Seventh-seeded Cameron Norrie will take on Stan Wawrinka in the first round of the 2026 Barcelona Open. Norrie has a 10-8 win-loss record this year, with the best result being a quarterfinal run in Indian Wells. On the other hand, playing in his last year on the Tour as a Pro, Wawrinka has a 5-5 win-loss record, playing some great matches in his swansong season
Match Details for Cameron Norrie vs Stan Wawrinka
Date: April 13, 2026
Tournament: Barcelona Open 2026
Round: First Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Real Club de Barcelona, Barcelona
Surface:Â Outdoor clay
Category: ATP 500
Live Telecast:Â Tennis Channel, Sky Sports, TSN
Norrie vs Wawrinka Head-to-Head
Wawrinka has won both matches against Norrie, leading the head-to-head 2-0. The last time they played, the Swiss won 7-5, 6-4 at the 2023 Davis Cup.
Out of the 8 events he has played this year, Norrie had a first-round exit in Acapulco, while having five second-round exits in five other events, including at Miami and Monte-Carlo. His best run came in Indian Wells, where he won against the likes of Mackenzie McDonald, Alex de Minaur, and Rinky Hijikata in straight sets, before he was defeated by Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals.
Wawrinka began his year at the United Cup, where, despite winning one of the five singles matches, the Swiss player pushed the likes of Flavio Cobolli, Zizou Bergs, and Hubert Hurkacz in three-set thrillers. He played one of the matches of the tournament at the Australian Open, winning against Arthur Gea in a five-set thriller, before losing out to Taylor Fritz in four sets in the next round. Since then, he has had second-round exits in Montpellier, Rotterdam, and Dubai, and did not have a great start to the clay season, suffering a first-round loss to Sebastian Baez in Monte-Carlo.
Norrie vs Wawrinka Prediction
Norrie has reached five clay-court finals in his career, winning two titles, the last of which came at the 2023 Rio Open, where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.
Wawrinka, on the other hand, has a celebrated clay-court career, having reached 15 finals and won 7 titles on the surface. His titles include the French Open in 2015 and the Monte-Carlo Masters in 2014.
As far as the record in Barcelona is concerned, Norrie has reached three quarterfinals in previous editions in 2021, 2022, and 2024, where he lost against the likes of Rafael Nadal, Alex de Minaur, and Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Wawrinka has reached the semifinals in Barcelona twice, in 2006 and 2008, losing to Tommy Robredo and David Ferrer, respectively.
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Wawrinka has played some good matches this year, but has not had the wins as the Swiss player has often been tired in the longer matches, which is understandable at this stage of his career. Norrie is the seeded and more in-form player and should be able to get it done to go through to the next round.
Pick- Norrie to win in straight sets
