Ekaterina Makarova (1996) and Solana Sierra will square off in the qualifications of the U.S. Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 3:00 pm on COURT 16. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Solana Sierra who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Solana Sierra is the pick to win this match.
Solana Sierra -> 1.42
Ekaterina Makarova (1996) -> 2.78

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Prediction and head to head Ekaterina Makarova (1996) vs. Solana Sierra

This will be the 2nd time that Ekaterina Makarova (1996) and Solana Sierra face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Makarova (1996) (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Makarova (1996) won 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in the W25 Punta Cana back in 2023.

Ekaterina Makarova (1996)

Ekaterina Makarova (1996)

19 - 28win/loss

Hard
2-8
I Hard
0-0
Clay
17-18
Grass
0-2
Rank
213
High
158
LLWWWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 31-36 3-9 28-23 0-1 0-2 0-1
2023 57-37 14-8 38-24 5-4 0-1 0-0
2022 45-32 9-7 31-14 5-9 0-1 0-1
2021 38-31 6-3 22-19 8-8 0-0 2-1
2020 4-2 0-0 1-1 3-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 163, the Russian will start her run at the U.S. Open after she played her last match in the Hamburg where she lost 6-1 6-1 to Seidel in the 1st round on the 6th of August.

Ekaterina has a composed 19-27 win-loss record in 2024, 2-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Ekaterina’s best result of the season was getting to the final in W15 Campinas and the W75 Hechingen.

Talking about her overall career, Makarova (1996) has an overall 224-173 record. She has a positive 54-34 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See her history.

U.S. Open
Makarova (1996)'s Record

Solana Sierra

Solana Sierra

38 - 16win/loss

Hard
9-7
I Hard
0-0
Clay
29-8
Grass
0-1
Rank
154
High
145
LWLWWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 51-19 11-8 40-10 0-0 0-1 0-0
2023 57-23 3-2 54-21 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 35-13 14-0 21-13 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 5-5 3-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 4-4 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 165, the Argentine will start her run at the New York after she played her last match in the Barranquilla where she lost 6-2 2-6 6-1 to Ruzic in the quarter on the 15th of August.

Solana has an aggregate 37-16 win-loss record in 2024, 8-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current year was winning the title the W35 Buenos Aires where she beat Alice Rame in the final 6-1 6-4 and the W35 Getxo where she beat Lucia Cortez Llorca in the final 6-2 6-1 and the W35 Torino where she overcame Guiomar Zuleta De Reales in the final 4-6 6-2 6-0 and the W35 Pilar where she beat Lucciana Perez Alarcon in the final 2-6 6-2 6-1.

In terms of her career, The Argentine has an overall 144-66 record. She has a positive 32-14 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

The Argentine has never competed in this tournament before.

U.S. Open
Sierra's Record

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

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