Elena Rybakina is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Elena has defeated Greetje Minnen 6-2 6-3 and Arantxa Rus 6-3 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Elise Mertens.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Elena Rybakina’s projected draw withherpresumable opposition at the French Open. The Kazakhstani has a good record (14-11) against the likely opponents.
R3 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Elena Rybakina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-16 | 9-7 | 6-5 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-22 | 24-16 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-23 | 19-14 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-20 | 20-10 | 9-5 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 34-13 | 17-7 | 9-4 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 35-27 | 23-14 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 46-21 | 25-13 | 16-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 43-25 | 20-12 | 13-6 | 9-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
Elise Mertens has a 16-12 win-loss record in 2024, 6-4 on clay. In connection to the previous 13 years, the Belgian has a 104-60 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Belgian won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Mertens’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the final Hobart.
Last year at the French Open Elise lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 4th round 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3.
H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Elise Mertens
This contest would be 6th time that Elena Rybakina and Elise Mertens face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but Mertens has a winning record of 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.
R4 – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Elina Svitolina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-12 | 10-5 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-12 | 4-3 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-20 | 31-13 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-9 | 9-5 | 10-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 39-22 | 29-14 | 1-3 | 4-2 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 44-15 | 28-10 | 9-3 | 5-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 53-14 | 26-7 | 15-3 | 8-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
Elina Svitolina has a 17-10 win-loss record in 2024, 7-5 on clay. In connection to the last 2 years, Svitolina has a 19-12 record on clay. Elina won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Elina’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final Auckland.
Last year at the French Open Elina was defeated by Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter 6-4 6-4.
H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Elina Svitolina
This match would represent the 4th time that Elena Rybakina and Elina Svitolina fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Elena Rybakina may square off with Ana Bogdan. Their H2H is 1-0 for Elena Rybakina.
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Elena Rybakina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-11 | 14-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-19 | 23-11 | 11-4 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-19 | 27-12 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-11 | 7-1 | 16-6 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 38-8 | 3-3 | 26-3 | 9-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 14-11 | 14-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 14-9 | 12-8 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Qinwen Zheng has a 20-9 record in 2024, 6-3 on clay. Regarding the last 8 years, Zheng has a 71-24 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese won 7 of her last 10 matches.
The Chinese’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the final at the Australian Open .
Last year at the French Open Qinwen surrendered to Yulia Putintseva in the 2nd round 6-3 4-6 6-2.
H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Qinwen Zheng
This match would represent the 3rd time that Elena Rybakina and Qinwen Zheng face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Elena Rybakina could face Jasmine Paolini. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Elena Rybakina.
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-3 for Aryna Sabalenka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-9 | 14-4 | 15-4 | 0-0 | 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 27-7 record in 2024, 13-3 on clay. Regarding the last 9 years, the Belarussian has a 75-38 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Aryna won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of this season was conquering the competition at the Australian Open where she defeated Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year at the French Open Sabalenka lost to Karolina Muchova in the semifinal 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-5.
H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This would be the 10th time that Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka square off. The head to head is 6-3 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Elena Rybakina could come up against Madison Keys. Their H2H is 2-2.
Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-2 for Elena Rybakina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-4 | 22-3 | 21-1 | 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 41-4 record in 2024, 17-1 on clay. During the last 9 years, the Pole has a 128-17 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Swiatek will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her best result of the current year was winning the tournament in Australia where she overcame Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, in Doha where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2, in Indian Wells where she overcame Maria Sakkari in the final 6-4 6-0, in Madrid where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 7-5 4-6 7-6(7), and in Rome where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-2 6-3.
Last year at the French Open Swiatek won the title after ousting Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-4.
H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Iga Swiatek
This contest would be 7th time that Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek play each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Elena Rybakina may come up against Cori Gauff. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Cori Gauff.