Aryna Sabalenka vs Garbine MuguruzaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ง๐พAryna Sabalenka
#2 ยท 28 yrs ยท Right-Handed
3 meetings ยท sets 4โ4
๐ช๐ธGarbine Muguruza
Unranked ยท 32 yrs ยท Right-Handed
193wAryna Sabalenka and Garbine Muguruza have met 3 times since 2018; Garbine Muguruza leads 2โ1. Their first meeting came at Beijing in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Muguruza leads 2โ1. Muguruza has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Sabalenka has taken 4 sets to Muguruza's 4. Their most recent meeting: Garbine Muguruza won at Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sabalenka | Muguruza | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Aryna Sabalenka | Garbine Muguruza | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 86% | 44/51 | โ | |
| Wins a set when losing | 64% | 7/11 | โ | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 14/62 | โ | |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 70% | 42/60 | โ | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | โ | โ | ||
| Tiebreak sets won | 68% | 13/19 | โ | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 48/51 | โ | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 44/51 | โ | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample โ read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sabalenka 1, Muguruza 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sabalenka
๐ฅ Big Hitter
Muguruza
๐ค Servebot
Matchup analysis
๐ฅ Big Hitter vs ๐ค Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 3,072 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Mar 11, 2021
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard ยท Quarterfinals
Mar 3, 2021
Qatar Total Open - Doha
H Hard ยท 2nd Round
Oct 3, 2018
Beijing
H Hard ยท Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Sabalenka | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10โ4 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.17 | - |
| ROI % | -18.6% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.61u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sabalenka | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | โ |
| Events | 1 | โ |
| Matches | 2 | โ |
| Distance | 0 mi ยท 0 km | โ |
| Route | ROU | โ |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Nikola Bartunkova
China Open - Beijing ยท 3rd Round
Oct 4
Renata Zarazua
China Open - Beijing ยท 2nd Round
Oct 2
Elena Rybakina
U.S. Open - New York ยท Final
Sep 12
Jessica Pegula
U.S. Open - New York ยท Semifinals
Sep 10
Linda Noskova
U.S. Open - New York ยท Quarterfinals
Sep 8
Taylor Townsend
U.S. Open - New York ยท 4th Round
Sep 6
Kamilla Rakhimova
U.S. Open - New York ยท 3rd Round
Sep 4
Polina Iatcenko
U.S. Open - New York ยท 2nd Round
Sep 3
Linda Noskova
Open 6 Sens - Lyon ยท 1st Round
Jan 30
Elise Mertens
Australian Open - Melbourne ยท 1st Round
Jan 17
Belinda Bencic
Adelaide International 2 - Adelaide ยท 1st Round
Jan 9
Bianca Andreescu
Adelaide International 1 - Adelaide ยท 1st Round
Jan 1
Liudmila Samsonova
Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo ยท Quarterfinals
Sep 23
Despina Papamichail
Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo ยท 2nd Round
Sep 21
Petra Kvitova
U.S. Open - New York ยท 3rd Round
Sep 3
Linda Fruhvirtova
U.S. Open - New York ยท 2nd Round
Sep 1
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 62โ62 matches
| Metric | Sabalenka | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 82% | - |
| Sets won | 79% | - |
| Games won | 59% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sabalenka | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sabalenka | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
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