Sofia Kenin is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Sofia has defeated Donna Vekic 7-5 6-3 and Marta Kostyuk 5-7 7-67 7-65 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Jasmine Paolini.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Sofia Kenin’s projected draw together withherlikely opponents in Dubai Duty Free Championships. The American has a losing record (3-8) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Donna Vekic (20) – 7-5 6-3
R2 – Marta Kostyuk (21) – 5-7 7-67 7-65
R3 – Jasmine Paolini (4) – H2H 2-0
1/4 – Elena Rybakina (7) – H2H 0-2
or Paula Badosa (10) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-3
or Qinwen Zheng (8) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 1-3
or Jessica Pegula (5) – H2H 2-3
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R3 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Sofia Kenin

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. During 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 Jasmine conquered the tournament after ousting Anna Kalinskaya 4-6 7-5 7-5.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Jasmine Paolini

This would be the 3rd time that Sofia Kenin and Jasmine Paolini face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Elena Rybakina

59 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
3
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 59-19 37-13 9-3 8-0 5-3 0-0
2024 43-11 23-5 12-2 2-2 6-2 0-0
2023 47-15 31-11 11-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 18-5 7-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 57-21 19-9 15-6 16-4 7-2 0-0
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1

Elena Rybakina has a 11-4 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 11 years, the Kazakhstani has a 161-75 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Elena won 7 of her last 10 matches.

The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal Australia and Abu Dhabi.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Elena surrendered to Jasmine Paolini in the quarter w/o.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Elena Rybakina

This would be the 3rd time that Sofia Kenin and Elena Rybakina face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Sofia Kenin may square off with Paula Badosa. Their head to head is 1-0 for Paula Badosa.

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

Head to head 3-0 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 13-3 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, Swiatek has a 175-45 record on hard (Click here

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

The Pole’s most significant result of this current year was reaching the final Australia.

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

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 4th time that Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Sofia Kenin may fight against Qinwen Zheng. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Qinwen Zheng.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 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. In the last 10 years, Sabalenka has a 239-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the year was conquering the competition in Brisbane where she overcame Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships the Belarussian was overcome by Donna Vekic in the 2nd round 6-7(5) 6-3 6-0.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Aryna Sabalenka

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

On the other hand, Sofia Kenin may compete against Jessica Pegula. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Jessica Pegula.