Shuai Zhang is about to commence her campaign in the draw in Australian Open. Last year in Melbourne, the Chinese lost in the 1st round to Ann Li 6-2 6-0.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Shuai Zhang’s projected draw and the plausible opposition in Australian Open. Zhang has a negative record (5-15) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Viktorija Golubic (40) – H2H 1-2
R2 – Elena Rybakina (12) – H2H 0-2
or Zarina Diyas (104) – H2H 2-3
R3 – Elise Mertens (26) – H2H 1-2
or Irina-Camelia Begu (64) – H2H 0-2
R4 – Anett Kontaveit (7) – H2H 1-3
or Danielle Rose Collins (30) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Garbine Muguruza (3) – H2H 1-3
or Simona Halep (15) – H2H 2-2
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 1-2
or Iga Swiatek (9) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Ashleigh Barty (1) – H2H 0-1
or Barbora Krejcikova (4) – H2H 1-0
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Draw

R1 – Viktorija Golubic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Viktorija Golubic

31 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
76
High
35
WWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 31-25 12-10 4-7 11-4 4-4 0-0
2021 48-22 15-11 9-4 12-2 9-4 3-1
2020 7-11 4-8 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 32-22 23-11 2-5 2-1 5-5 0-0
2018 33-25 16-11 9-8 6-3 2-3 0-0
2017 19-26 8-11 1-6 5-5 2-3 3-1
2016 43-22 15-10 12-5 11-4 5-3 0-0
2015 38-21 17-5 13-11 7-4 0-0 1-1

Viktorija Golubic has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 13 years, Viktorija has a 115-75 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Australian Open the Swiss didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Viktorija Golubic

This match would represent the 4th time that Shuai Zhang and Viktorija Golubic face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Golubic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Elena Rybakina

40 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
21
High
3
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 18-5 7-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 57-21 19-9 15-6 16-4 7-2 0-0
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1
2017 21-10 5-4 3-1 13-5 0-0 0-0
2016 23-8 6-2 11-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2015 7-2 1-1 6-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Elena Rybakina has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 8 years, Elena has a 83-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Elena’s most significant achievement of this year was reaching the final in Adelaide.

Last year in Australian Open Elena surrendered to Fiona Ferro in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Elena Rybakina

This match would represent the 3rd time that Shuai Zhang and Elena Rybakina face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Shuai Zhang may take on Zarina Diyas. Their H2H is 3-2 for Zarina Diyas.

R3 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Elise Mertens

29 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
29
High
12
LLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 29-23 19-14 4-3 2-2 4-4 0-0
2021 33-20 20-10 9-5 2-2 2-3 0-0
2020 34-13 17-7 9-4 8-2 0-0 0-0
2019 35-27 23-14 4-6 1-3 7-4 0-0
2018 46-21 25-13 16-2 1-2 4-4 0-0
2017 43-25 20-12 13-6 9-3 1-4 0-0
2016 44-28 21-11 4-6 8-7 9-3 2-1
2015 41-25 10-5 26-13 1-2 3-3 1-2

Elise Mertens has a 1-1 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 11 years, Mertens has a 203-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Australian Open Mertens lost to Karolina Muchova in the 4th round 7-6(5) 7-5.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Elise Mertens

This contest would be 4th time that Shuai Zhang and Elise Mertens play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Shuai Zhang could take on Irina-Camelia Begu. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Irina-Camelia Begu.

R4 – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Anett Kontaveit

29 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
17
High
2
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 29-16 13-9 6-4 9-2 1-1 0-0
2021 48-17 24-12 5-3 15-0 4-2 0-0
2020 24-11 14-7 5-3 5-1 0-0 0-0
2019 27-16 17-9 4-4 3-0 3-3 0-0
2018 34-25 16-14 12-5 4-3 2-3 0-0
2017 46-20 8-9 16-6 15-4 7-1 0-0
2016 21-23 14-13 1-3 3-3 3-4 0-0
2015 45-21 21-9 9-5 1-4 14-3 0-0

Anett Kontaveit has a 3-1 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 12 years, Anett has a 151-90 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Kontaveit’s best result of this current year was reaching the semifinal in Sydney.

Last year in Australian Open Kontaveit lost to Shelby Rogers in the 3rd round 6-4 6-3.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Anett Kontaveit

This match would represent the 5th time that Shuai Zhang and Anett Kontaveit face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Shuai Zhang could play Danielle Rose Collins. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Danielle Rose Collins

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1/4 – Garbine Muguruza’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Garbine Muguruza

12 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
55
High
1
LLWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 12-17 9-10 2-4 0-0 1-3 0-0
2021 42-17 34-11 3-3 1-1 4-2 0-0
2020 23-7 17-5 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 22-16 17-10 5-3 0-2 0-1 0-0
2018 35-20 22-12 9-4 2-2 2-2 0-0
2017 47-21 29-12 6-4 2-3 10-2 0-0
2016 35-20 15-12 14-3 5-3 1-2 0-0
2015 41-19 22-11 7-4 5-1 7-3 0-0

Garbine Muguruza has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 13 years, Garbine has a 225-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Australian Open the Spaniard lost to Naomi Osaka in the 4th round 4-6 6-4 7-5.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Garbine Muguruza

This match would represent the 5th time that Shuai Zhang and Garbine Muguruza face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Muguruza (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Shuai Zhang could face Simona Halep. Their head to head record is 2-2.

1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Aryna Sabalenka

33 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
1
LWWLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1
2016 30-18 14-7 6-6 6-5 0-0 4-0

Aryna Sabalenka has a 0-2 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 7 years, Aryna has a 134-63 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Australian Open Sabalenka surrendered to Serena Williams in the 4th round 6-4 2-6 6-4.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 4th time that Shuai Zhang and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Shuai Zhang could take on Iga Swiatek. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ashleigh Barty

11 - 0win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 11-0 11-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 42-8 21-4 14-4 0-0 7-0 0-0
2020 11-3 11-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 57-13 32-9 11-2 6-1 8-1 0-0
2018 46-19 24-10 7-5 3-1 12-3 0-0
2017 42-16 28-8 5-3 3-2 6-3 0-0
2016 16-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 12-3 4-1
2015 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ashleigh Barty has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 12 years, Barty has a 161-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant achievement of this current season was winning the title in Adelaide where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Australian Open Barty was overcome by Karolina Muchova in the quarter 1-6 6-3 6-2.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Ashleigh Barty

This contest would be 2nd time that Shuai Zhang and Ashleigh Barty fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Shuai Zhang may come up against Barbora Krejcikova. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Shuai Zhang.