Jasmine Paolini is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Paolini has defeated Iva Jovic 7-63 1-6 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Jaqueline Cristian.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Jasmine Paolini’s projected draw andherplausible opponents in BNP Paribas Open. The Italian has a unfavourable record (8-12) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Iva Jovic (157) – 7-63 1-6 6-3
R3 – Jaqueline Cristian (79) – H2H 3-0
R4 – Daria Kasatkina (12) – H2H 3-3
or Liudmila Samsonova (25) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 2-3
or Polina Kudermetova (60) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-2
or Madison Keys (5) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-4
or Jessica Pegula (4) – H2H 0-5
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R3 – Jaqueline Cristian’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Jasmine Paolini

32 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
39
High
39
LWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 32-25 20-15 12-6 0-1 0-3 0-0
2024 28-32 5-15 17-11 5-4 1-2 0-0
2023 51-28 4-7 28-11 15-6 1-3 3-1
2022 13-16 9-8 0-0 4-8 0-0 0-0
2021 37-26 5-5 15-12 17-7 0-2 0-0
2020 23-12 2-3 3-3 18-6 0-0 0-0
2019 36-21 4-4 30-11 2-6 0-0 0-0
2018 22-30 8-10 13-16 1-2 0-2 0-0

Jaqueline Cristian has a 7-6 record in 2025, 7-5 on hard. Talking about the last 11 years, the Romanian has a 93-75 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jaqueline won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Cristian was defeated by Storm Hunter in the qualifications 6-3 7-5

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H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Jaqueline Cristian

This would be the 4th time that Jasmine Paolini and Jaqueline Cristian square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Paolini (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Daria Kasatkina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 3-3

19 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
37
High
8
LLLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 19-22 12-13 5-5 0-0 2-4 0-0
2024 40-23 24-16 8-4 0-1 8-2 0-0
2023 39-25 19-15 12-6 2-1 6-3 0-0
2022 41-22 24-14 12-5 1-1 4-2 0-0
2021 38-19 19-10 5-5 7-1 7-3 0-0
2020 18-14 7-8 5-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 13-21 8-13 4-4 1-2 0-2 0-0
2018 42-24 15-13 12-7 8-1 7-3 0-0

Daria Kasatkina has a 9-6 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 13 years, the Russian has a 181-128 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kasatkina won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Russian was defeated by Yue Yuan in the 4th round 4-6 6-4 6-3.

H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Daria Kasatkina

This match would represent the 7th time that Jasmine Paolini and Daria Kasatkina fight against each other. The head to head is 3-3 for Paolini and Kasatkina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Jasmine Paolini may face Liudmila Samsonova. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Liudmila Samsonova.

1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 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 13-3 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 10 years, Sabalenka has a 240-95 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Sabalenka won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this year was winning the title in Brisbane where she beat Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Aryna was overcome by Emma Navarro in the 4th round 6-3 3-6 6-2.

H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 6th time that Jasmine Paolini and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Jasmine Paolini could square off with Polina Kudermetova. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Cori Gauff

48 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 48-16 29-9 18-3 1-2 0-2 0-0
2024 54-18 31-10 14-5 4-1 5-2 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 12-8 7-5 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-15 9-6 7-5 7-3 6-1 0-0
2018 9-4 4-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 10-3 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, the American has a 140-61 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gauff won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the year was winning the title in Australia where she beat Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Gauff surrendered to Maria Sakkari in the semifinal 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2.

H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Cori Gauff

This contest would be 3rd time that Jasmine Paolini and Cori Gauff clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Jasmine Paolini could come up against Madison Keys. Their H2H record is 1-1.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 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 16-4 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, Swiatek has a 178-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Swiatek won 7 of her last 10 matches.

The Pole’s most significant result of this year was getting to the final Australia.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Pole won the tournament after beating Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-0.

H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 5th time that Jasmine Paolini and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 4-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Jasmine Paolini may square off with Jessica Pegula. Their H2H record is 5-0 for Jessica Pegula.