Sonay Kartal is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. The Brit has defeated Varvara Lepchenko 7-66 6-2, Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2 6-1 and Polina Kudermetova 7-5 6-3 to reach the 4th round where she will face Aryna Sabalenka.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Sonay Kartal’s projected draw andherlikely opponents in BNP Paribas Open. The Brit has a negative record (0-1)

against the plausible opposition.
R1 – Varvara Lepchenko (124) – 7-66 6-2
R2 – Beatriz Haddad Maia (17) – 6-2 6-1
R3 – Polina Kudermetova (60) – 7-5 6-3
R4 – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Jasmine Paolini (6) – H2H 0-0
or Liudmila Samsonova (25) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-1
or Madison Keys (5) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-0
or Qinwen Zheng (9) – H2H 0-0
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R4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 14-3 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 10 years, Aryna has a 241-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement 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 BNP Paribas Open Sabalenka was defeated by Emma Navarro in the 4th round 6-3 3-6 6-2.

H2H Sonay Kartal vs. Aryna Sabalenka

There is no head to head record between Sonay Kartal and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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 8-4 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the last 13 years, Jasmine has a 135-101 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Paolini won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Italian was overcome by Anastasia Potapova in the 4th round 7-5 0-6 6-3.

H2H Sonay Kartal vs. Jasmine Paolini

There is no head to head record between Sonay Kartal and Jasmine Paolini since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Possibly, Sonay Kartal may come up against Liudmila Samsonova. Their H2H record is 0-0.

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

Head to head 1-0 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 11-3 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 9 years, the American has a 141-61 record on hard (Click here

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

Her most significant achievement of this season was winning the tournament in Australia where she beat Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the American was defeated by Maria Sakkari in the semifinal 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2.

H2H Sonay Kartal vs. Cori Gauff

This match would represent the 2nd time that Sonay Kartal and Cori Gauff play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Sonay Kartal could play Madison Keys. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Madison Keys.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 17-4 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 10 years, Swiatek has a 179-46 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 this current season was getting to the final Australia.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Swiatek conquered the competition after ousting Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-0.

H2H Sonay Kartal vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Sonay Kartal and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Sonay Kartal may come up against Qinwen Zheng. Their head to head record is 0-0.