Dayana Yastremska is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Dayana has defeated Magda Linette 6-3 7-5 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Anastasia Potapova.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Dayana Yastremska’s projected draw includingherlikely opposition in Dubai Duty Free Championships. Dayana has a losing record (6-9) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Magda Linette (37) – 6-3 7-5
R2 – Anastasia Potapova (33) – H2H 1-1
R3 – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 1-0
or Victoria Azarenka (34) – H2H 2-2
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng (8) – H2H 0-1
or Mirra Andreeva (14) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Jasmine Paolini (4) – H2H 1-6
or Elena Rybakina (7) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 3-1
or Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-2
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R2 – Anastasia Potapova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

24 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
51
High
21
LWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 24-16 10-11 6-3 7-1 1-1 0-0
2024 28-22 17-13 6-5 2-1 3-3 0-0
2023 30-21 11-14 7-4 7-1 5-2 0-0
2022 35-24 14-14 18-7 3-2 0-1 0-0
2021 21-23 11-11 3-5 5-5 2-2 0-0
2020 11-6 7-5 0-0 4-1 0-0 0-0
2019 27-25 13-14 10-7 3-2 1-2 0-0
2018 32-15 15-5 12-5 5-4 0-0 0-1

Anastasia Potapova has a 11-3 record in 2025, 4-2 on hard. In the last 11 years, Potapova has a 104-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.

Her best result of this current season was winning the tournament in Napoca where she defeated Lucia Bronzetti in the final 4-6 6-1 6-2.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Russian was overcome by Qinwen Zheng in the 3rd round 6-3 6-2.

H2H Dayana Yastremska vs. Anastasia Potapova

This match would represent the 3rd time that Dayana Yastremska and Anastasia Potapova 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 Dayana Yastremska

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

Swiatek’s most significant achievement of the current year was getting to the final Australia.

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

H2H Dayana Yastremska vs. Iga Swiatek

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

Alternatively, Dayana Yastremska may fight against Victoria Azarenka. Their H2H is 2-2

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

Head to head 1-0 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 connection to the previous 9 years, Zheng has a 118-55 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Chinese was defeated by Iga Swiatek in the quarter 6-3 6-2.

H2H Dayana Yastremska vs. Qinwen Zheng

This contest would be 2nd time that Dayana Yastremska and Qinwen Zheng face off. The head to head is 1-0

for Zheng (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Dayana Yastremska could fight against Mirra Andreeva. Their head to head is 2-1 for Mirra Andreeva.

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

Head to head 6-1 for Jasmine Paolini

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 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the last 13 years, the Italian 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 downing Anna Kalinskaya 4-6 7-5 7-5.

H2H Dayana Yastremska vs. Jasmine Paolini

This would be the 8th time that Dayana Yastremska and Jasmine Paolini square off. The head to head is 6-1 for Paolini (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Dayana Yastremska may play Elena Rybakina. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Elena Rybakina.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Dayana Yastremska

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 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 10 years, the Belarussian has a 238-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current season was conquering the tournament in Brisbane where she overcame Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

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

H2H Dayana Yastremska vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 5th time that Dayana Yastremska and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Yastremska (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Dayana Yastremska may face Cori Gauff. Their head to head is 2-0 for Cori Gauff.