[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Varvara Gracheva’s draw vs Begu, Andreeva, Sabalenka, Rybakina, Swiatek to win the French Open

French Open draw preview with H2H - Varvara Gracheva may need to best Irina-Camelia Begu, Mirra Andreeva, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Iga Swiatek to conquer the event in the French Open.

Varvara Gracheva Stats info

Varvara Gracheva is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Varvara has defeated Maria Sakkari 3-6 6-4 6-3 and Bernarda Pera 6-1 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Irina-Camelia Begu.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Varvara Gracheva’s projected draw withherpresumable opposition at the French Open. Gracheva has a weak record (0-5) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Maria Sakkari (7) – 3-6 6-4 6-3
R2 – Bernarda Pera (80) – 6-1 6-3
R3 – Irina-Camelia Begu (127) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Mirra Andreeva (38) – H2H 0-0
or Peyton Stearns (62) – H2H 2-1
1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-1
or Madison Keys (12) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Elena Rybakina (4) – H2H 0-2
or Qinwen Zheng (8) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-1
or Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-1
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R3 – Irina-Camelia Begu’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Irina-Camelia Begu

14 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
127
High
22
LWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 14-6 0-0 14-6 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 17-14 5-7 11-5 0-1 1-1 0-0
2022 32-17 7-9 20-5 3-2 2-1 0-0
2021 21-17 16-10 3-5 0-1 2-1 0-0
2020 23-11 15-5 7-4 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 23-24 5-10 15-11 2-1 1-2 0-0
2018 22-25 9-14 10-7 3-2 0-2 0-0
2017 27-27 6-14 14-8 3-3 4-2 0-0

Irina-Camelia Begu has a 13-4 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on clay. During the last 16 years, Begu has a 235-117 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Romanian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

The Romanian’s most significant result of the season was getting to the final the Antalya.

Last year at the French Open the Romanian lost to Karolina Muchova in the 3rd round 6-3 6-2.

H2H Varvara Gracheva vs. Irina-Camelia Begu

This would be the 2nd time that Varvara Gracheva and Irina-Camelia Begu play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Begu (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

R4 – Mirra Andreeva’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

17 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
24
High
23
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 17-9 6-4 11-4 0-0 0-1 0-0
2023 36-9 7-4 23-4 0-0 6-1 0-0
2022 39-9 21-5 18-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Mirra Andreeva has a 14-7 record in 2024, 8-3 on clay. In the previous 3 years, the Russian has a 49-11 record on clay. The Russian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the French Open Andreeva surrendered to Cori Gauff in the 3rd round 6-7(5) 6-1 6-1.

H2H Varvara Gracheva vs. Mirra Andreeva

There is no head to head record between Varvara Gracheva and Mirra Andreeva since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Yet, Varvara Gracheva could fight against Peyton Stearns. Their head to head is 2-1 for Varvara Gracheva.

1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

30 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
LWLWWWW
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 win-loss record in 2024, 13-3 on clay. Regarding the previous 9 years, Aryna has a 75-38 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the year 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 the Belarussian was overcome by Karolina Muchova in the semifinal 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-5.

H2H Varvara Gracheva vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 2nd time that Varvara Gracheva and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

However, Varvara Gracheva could fight against Madison Keys. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/2 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Elena Rybakina

35 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
3
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-7 22-4 12-2 0-0 1-1 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 32-5 win-loss record in 2024, 10-1 on clay. During the previous 10 years, Elena has a 85-35 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Kazakhstani won 9 of her last 10 matches.

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

Last year at the French Open Elena lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo in the 3rd round w/o.

H2H Varvara Gracheva vs. Elena Rybakina

This match would represent the 3rd time that Varvara Gracheva and Elena Rybakina clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Varvara Gracheva may take on Qinwen Zheng. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Iga Swiatek

45 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
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 win-loss record in 2024, 17-1 on clay. Talking about 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 this year was conquering the title in Australia where she beat Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, in Doha where she beat Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2, in Indian Wells where she defeated Maria Sakkari in the final 6-4 6-0, in Madrid where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 7-5 4-6 7-6(7), and in Rome where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year at the French Open Iga conquered the title after beating Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-4.

H2H Varvara Gracheva vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 2nd time that Varvara Gracheva and Iga Swiatek fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Varvara Gracheva may fight against Cori Gauff. Their H2H is 1-0 for Cori Gauff.