Caroline Garcia will face off against Ena Shibahara in Guadalajara on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Akron Stadium.
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The H2H stats
Garcia and Shibahara have never played against each other so far on the main tour.
Caroline Garcia in 2024
Ranked world no.30, Garcia played her last match on the 27th of August when she lost to world no.85 Renata Zarazua 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in U.S. Open (draw).
During this season the French player owns a compiled 16-16 win-loss record. Caroline Garcia’s most significant performance of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Australia and Rouen.
Shibahara in Guadalajara, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked no.169 (career-high), the American owns a 43-15 record in 2024. Ena is competing in Guadalajara where she overcame Emiliana Arango 6-4 6-1, Elizabeth Mandlik 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 and Kimberly Birrell 6-4 7-6(4).
Ena Shibahara will square off with the world no.30 Caroline Garcia in the 2nd round on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Akron Stadium. They have never competed against each other until now in top events.
The American clinched 1 title in 2024 in the W35 Spring. The American got to the final in the W100 Tokyo.