
R3 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-16 | 10-10 | 1-3 | 5-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-19 | 19-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-21 | 12-9 | 6-6 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-19 | 23-12 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-8 | 9-5 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 52-17 | 32-9 | 8-3 | 3-3 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 49-23 | 26-13 | 12-4 | 6-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 53-18 | 35-10 | 9-5 | 4-2 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
Karolina Pliskova has a 12-3 record in 2024, 7-3 on hard. Regarding the last 17 years, the Czech has a 325-169 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Karolina will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her best result of the season was winning the tournament in Napoca where she defeated Ana Bogdan in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Karolina surrendered to Iga Swiatek in the quarter w/o.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Karolina Pliskova
This match would represent the 3rd time that Cori Gauff and Karolina Pliskova fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1
for Gauff and Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.1/4 – Jelena Ostapenko’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Cori Gauff
| 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 16-3 record in 2024, 12-3 on hard. Regarding the last 13 years, Jelena has a 135-104 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ostapenko won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this year was winning the title in Adelaide where she overcame Daria Kasatkina in the final 6-3 6-2, and in Linz where she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 6-2 6-3.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Jelena was defeated by Aryna Sabalenka in the 3rd round 2-6 6-1 6-1.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Jelena Ostapenko
This contest would be 4th time that Cori Gauff and Jelena Ostapenko face off. The head to head is 2-1
for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.On the other hand, Cori Gauff may take on Anna Kalinskaya. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 9-1 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 previous 9 years, the Pole 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 the current year was conquering the competition in Australia where she beat Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, and in Doha where she overcame 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 Cori Gauff vs. Iga Swiatek
This match would represent the 11th time that Cori Gauff and Iga Swiatek play each other. The head to head is 9-1 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 6-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Cori Gauff may face Qinwen Zheng. Their H2H record is 0-0.
Final – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Cori Gauff
| 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 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 10 years, Rybakina has a 143-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rybakina won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the season was winning the competition in Brisbane where she overcame 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 Rybakina surrendered to Cori Gauff in the 3rd round w/o.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Elena Rybakina
This would be the 2nd time that Cori Gauff and Elena Rybakina fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Cori Gauff could fight against Marketa Vondrousova. Their head to head is 3-0 for Cori Gauff.