Magdalena Frech is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. The Pole has defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-62 6-3 and Petra Martic 6-4 1-6 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Elena Rybakina.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Magdalena Frech’s projected draw together withherprojected opponents in Dubai Duty Free Championships. Frech has a losing record (0-4) with the plausible opponents.
R3 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Elena Rybakina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-5 | 22-4 | 8-1 | 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 16-3 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, Elena has a 143-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rybakina won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the season was conquering 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 the Kazakhstani lost to Cori Gauff in the 3rd round w/o.
H2H Magdalena Frech vs. Elena Rybakina
This contest would be 2nd time that Magdalena Frech and Elena Rybakina play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-9 | 12-6 | 8-3 | 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 5-3 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 13 years, Sakkari has a 217-147 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Sakkari was overcome by Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd round 6-1 6-2.
H2H Magdalena Frech vs. Maria Sakkari
There is no head to head record between Magdalena Frech and Maria Sakkari since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Nonetheless, Magdalena Frech could play Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head is 1-1.
1/2 – Marketa Vondrousova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Marketa Vondrousova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-7 | 5-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-18 | 19-12 | 9-3 | 4-2 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-7 | 11-3 | 2-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-19 | 21-10 | 4-4 | 8-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-10 | 4-6 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 29-9 | 9-3 | 15-3 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 21-20 | 12-12 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 60-12 | 14-5 | 16-3 | 27-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
Marketa Vondrousova has a 3-3 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 11 years, Vondrousova has a 99-55 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Vondrousova lost to Karolina Pliskova in the 1st round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Magdalena Frech vs. Marketa Vondrousova
This contest would be 3rd time that Magdalena Frech and Marketa Vondrousova square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Vondrousova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Magdalena Frech may compete against Liudmila Samsonova. Their H2H record is 0-0.
Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-4 | 22-3 | 10-1 | 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 12-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Iga 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 year was winning the title in Australia where she overcame 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 surrendered to Barbora Krejcikova in the final 6-4 6-2.
H2H Magdalena Frech vs. Iga Swiatek
This would be the 2nd time that Magdalena Frech and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Magdalena Frech could take on Cori Gauff. Their H2H is 1-0 for Cori Gauff.
