[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Yafan Wang’s draw vs Zheng, Burel, Paolini, Swiatek, Sabalenka to win the Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Yafan Wang may need to defeat Qinwen Zheng, Clara Burel, Jasmine Paolini, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka to conquer the competition in the Australian Open.

Yafan Wang Stats info

Yafan Wang is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Wang has defeated Sorana Cirstea 0-6 7-5 6-2 and Emma Raducanu 6-4 4-6 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Qinwen Zheng.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yafan Wang’s projected draw together withherprojected opposition at the Australian Open. Wang has a neutral record (2-2) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Sorana Cirstea (27) – 0-6 7-5 6-2
R2 – Emma Raducanu (296) – 6-4 4-6 6-4
R3 – Qinwen Zheng (15) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Clara Burel (51) – H2H 0-0
or Oceane Dodin (95) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Jasmine Paolini (31) – H2H 1-0
or Sloane Stephens (44) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-1
or Jelena Ostapenko (10) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-1
or Cori Gauff (4) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Yafan Wang

52 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
4
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 52-18 31-10 17-4 3-2 1-2 0-0
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 8 years, Zheng has a 90-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Zheng was overcome by Bernarda Pera in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Yafan Wang vs. Qinwen Zheng

This contest would be 2nd time that Yafan Wang and Qinwen Zheng play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Wang (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Clara Burel’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

24 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
99
High
42
LWWLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-29 13-14 7-9 3-2 1-4 0-0
2023 38-18 11-5 17-9 9-3 1-1 0-0
2022 22-29 7-7 11-17 4-4 0-1 0-0
2021 44-20 7-7 18-8 15-4 4-1 0-0
2020 17-11 0-0 7-6 10-5 0-0 0-0
2019 5-5 4-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0
2018 16-10 0-0 13-9 3-1 0-0 0-0
2017 3-2 3-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

Clara Burel has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the last 4 years, the French player has a 29-21 record on hard.

Last year at the Australian Open Burel lost to Barbora Krejcikova in the 2nd round 6-4 6-1.

H2H Yafan Wang vs. Clara Burel

There is no head to head record between Yafan Wang and Clara Burel since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

On the other hand, Yafan Wang could compete against Oceane Dodin. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Yafan Wang

42 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
4
High
4
WLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-21 19-10 12-5 3-4 8-2 0-0
2023 43-30 20-16 16-8 5-3 2-3 0-0
2022 30-25 14-11 10-10 6-3 0-1 0-0
2021 34-24 17-13 12-7 5-3 0-1 0-0
2020 7-15 1-8 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 48-29 12-8 32-14 4-6 0-1 0-0
2018 28-33 9-9 18-18 1-3 0-3 0-0
2017 28-28 10-8 11-9 3-6 4-4 0-1

Jasmine Paolini has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 12 years, Jasmine has a 111-89 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Italian capitulated to Liudmila Samsonova in the 1st round 6-2 6-4.

H2H Yafan Wang vs. Jasmine Paolini

This contest would be 2nd time that Yafan Wang and Jasmine Paolini clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Wang (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Yafan Wang may play Sloane Stephens. Their head to head is 2-0 for Sloane Stephens.

1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Iga Swiatek

64 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-2 0-0 11-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 7-0 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, Iga has a 140-37 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant achievement of this current year was winning the competition in Australia where she defeated Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0.

Last year at the Australian Open Iga was overcome by Elena Rybakina in the 4th round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Yafan Wang vs. Iga Swiatek

This match would represent the 2nd time that Yafan Wang and Iga Swiatek fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Yafan Wang could compete against Jelena Ostapenko. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

56 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1

Aryna Sabalenka has a 7-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 9 years, Sabalenka has a 196-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Sabalenka’s best result of the current year was getting to the final Brisbane.

Last year at the Australian Open Aryna won the competition after besting Elena Rybakina 4-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Yafan Wang vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 2nd time that Yafan Wang and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Yafan Wang may fight against Cori Gauff. Their head to head record is 0-0.