Hungarian-Brazilian duo are the top seeds in São Paulo.
The veteran doubles duo of Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani will take on Solana Sierra and Renata Zarazua in the 2025 São Paulo Open quarterfinal. The Argentine-Mexican combination will look to upset the odds by forcing the home favorites to tumble out of the draw. This is set to be the first career meeting between these pairs, with the winners facing either Rogers/Tjen or Carvalle-Reimers/Herrero Linana in the final four. Today, we will give you the breakdown of this battle as well as BetMGM’s betting odds.
Although they haven’t won a major championship together, Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani are both Grand Slam champions in doubles. This year, Babos and Stefani have won two titles together – at Linz and Strasbourg. At the recently concluded US Open, the pair lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champions Dabrowski/Routliffe. The top seeds in São Paulo this week, they will look to go all the way.
a WINNER from the WINNERS 🏆👏
— wta (@WTA) May 24, 2025
Babos and Stefani defeat Guo and Melichar-Martinez 6-3, 6-7, 10-7!#IS25 pic.twitter.com/3oHIODLI3a
Solana Sierra and Renata Zarazua survived through a narrow escape over Kolb/Kolb in the Round of 16. While the Mexican is ranked No. 79 in the world in doubles, her Argentine partner is currently at World No. 660. Yet to win their maiden doubles championship, they are hunting down a major upset against the top seeds.
The head-to-head record between Babos/Stefani and Sierra/Zarazua is currently 0-0.
Babos / Stefani | Category | Sierra / Zarazua |
22 / 23 | Current Ranking | 660 / 79 |
474-234 / 286-131 | Career W-L Record | 16-19 / 213-181 |
34-20 / 30-17 | YTD W-L Record | 3-5 / 12-15 |
27 / 11 | Career Titles | 0 / 0 |
2 / 2 | YTD Titles | 0 / 0 |
4 / 0 | Grand Slams | 0 / 0 |
Babos and Stefani have everything going in their favor – form, experience and doubles prowess. They are likely to force the singles specialists into uncomfortable positions, where they will need to dictate play from the net. Expect the top seeds to advance to the semis with relative ease.
Prediction: Babos/Stefani in straight sets.
Babos and Stefani are the clear favorites over Sierra and Zarazua in this São Paulo Open 2025 quarterfinal. Here are the detailed odds (as per BetMGM):
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