Jan 21, 2024; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Magdalena Frech of Poland hits a shot against Coco Gauff of the United States in the fourth round of the womens singles at the Australian Open 2024.

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Magdalena Frech vs. Yuliia Starodubtseva Head-to-Head Record, Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA Citi DC Open 2025 Round-1

5th seed from Qualifying vs 5th seed in the main draw.

Jan 21, 2024; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Magdalena Frech of Poland hits a shot against Coco Gauff of the United States in the fourth round of the womens singles at the Australian Open 2024.

Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva will look to settle an old score against Polish No. 2 Magdalena Frech at the 2025 Citi DC Open 2025. This Round of 32 contest is set to be their first meeting in the main draw of a WTA tournament. Frech, who is the fifth seed at the event this year, will have to contend with an in-form Starodubtseva. The 25-year-old is yet to drop a set after coming through qualifying. Today, we will look at their rivalry, the predictions and BetMGM’s odds for the match-up.

Despite going through a rough patch this year, Magdalena Frech is still ranked No. 24 in the world. The 27-year-old Pole is yet to make a quarterfinal in 2025 – making the Citi DC Open in Washington an important tournament for her. Frech earned her last tour-level win at the Berlin Championships, where she defeated 6th seed Mirra Andreeva before losing to Wimbledon runner-up Amanda Anisimova. She enters this match with a disheartening 8-18 record this year.

Which match are you most excited for on day one 👀

📍 #MubadalaCitiDCOpen
Potapova vs. Mboko
Fernandez vs. Joint
Sakkari vs. Boulter
Starodubtseva vs. [5] Frech
[8] Linette vs. Collins
— wta (@WTA) July 21, 2025

Yuliia Starodubtseva broke new ground in May, when she reached the Round of 16 in Madrid before entering her maiden Grand Slam third round at the French Open. Currently ranked No. 74 in the world, Starodubtseva is the first Ukrainian woman in the Open Era to qualify for all the main draws at the majors in a single season. Seeded No. 5 in the Washington qualifying, Starodubtseva beat Rebecca Marino and Alana Smith to enter the main draw.

Magdalena Frech vs Yuliia Starodubtseva Head to Head Record

The head-to-head record between Frech and Starodubtseva stands at 1-0, in favour of the higher ranked Polish starlet. While they are yet to face each other in the main draw of an event, Frech overcame her counterpart in Round-1 Qualifying at the 2023 San Diego Open.

Event	Round	Winner	Score
2023 San Diego	Qualifying R1	Magdalena Frech	6-1 6-3

Magdalena Frech vs Yuliia Starodubtseva Career Comparison

Magdalena Frech	Category	Yuliia Starodubtseva
0	Grand Slams	0
1	WTA Singles Titles	0
0	WTA Doubles Titles	0
0	WTA-1000 Titles	0
R1 (Paris 2024)	Olympics Best Performance	–
No. 24	Current World Ranking	No. 74

Magdalena Frech vs Yuliia Starodubtseva WTA Citi DC Open 2025 Prediction

With both players searching for a positive start to the final stretch of the season, expect some hard-hitting groundstrokes on Monday. Frech may have the ranking in her favour, but Starodubtseva is carrying some momentum from the qualifiers. She won 81% points on first serve in her most recent match, and converted 5/6 break points. While it promises to be a closely fought clash, Starodubtseva could cause an upset.

Prediction: Yuliia Starodubtseva in three sets.

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✔️ Roland-Garros
✔️ Wimbledon
✔️ US Open

🇺🇦 Yuliia Starodubtseva has successfully qualified into the main draw at all four Grand Slams in 2024! pic.twitter.com/yJZ82rfwH3
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 23, 2024

Magdalena Frech vs Yuliia Starodubtseva WTA Citi DC Open 2025 Betting Odds

The betting market is more or less in a split decision between Frech and Starodubtseva. The Pole has a slight tilt in her favour; however, the odds could fluctuate at any given point. Here are all the necessary odds to know about before placing your bets (as per BetMGM):

Magdalena Frech Win: 4/5
Yuliia Starodubtseva Win: 49/50

Total Games By Starodubtseva >12.5: 5/4
Total Games By Frech >12.5: 23/20
Total Sets <2.5: 11/20
Starodubtseva to Win At Least 1 Set: 2/5

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A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.