Elena Rybakina is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Elena has defeated Moyuka Uchijima 6-3 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Paula Badosa.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Elena Rybakina’s projected draw includingherlikely opponents in Dubai Duty Free Championships. The Kazakhstani has a unfavourable record (13-17) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Moyuka Uchijima (62) – 6-3 6-2
R3 – Paula Badosa (10) – H2H 3-4
1/4 – Jasmine Paolini (4) – H2H 2-3
or Sofia Kenin (56) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 4-4
or Qinwen Zheng (8) – H2H 2-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 4-6
or Jessica Pegula (5) – H2H 1-3
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Draw

R3 – Paula Badosa’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Paula Badosa

18 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
25
High
2
LWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 18-13 13-8 3-2 0-1 2-2 0-0
2024 37-19 26-11 6-5 0-1 5-2 0-0
2023 18-9 6-4 11-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 32-22 20-13 8-5 1-2 3-2 0-0
2021 43-17 19-9 17-3 4-3 3-2 0-0
2020 14-9 7-6 6-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 57-33 17-13 17-12 7-4 7-3 9-1
2018 39-21 8-3 19-11 11-4 1-3 0-0

Paula Badosa has a 9-5 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 13 years, Badosa has a 159-85 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Paula won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Badosa’s best result of this current season was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open .

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Paula got to the 1st round in 2024 in Dubai before retiring against Lulu Sun when she was 6-4 ret..

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Paula Badosa

This would be the 8th time that Elena Rybakina and Paula Badosa fight against each other. The head to head is 4-3

for Badosa (see full H2H stats), but Rybakina has a winning record of 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 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 6-3 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 13 years, Jasmine has a 133-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Italian won the tournament after beating Anna Kalinskaya 4-6 7-5 7-5.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Jasmine Paolini

This would be the 6th time that Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Paolini (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Elena Rybakina may take on Sofia Kenin. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Elena Rybakina.

1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 4-4

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 13-3 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 10 years, Swiatek has a 175-45 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). The Pole won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Iga’s most significant result of the season was getting to the final Australia.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Pole was defeated by Anna Kalinskaya in the semifinal 6-4 6-4.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 9th time that Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek play each other. The head to head is 4-4 (see full H2H stats), 3-2 for Swiatek on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Elena Rybakina could take on Qinwen Zheng. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Elena Rybakina.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-4 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 12-2 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, the Belarussian has a 239-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the season was winning the title in Brisbane where she defeated Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

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

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 11th time that Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 6-4 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 4-3 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Elena Rybakina may compete against Jessica Pegula. Their head to head is 3-1 for Jessica Pegula.