[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Belinda Bencic’s draw vs Kuznetsova, Mertens, Pliskova, Barty, Kenin, Halep to win Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Belinda Bencic may need to topple Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elise Mertens, Karolina Pliskova, Ashleigh Barty, Sofia Kenin, Simona Halep to conquer the tournament in Australian Open.

Belinda Bencic Stats info

Belinda Bencic is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Belinda has defeated Lauren Davis 6-3 4-6 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Belinda Bencic’s projected draw including the plausible opponents at Australian Open. The Swiss has a neutral record (6-6) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Lauren Davis (80) – 6-3 4-6 6-1
R2 – Svetlana Kuznetsova (37) – H2H 3-2
R3 – Elise Mertens (16) – H2H 0-0
or Lin Zhu (94) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Karolina Pliskova (6) – H2H 1-0
or Karolina Muchova (27) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Ashleigh Barty (1) – H2H 0-1
or Anett Kontaveit (22) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Sofia Kenin (4) – H2H 0-1
or Elina Svitolina (5) – H2H 2-2
Fin – Simona Halep (2) – H2H 2-2
or Naomi Osaka (3) – H2H 3-1

See Updated Draw

R2 – Svetlana Kuznetsova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Belinda Bencic

Svetlana Kuznetsova Point Table info

Svetlana Kuznetsova has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 19 years, Kuznetsova has a 334-172 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Kuznetsova surrendered to Camila Giorgi in the 2nd round 6-3 6-1.

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova

This match would represent the 6th time that Belinda Bencic and Svetlana Kuznetsova square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), but Kuznetsova has a winning record of 2-1 on hard .

R3 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

Elise Mertens Point Table info

Elise Mertens has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. During the last 10 years, Elise has a 194-85 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant result of this current season was conquering the title in in Melbourne where she beat Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.

Last year at the Australian Open Elise surrendered to Simona Halep in the 4th round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Elise Mertens

There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

However, Belinda Bencic may compete against Lin Zhu. Their H2H is 1-0 for Belinda Bencic.

R4 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Belinda Bencic

Karolina Pliskova Point Table info

Karolina Pliskova has a 3-2 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 14 years, Pliskova has a 269-135 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Pliskova lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 3rd round 7-6(4) 7-6(3).

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Karolina Pliskova

This match would represent the 2nd time that Belinda Bencic and Karolina Pliskova face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .

Alternatively, Belinda Bencic could play Karolina Muchova. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty Point Table info

Ashleigh Barty has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, Barty has a 144-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in in Melbourne where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4.

Last year at the Australian Open Barty capitulated to Sofia Kenin in the semifinal 7-6(6) 7-5.

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Ashleigh Barty

This would be the 2nd time that Belinda Bencic and Ashleigh Barty face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard .

However, Belinda Bencic could come up against Anett Kontaveit. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Anett Kontaveit.

1/2 – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Sofia Kenin

Sofia Kenin Point Table info

Sofia Kenin has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, Sofia has a 131-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Sofia conquered the competition after besting Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2.

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Sofia Kenin

This would be the 2nd time that Belinda Bencic and Sofia Kenin clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard .

Nevertheless, Belinda Bencic may square off with Elina Svitolina. Their H2H is 2-2.

Final – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

Simona Halep Point Table info

Simona Halep has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 15 years, Halep has a 234-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Halep was overcome by Garbine Muguruza in the semifinal 7-6(8) 7-5.

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Simona Halep

This match would represent the 5th time that Belinda Bencic and Simona Halep clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 2-0 for Bencic on hard .

Alternatively, Belinda Bencic could face Naomi Osaka. Their head to head is 3-1 for Belinda Bencic.