Iga Swiatek is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. The Pole has defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-0 6-78 6-2, Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-2 and Mirra Andreeva 4-6 6-3 7-5 to reach the semifinal where she will face Aryna Sabalenka.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Iga Swiatek’s projected draw together withherlikely opponents in Western & Southern Open. Swiatek has a positive record (14-6) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Varvara Gracheva (69) – 6-0 6-78 6-2
R3 – Marta Kostyuk (21) – 6-2 6-2
1/4 – Mirra Andreeva (24) – 4-6 6-3 7-5
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (3) – H2H 8-3
Fin – Jessica Pegula (6) – H2H 6-3
or Paula Badosa Gibert (37) – H2H 1-1
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1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-3 for Iga Swiatek

37 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
WWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-11 21-6 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 37-11 win-loss record in 2024, 21-6 on hard. In connection to the previous 9 years, Aryna has a 210-91 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this year was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where she defeated Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Western & Southern Open

Sabalenka lost to Karolina Muchova in the semifinal 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2.

H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 12th time that Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 8-3 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-3 for Iga Swiatek

29 - 10win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
3
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 29-10 19-5 4-2 0-0 6-3 0-0
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0
2017 12-9 12-6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0

Jessica Pegula has a 29-10 win-loss record in 2024, 19-5 on hard. As for the previous 16 years, the American has a 241-122 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 8 matches winning streak.

Her most significant result of this current year was winning the tournament in Berlin where she beat Anna Kalinskaya in the final 6-7(0) 6-4 7-6(3), and in Toronto where she overcame Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Jessica lost to Marie Bouzkova in the 3rd round 6-4 6-0.

H2H Iga Swiatek vs. Jessica Pegula

This contest would be 10th time that Iga Swiatek and Jessica Pegula face off. The head to head is 6-3 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 5-3 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Iga Swiatek could square off with Paula Badosa Gibert. Their head to head is 1-1.