Madrid Open 2025: Caroline Dolehide vs Elina Avanesyan preview, head-to-head, odds, prediction, and pick

By Gautham Krishna

Modified Apr 21, 2025 19:09 GMT

Caroline Dolehide (L) and Elina Avanesyan (R) (Image source: Getty)

Match Details

Fixture: Caroline Dolehide vs Elina Avanesyan

Date: April 22, 2025

Tournament: Madrid Open 2025

Round: First Round (Round of 128)

Venue: Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain

Category: WTA 1000

Surface: Clay

Prize Money: $8,403,780

Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel/ TC Plus | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN

Caroline Dolehide vs Elina Avanesyan preview

Dolehide at the 2025 Credit One Charleston Open (Source: Getty)

Caroline Dolehide will lock horns with Elina Avanesyan in the first round of the 2025 Madrid Open on Tuesday, April 22. The winner will face Liudmila Samsanova in the next round.

Dolehide's 2025 season has been average so far. She commenced the year with a second round exit at the Australian Open. The American's most notable performance came at the ATX Open, where she reached the quarterfinals.

Dolehide's latest campaign was at the Charleston Open. She defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the opener before falling to second-seed Madison Keys in the second round.

Meanwhile, Avanesyan had a strong start to the season, reaching the semifinals of the Hobart International. She then underwent a rough patch with a first round defeat at the Australian Open and early exits during the Middle-East swing.

Avanesyan bounced back at the Merida Open, where she defeated the likes of Magdalena Frech to reach the semifinals. She most recently played at the Miami Open, where she lost to Madison Keys in the second round.

Caroline Dolehide vs Elina Avanesyan head-to-head

This will be their fourth meeting on the tour, with Avanesyan leading the head-to-head 2-1. She defeated Dolehide 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in their most recent encounter at the 2024 China Open.

Caroline Dolehide vs Elina Avanesyan odds

Player Name	Moneyline	Handicap Bets	Total Games
Elina Avanesyan	-200	+1.5 (-525)	Over 21.5 (-110)
Caroline Dolehide	+154	-1.5 (+300)	Under 21.5 (-130)

(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)

Caroline Dolehide vs Elina Avanesyan prediction

Avanesyan in action at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open (Source: Getty)

Dolehide will be keen to get some results after disappointing outings in Miami and Charleston. Her most preferred surface is clay. Despite an early exit, the green clay courts in Charleston must have helped the American transition from hard courts to clay.

Avanesyan has been decent on hard courts this year. She has the better win percentage, 55%, in 2025, compared to Dolehide's 50%. But the Armenian has had her struggles on clay. Her only loss against Dolehide came at the French Open.

There is no clear winner heading into the match. Avanesyan looks the more in-form at the moment. However, given Dolehide's competence in clay, she is likely to edge out her opponent.

Pick: Dolehide to win in three sets.

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Edited by Pritha Ghosh