[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Qinwen Zheng’s draw vs Halep, Osaka to win Melbourne

Melbourne draw preview with H2H - Qinwen Zheng may need to beat Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka to conquer the competition in the Melbourne Summer Set 1.

Qinwen Zheng Stats info

Qinwen Zheng is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Melbourne. The Chinese has defeated Mai Hontama 4-6 6-2 6-3, Vera Zvonareva 5-7 6-3 6-4 and Ana Konjuh 7-61 7-66 to reach the semifinal where she will face Simona Halep.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Qinwen Zheng’s projected draw together with the projected opposition in Melbourne Summer Set 1. The Chinese has no record with the likely opposition.

R1 – Mai Hontama (150) – 4-6 6-2 6-3
R2 – Vera Zvonareva (81) – 5-7 6-3 6-4
1/4 – Ana Konjuh (67) – 7-61 7-66
1/2 – Simona Halep (20) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Naomi Osaka (13) – H2H 0-0
or Veronika Kudermetova (31) – H2H 0-0
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1/2 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

39 - 11win/loss in 2026

Rank
10
High
1
WWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 39-11 23-6 5-3 0-0 11-2 0-0
2021 24-10 12-5 4-3 8-2 0-0 0-0
2020 23-3 10-2 13-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 43-17 20-11 11-3 3-2 9-1 0-0
2018 46-11 28-7 16-3 0-0 2-1 0-0
2017 47-17 19-10 20-3 2-2 6-2 0-0
2016 45-18 24-10 15-4 2-3 4-1 0-0
2015 49-17 39-8 6-4 2-3 2-2 0-0

Simona Halep has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 16 years, Halep has a 245-109 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Melbourne Summer Set 1 the Romanian didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Simona Halep

There is no head to head record between Qinwen Zheng and Simona Halep since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Final – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

14 - 9win/loss in 2026

Rank
42
High
1
LLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 14-9 13-7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 18-6 16-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 16-3 16-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 40-11 29-7 9-2 1-0 1-2 0-0
2018 43-21 28-9 5-4 4-5 6-3 0-0
2017 27-22 14-13 5-5 4-0 4-4 0-0
2016 34-22 28-17 5-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2015 31-18 17-11 5-3 2-1 4-2 3-1

Naomi Osaka has a 3-0 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Osaka has a 159-72 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Melbourne Summer Set 1 Osaka didn’t play in this event.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Naomi Osaka

There is no head to head record between Qinwen Zheng and Naomi Osaka since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Qinwen Zheng may fight against Veronika Kudermetova. Their H2H record is 0-0.