ZipRecruiter Player Resume: Iga Swiatek is now 10-1 in her career in WTA quarterfinal matches

WATCH—ZipRecruiter Player Resume: Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek, who’s just five days away from becoming the new No. 1 on the WTA rankings, was as sharp as ever in the quarterfinals of Miami on Wednesday night, beating Petra Kvitova, 6-3, 6-3, in a first-time meeting between major champions.

Not only did her straight-sets win over the two-time Wimbledon champion extend her winning streak to 15 matches (and 16 sets) in a row, but Swiatek continued to build on a very impressive career stat: she’s now 10-1 in her career in WTA quarterfinal matches.

SWIATEK IN WTA QUARTERFINAL MATCHES: 10-1
2019 Lugano QFs: d. Vera Lapko, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
2020 Roland Garros QFs: d. Martina Trevisan, 6-3, 6-1
2021 Adelaide QFs: d. Danielle Collins, 6-2, 3-0 ret. (back injury)
2021 Rome QFs: d. Elina Svitolina, 6-2, 7-5
2021 Roland Garros QFs: l. to Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 6-4
2021 Ostrava QFs: d. Elena Rybakina, 7-6 (5), 6-2
2022 Adelaide-1 QFs: d. Victoria Azarenka, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
2022 Australian Open QFs: d. Kaia Kanepi, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3
2022 Doha QFs: d. Aryna Sabalenka, 6-2, 6-3
2022 Indian Wells QFs: d. Madison Keys, 6-1, 6-0
2022 Miami QFs: d. Petra Kvitova, 6-3, 6-3

She’s 6-3 in WTA semifinals and 5-1 in WTA finals.

The 2020 Roland Garros champion also improved to 10-1 in tour-level matches against left-handers with her win over Kvitova, her only career loss to a lefty at this level coming to Arantxa Rus in the first round of Rome in 2020, the week before she went on to win her first Grand Slam title on the terre battue in Paris.