Anastasia Potapova is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. The Russian has defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3 6-0 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Dayana Yastremska.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Anastasia Potapova’s projected draw withherplausible opponents in Dubai Duty Free Championships. Potapova has a weak record (3-7) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Beatriz Haddad Maia (16) – 6-3 6-0
R2 – Dayana Yastremska (48) – H2H 1-1
R3 – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-1
or Victoria Azarenka (34) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng (8) – H2H 1-3
or Mirra Andreeva (14) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Jasmine Paolini (4) – H2H 1-1
or Elena Rybakina (7) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 0-1
or Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 2-2
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Draw

R2 – Dayana Yastremska’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

32 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
27
High
21
LLWLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 32-22 12-13 8-5 4-1 8-3 0-0
2024 22-22 12-12 5-5 2-2 3-3 0-0
2023 39-29 19-13 12-9 5-4 3-3 0-0
2022 21-25 7-11 5-4 7-6 2-4 0-0
2021 7-12 3-8 2-1 2-3 0-0 0-0
2020 17-12 10-7 4-3 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 36-22 23-14 5-4 3-1 5-3 0-0
2018 43-19 17-7 17-5 4-3 5-4 0-0

Dayana Yastremska has a 9-5 record in 2025, 5-4 on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, Yastremska has a 100-81 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Dayana won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Dayana’s best result of the current year was reaching the final Linz.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Yastremska lost to Veronika Kudermetova in the 1st round 6-0 1-6 6-0.

H2H Anastasia Potapova vs. Dayana Yastremska

This match would represent the 3rd time that Anastasia Potapova and Dayana Yastremska fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Potapova on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Iga Swiatek

64 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 64-17 40-10 11-4 3-2 10-1 0-0
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 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

Iga Swiatek has a 12-3 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 10 years, Iga has a 174-45 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 8 of her last 10 matches.

The Pole’s best achievement of the season was reaching the final Australia.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Pole surrendered to Anna Kalinskaya in the semifinal 6-4 6-4.

H2H Anastasia Potapova vs. Iga Swiatek

This match would represent the 2nd time that Anastasia Potapova and Iga Swiatek clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Anastasia Potapova could compete against Victoria Azarenka. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Qinwen Zheng

20 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
24
High
4
LWLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 20-12 8-6 10-4 0-0 2-2 0-0
2024 52-18 31-10 17-4 3-2 1-2 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

Qinwen Zheng has a 1-2 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the last 9 years, Zheng has a 118-55 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Qinwen surrendered to Iga Swiatek in the quarter 6-3 6-2.

H2H Anastasia Potapova vs. Qinwen Zheng

This contest would be 5th time that Anastasia Potapova and Qinwen Zheng face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Anastasia Potapova may come up against Mirra Andreeva. Their head to head is 1-1.

1/2 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

46 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
4
LLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 46-21 27-12 13-3 3-3 3-3 0-0
2024 42-21 19-10 12-5 3-4 8-2 0-0
2023 43-30 20-16 16-8 5-3 2-3 0-0
2022 30-25 14-11 10-10 6-3 0-1 0-0
2021 34-24 17-13 12-7 5-3 0-1 0-0
2020 7-15 1-8 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 48-29 12-8 32-14 4-6 0-1 0-0
2018 28-33 9-9 18-18 1-3 0-3 0-0

Jasmine Paolini has a 5-3 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 13 years, Paolini has a 132-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Jasmine conquered the event after defeating Anna Kalinskaya 4-6 7-5 7-5.

H2H Anastasia Potapova vs. Jasmine Paolini

This contest would be 3rd time that Anastasia Potapova and Jasmine Paolini fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Potapova and Paolini (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Anastasia Potapova could square off with Elena Rybakina. Their H2H is 1-1.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

63 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 63-12 35-6 17-3 4-1 7-2 0-0
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 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

Aryna Sabalenka has a 11-2 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 10 years, Sabalenka has a 238-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the current season was winning the competition in Brisbane where she beat Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Sabalenka lost to Donna Vekic in the 2nd round 6-7(5) 6-3 6-0.

H2H Anastasia Potapova vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 2nd time that Anastasia Potapova and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

However, Anastasia Potapova could face Cori Gauff. Their H2H record is 2-2.