Petra Kvitova draw prediction, H2H vs Sakkari, Barty, Gauff, Halep to win Australian Open

Petra Kvitova may need to topple Maria Sakkari, Ashleigh Barty, Cori Gauff, Simona Halep to conquer the title in Australian Open.

Tennis Tonic

25 January 2020

Petra Kvitova is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Czech has defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-1 6-0, Paula Badosa Gibert 7-5 7-5 and Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1 6-2 to reach the 4^th round where she will face Maria Sakkari.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Petra Kvitova’s projected draw together with the probable opponents at the Australian Open. Petra has an overall weak record (6-8) with the probable opponents.

R1 – Katerina Siniakova (57) – 6-1 6-0

R2 – Paula Badosa Gibert (97) – 7-5 7-5

R3 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (28) – 6-1 6-2

R4 – Maria Sakkari (23) – H2H 1-2

1/4 – Ashleigh Barty (1) – H2H 4-3

or Alison Riske (19) – H2H 1-2

1/2 – Cori Gauff (67) – H2H 0-0

or Sofia Kenin (15) – H2H 2-0

Fin – Simona Halep (3) – H2H 1-3

or Garbine Muguruza (32) – H2H 4-1

R4 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Maria Sakkari

Predictions: Kvitova in 2

Maria Sakkari has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2020, 4-2 on hard. Regarding the last 5 years, the Greek has a 70-61 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Maria won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the Australian Open Maria had to bow to Ashleigh Barty in the 3^rd round 7-5 6-1.

H2H Petra Kvitova vs. Maria Sakkari

This match would represent the 4^th time that Petra Kvitova and Maria Sakkari play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard .

1/4 – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Petra Kvitova

Ashleigh Barty has a 7-1 record in 2020, 7-1 on hard. Regarding the last 4 years, Ashleigh has a 93-29 record on hard. Barty will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of this year was winning the title in Adelaide where she overcame Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 7-5.

Last year at the Australian Open Ashleigh had to bow to Petra Kvitova in the quarter 6-1 6-4.

H2H Petra Kvitova vs. Ashleigh Barty

This contest would be 8^th time that Petra Kvitova and Ashleigh Barty play each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard .

Alternatively, Petra Kvitova may face Alison Riske. Their H2H is 2-1 for Alison Riske.

1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 4-1 record in 2020, 4-1 on hard. In the previous 4 years, Cori has a 17-8 record on hard. Cori won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the Australian Open Cori didn’t play in Melbourne.

H2H Petra Kvitova vs. Cori Gauff

There is no head to head record between Petra Kvitova and Cori Gauff since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Alternatively, Petra Kvitova may face Sofia Kenin. Their H2H is 2-0 for Petra Kvitova.

Final – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Simona Halep

Simona Halep has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on hard. Regarding the previous 5 years, the Romanian has a 215-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Romanian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the Australian Open Simona had to bow to Serena Williams in the 4^th round 6-1 4-6 6-4.

H2H Petra Kvitova vs. Simona Halep

This contest would be 5^th time that Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard .

Alternatively, Petra Kvitova may face Garbine Muguruza. Their H2H is 4-1 for Petra Kvitova.