Anett Kontaveit rankings, draw prediction, H2H vs Halep, Muguruza, Barty to win Australian Open

Anett Kontaveit may need to topple Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza, Ashleigh Barty to conquer the competition in Australian Open.

Tennis Tonic

28 January 2020

Anett Kontaveit is 3 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Kontaveit has defeated Astra Sharma 6-0 6-2, Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2 4-6 6-1, Belinda Bencic 6-0 6-1 and Iga Swiatek 6-7⁴ 7-5 7-5 to reach the quarter where she will face Simona Halep.

Kontaveit is presently ranked no. 31. However, if Anett Kontaveit wins the title, she is projected to go up 21 places and become the new world no.10 right after this tournament.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Anett Kontaveit’s projected draw including the possible opponents at the Australian Open. Kontaveit has an overall unfavourable record (2-6) with the possible opposition.

R1 – Astra Sharma (111) – 6-0 6-2

R2 – Sara Sorribes Tormo (91) – 6-2 4-6 6-1

R3 – Belinda Bencic (7) – 6-0 6-1

R4 – Iga Swiatek (56) – 6-7⁴ 7-5 7-5

1/4 – Simona Halep (3) – H2H 0-2

1/2 – Garbine Muguruza (32) – H2H 1-2

or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (30) – H2H 3-2

Fin – Ashleigh Barty (1) – H2H 1-2

or Sofia Kenin (15) – H2H 0-0

1/4 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Simona Halep

Prediction: Halep in 2

Simona Halep has a 5-1 record in 2020, 5-1 on hard. In the course of the previous 5 years, Simona has a 216-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Halep won 7 of her last 10 matches.

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

H2H Anett Kontaveit vs. Simona Halep

This contest would be 3^rd time that Anett Kontaveit and Simona Halep clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .

1/2 – Garbine Muguruza’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Garbine Muguruza

Garbine Muguruza has a 9-1 record in 2020, 9-1 on hard. In the last 5 years, Garbine has a 160-88 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Garbine will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.

The Spaniard’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in Shenzhen.

Last year at the Australian Open the Spaniard capitulated to Karolina Pliskova in the 4^th round 6-3 6-1.

H2H Anett Kontaveit vs. Garbine Muguruza

This contest would be 4^th time that Anett Kontaveit and Garbine Muguruza clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Muguruza (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .

Alternatively, Anett Kontaveit may face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Their H2H is 3-2 for Anett Kontaveit.

Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty has a 9-1 win-loss record in 2020, 9-1 on hard. In connection to the last 4 years, Ashleigh has a 95-29 record on hard. Ashleigh will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 9 matches winning streak.

Her most significant result of the season was managing to win the competition in Adelaide where she defeated Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 7-5.

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

H2H Anett Kontaveit vs. Ashleigh Barty

This contest would be 4^th time that Anett Kontaveit and Ashleigh Barty face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Barty (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard .

Alternatively, Anett Kontaveit may face Sofia Kenin. Their H2H is 0-0.