Jelena Ostapenko and Jaqueline Cristian will face off in the 1st round of the French Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2:00 pm on Court SUZANNE-LENGLEN. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jelena Ostapenko who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jelena Ostapenko is the pick to win this match.
Jelena Ostapenko -> 1.285
Jaqueline Cristian -> 3.65

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Prediction and head to head Jelena Ostapenko vs. Jaqueline Cristian

This will be the 2nd time that Jelena Ostapenko and Jaqueline Cristian square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Cristian (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Cristian won 6-3 7-6(9) in the 2nd round in St. Petersburg back in 2021.

Highlights Jaqueline Cristian vs Jelena Ostapenko – St. Petersburg 17-March-2021

Jelena Ostapenko

Jelena Ostapenko

24 - 10win/loss

Hard
13-6
I Hard
4-0
Clay
7-4
Rank
15
High
5
LLLLWLLWWW
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

Ranked no. 10, the Latvian will start her run at the French Open after she played her last match in Rome where she lost 6-2 6-4 to Sabalenka in the quarter on the 15th of May.

Ostapenko has an overall 24-10 win-loss record in 2024, 7-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Adelaide where she defeated Daria Kasatkina in the final 6-3 6-2 and in Linz where she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 6-2 6-3.

Talking about her overall career, Ostapenko has an overall 384-230 record. She has a positive 107-52 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, she won this tournament once in 2017. See her history.

French Open
Ostapenko's Record

Jaqueline Cristian

Jaqueline Cristian

16 - 15win/loss

Hard
1-7
I Hard
5-3
Clay
10-5
Rank
73
High
57
LLWLLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 28-32 5-15 17-11 5-4 1-2 0-0
2023 51-28 4-7 28-11 15-6 1-3 3-1
2022 13-16 9-8 0-0 4-8 0-0 0-0
2021 37-26 5-5 15-12 17-7 0-2 0-0
2020 23-12 2-3 3-3 18-6 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 67, Cristian will start her run at the Paris after she played her last match in Rome where she lost 6-1 0-6 6-3 to Gauff in the 3rd round on the 11th of May.

The Romanian has a compiled 16-15 win-loss record in 2024, 10-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Cristian’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Napoca.

In terms of her career, Cristian has an overall 303-203 record. She has a positive 150-90 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2021. See her history.

French Open
Cristian's Record

Tennis Scores – French Open

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