Yulia Putintseva is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Madrid. Putintseva has defeated Yue Yuan 6-2 6-4, Qinwen Zheng 7-5 2-0 ret., Caroline Dolehide 6-2 6-2 and Daria Kasatkina 3-6 6-2 6-2 to reach the quarter where she will face Elena Rybakina.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yulia Putintseva’s projected draw alongsideherplausible opponents in Mutua Madrid Open. Yulia has a neutral record (3-3) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Yue Yuan (37) – 6-2 6-4
R2 – Qinwen Zheng (8) – 7-5 2-0 ret.
R3 – Caroline Dolehide (56) – 6-2 6-2
R4 – Daria Kasatkina (11) – 3-6 6-2 6-2
1/4 – Elena Rybakina (4) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 1-0
or Mirra Andreeva (43) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-3
or Madison Keys (20) – H2H 2-2
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1/4 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Yulia Putintseva

43 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
3
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 43-11 23-5 12-2 2-2 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 29-4 record in 2024, 7-0 on clay. In connection to the last 10 years, Elena has a 82-34 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Rybakina will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of the year was winning the competition in Brisbane where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-0 6-3, in Abu Dhabi where she beat Daria Kasatkina in the final 6-1 6-4, and in Stuttgart where she overcame Marta Kostyuk in the final 6-2 6-2.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open the Kazakhstani capitulated to Anna Kalinskaya in the 2nd round 7-5 4-6 6-2.

H2H Yulia Putintseva vs. Elena Rybakina

This match would represent the 3rd time that Yulia Putintseva and Elena Rybakina square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Putintseva (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Yulia Putintseva

56 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 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 18-5 record in 2024, 4-1 on clay. In the course of the last 9 years, Aryna has a 66-36 record on clay (Click here

to see full career record). The Belarussian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this season was winning the competition at the Australian Open where she defeated Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Aryna conquered the event after defeating Iga Swiatek 6-3 3-6 6-3

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H2H Yulia Putintseva vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 2nd time that Yulia Putintseva and Aryna Sabalenka square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Putintseva (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Yulia Putintseva could play Mirra Andreeva. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Iga Swiatek

64 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 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 30-4 record in 2024, 6-1 on clay. As for the previous 9 years, the Pole has a 117-17 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this current year was conquering the tournament in Australia where she overcame Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, in Doha where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2, and in Indian Wells where she beat Maria Sakkari in the final 6-4 6-0.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Swiatek lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 3-6 6-3.

H2H Yulia Putintseva vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 4th time that Yulia Putintseva and Iga Swiatek fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

However, Yulia Putintseva may face Madison Keys. Their head to head record is 2-2.