Serena Williams is about to start her campaign in the draw at the Australian Open. The previous year at the Melbourne, the American lost in the 3rd round to Qiang Wang 6-4 6-72 7-5. In the previous edition of this tournament, she overcame Tamara Zidansek 6-2 6-3 and Anastasia Potapova 6-0 6-3. Serena won the Australian Open 7 times in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015 and 2017 and she was the runner-up once in 2016.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Serena Williams’s projected draw alongside with the plausible opposition at Australian Open. Williams has a a winning record (16-4) with the plausible opponents.
R1 – Laura Siegemund’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Serena Williams
Laura Siegemund has a 2-2 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the last 14 years, the German has a 75-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Siegemund lost to Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd round 6-3 6-3.
H2H Serena Williams vs. Laura Siegemund
This would be the 3rd time that Serena Williams and Laura Siegemund play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard .
R2 – Irina-Camelia Begu’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Serena Williams
Irina-Camelia Begu has a 3-1 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 13 years, Irina-Camelia has a 115-113 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Begu lost to Kiki Bertens in the 1st round 6-1 6-4.
H2H Serena Williams vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
This would be the 2nd time that Serena Williams and Irina-Camelia Begu play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard .
Yet, Serena Williams may come up against Nina Stojanovic. Their head to head is 0-0.
R3 – Alison Riske’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Serena Williams
Alison Riske has still to play a match in 2021. In 2020 she had a 6-8. 6-6 on hard.
Last year at the Australian Open Riske was defeated by Ashleigh Barty in the 4th round 6-3 1-6 6-4.
H2H Serena Williams vs. Alison Riske
This would be the 2nd time that Serena Williams and Alison Riske face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard .
Possibly, Serena Williams could compete against Anastasia Potapova. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Serena Williams.
R4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Aryna Sabalenka has a 6-1 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 6 years, Sabalenka has a 116-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Her most significant achievement of this year was winning the competition in in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year at the Australian Open Sabalenka was overcome by Carla Suarez Navarro in the 1st round 7-6(6) 7-6(6).
H2H Serena Williams vs. Aryna Sabalenka
There is no head to head record between Serena Williams and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Alternatively, Serena Williams could play Shuai Zhang. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Serena Williams.
1/4 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 9-2 for Serena Williams
Simona Halep has a 2-1 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 15 years, the Romanian has a 232-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Simona capitulated to Garbine Muguruza in the semifinal 7-6(8) 7-5.
H2H Serena Williams vs. Simona Halep
This match would represent the 12th time that Serena Williams and Simona Halep fight against each other. The head to head is 9-2 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 6-0 on hard .
Nevertheless, Serena Williams could come up against Iga Swiatek. Their H2H is 0-0.
1/2 – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 8 years, Naomi has a 143-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Osaka was defeated by Cori Gauff in the 3rd round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Serena Williams vs. Naomi Osaka
This contest would be 4th time that Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard .
On the other hand, Serena Williams could compete against Bianca Vanessa Andreescu. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Bianca Vanessa Andreescu.
Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Serena Williams
Ashleigh Barty has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 11 years, Ashleigh has a 144-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
The Australian’s most significant achievement of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne.
Last year at the Australian Open Ashleigh was defeated by Sofia Kenin in the semifinal 7-6(6) 7-5.
H2H Serena Williams vs. Ashleigh Barty
This match would represent the 3rd time that Serena Williams and Ashleigh Barty square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
Possibly, Serena Williams may take on Sofia Kenin. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Sofia Kenin.
