Stat of the Day: Barbora Krejcikova completes full set of Top 10 wins with victory over Pegula

With her 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 victory over Jessica Pegula in the semifinals of Dubai on Friday night, Barbora Krejcikova not only got the milestone 10th Top 10 win of her career, she also achieved a unique feat.

The Czech’s win over the No. 3-ranked American means she now has—coincidentally—exactly one win over every rank in the Top 10.

BARBORA KREJCIKOVA’S 10 CAREER TOP 10 WINS:

• d. No. 1 Swiatek in 2022 Ostrava F, 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3
• d. No. 2 Sabalenka in 2023 Dubai QFs, 0-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1
• d. No. 3 Pegula in 2023 Dubai SFs, 6-1, 5-7, 6-0
• d. No. 4 Kontaveit in 2022 Tallinn F, 6-2, 6-3
• d. No. 5 Kenin in 2021 Rome 2nd Rd, 6-1, 6-4
• d. No. 6 Svitolina in 2021 Roland Garros 3rd Rd, 6-3, 6-2
• d. No. 7 Kontaveit in 2022 Sydney SFs, 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (12)
• d. No. 8 Kasatkina in 2023 Dubai 2nd Rd, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
• d. No. 9 Muguruza in 2021 Cincinnati 3rd Rd, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2
• d. No. 10 Muguruza in 2021 US Open 4th Rd, 6-3, 7-6 (4)

She came into Dubai this year with three pieces missing—No. 2, No. 3 and No. 8—and she’s found them all with her wins over No. 8 Kasatkina, No. 2 Sabalenka and No. 3 Pegula en route to the final.

Awaiting the 2021 Roland Garros champion in the final of the WTA 1000 event will be No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek, who defeated Coco Gauff in the first semifinal of the day, 6-4, 6-2, improving to 6-0 in her career in WTA 1000 semifinals with the victory.

Swiatek is 2-1 in her head-to-head series against Krejcikova, winning their first two meetings at Miami and Rome in 2021, but falling to the Czech in the final of Ostrava last year.