Svetlana Kuznetsova is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Russian has defeated Barbora Strycova 6-2 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Belinda Bencic.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Svetlana Kuznetsova’s projected draw alongside with the projected opponents at Australian Open. The Russian has a losing record (9-11) with the likely opponents.
R2 – Belinda Bencic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Belinda Bencic
Belinda Bencic has a 1-1 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 10 years, Bencic has a 139-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Belinda lost to Anett Kontaveit in the 3rd round 6-0 6-1.
H2H Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Belinda Bencic
This match would represent the 6th time that Svetlana Kuznetsova and Belinda Bencic face 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 1-0 for Elise Mertens
Elise Mertens has a 5-0 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 10 years, Mertens has a 194-85 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Her best achievement of the current year was conquering the title in in Melbourne where she overcame Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.
Last year at the Australian Open Mertens lost to Simona Halep in the 4th round 6-4 6-4.
H2H Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Elise Mertens
This match would represent the 2nd time that Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elise Mertens clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard .
However, Svetlana Kuznetsova may face Lin Zhu. Their H2H is 0-0.
R4 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Svetlana Kuznetsova
Karolina Pliskova has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In 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 Karolina lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 3rd round 7-6(4) 7-6(3).
H2H Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Karolina Pliskova
This would be the 6th time that Svetlana Kuznetsova and Karolina Pliskova fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Kuznetsova (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard .
However, Svetlana Kuznetsova may square off with Karolina Muchova. Their H2H is 1-0 for Karolina Muchova.
1/4 – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Svetlana Kuznetsova
Ashleigh Barty has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, the Australian has a 144-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Her best result of this year was winning the competition in in Melbourne where she beat Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4.
Last year at the Australian Open the Australian lost to Sofia Kenin in the semifinal 7-6(6) 7-5.
H2H Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Ashleigh Barty
This would be the 2nd time that Svetlana Kuznetsova and Ashleigh Barty clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kuznetsova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
Yet, Svetlana Kuznetsova could come up against Anett Kontaveit. Their head to head is 1-1.
1/2 – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Sofia Kenin has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 8 years, the American has a 131-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the American won the competition after downing Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2.
H2H Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Sofia Kenin
There is no head to head record between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Sofia Kenin since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
However, Svetlana Kuznetsova may fight against Elina Svitolina. Their H2H is 4-1 for Elina Svitolina.
Final – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-3 for Simona Halep
Simona Halep has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 15 years, the Romanian has a 234-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Halep lost to Garbine Muguruza in the semifinal 7-6(8) 7-5.
H2H Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Simona Halep
This would be the 9th time that Svetlana Kuznetsova and Simona Halep play each other. The head to head is 5-3 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard .
Anyhow, Svetlana Kuznetsova may play Naomi Osaka. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Svetlana Kuznetsova.
