[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Iga Swiatek’s draw vs Kalinskaya, Cirstea to win the Dubai

Dubai draw preview with H2H - Iga Swiatek may need to beat Anna Kalinskaya, Sorana Cirstea to conquer the event in the Dubai Duty Free Championships.

Iga Swiatek Stats info

Iga Swiatek is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Swiatek has defeated Sloane Stephens 6-4 6-4, Elina Svitolina 6-1 6-4 and Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2 to reach the semifinal where she will face Anna Kalinskaya.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Iga Swiatek’s projected draw includingherplausible opponents in Dubai Duty Free Championships. Iga has a favorable record (3-0) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Sloane Stephens (41) – 6-4 6-4
R3 – Elina Svitolina (20) – 6-1 6-4
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng (7) – 6-3 6-2
1/2 – Anna Kalinskaya (40) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Sorana Cirstea (22) – H2H 3-0
or Jasmine Paolini (26) – H2H 2-0
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1/2 – Anna Kalinskaya’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

22 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
24
High
24
WLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 22-11 18-6 3-5 0-0 1-0 0-0
2023 28-18 16-15 7-3 5-0 0-0 0-0
2022 27-20 22-10 2-6 1-1 2-3 0-0
2021 30-23 19-12 3-7 5-2 3-2 0-0
2020 9-8 8-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 40-20 19-6 8-5 4-4 9-5 0-0
2018 28-23 14-7 7-6 4-7 3-3 0-0
2017 35-26 11-7 9-9 2-4 2-3 11-3

Anna Kalinskaya has a 14-4 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 11 years, Kalinskaya has a 143-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Anna will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Kalinskaya lost to Su Jeong Jang in the qualifications 3-6 7-6(6) 6-2.

H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Anna Kalinskaya

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

Final – Sorana Cirstea’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Iga Swiatek

12 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
29
High
21
LLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 12-14 9-8 3-5 0-0 0-1 0-0
2023 31-22 21-14 7-4 0-1 3-3 0-0
2022 22-21 10-10 4-6 4-2 4-3 0-0
2021 24-18 11-10 11-3 0-2 2-3 0-0
2020 15-10 14-6 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 21-21 9-9 7-8 5-3 0-1 0-0
2018 17-25 10-13 5-6 1-3 1-3 0-0
2017 30-26 15-10 9-7 2-6 4-3 0-0

Sorana Cirstea has a 7-5 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 20 years, Cirstea has a 251-198 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Romanian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Sorana lost to Karolina Muchova in the 2nd round 6-4 7-6(4).

H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Sorana Cirstea

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

On the other hand, Iga Swiatek may square off with Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Iga Swiatek.