[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Irina-Camelia Begu’s draw vs Mertens, Rybakina, Kontaveit, Muguruza, Sabalenka, Barty to win Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Irina-Camelia Begu may need to oust Elise Mertens, Elena Rybakina, Anett Kontaveit, Garbine Muguruza, Aryna Sabalenka, Ashleigh Barty to conquer the title in the Australian Open.

Irina-Camelia Begu Stats info

Irina-Camelia Begu is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Australian Open. Irina-Camelia has defeated Oceane Dodin 2-6 7-5 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Elise Mertens.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Irina-Camelia Begu’s projected draw together with the plausible opponents in Australian Open. Irina-Camelia has a losing record (2-8) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Oceane Dodin (85) – 2-6 7-5 6-3
R2 – Elise Mertens (26) – H2H 0-2
R3 – Elena Rybakina (12) – H2H 1-0
or Shuai Zhang (74) – H2H 2-0
R4 – Anett Kontaveit (7) – H2H 0-1
or Danielle Rose Collins (30) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Garbine Muguruza (3) – H2H 1-4
or Simona Halep (15) – H2H 0-8
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-0
or Iga Swiatek (9) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Ashleigh Barty (1) – H2H 0-1
or Barbora Krejcikova (4) – H2H 1-0
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R2 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Elise Mertens

29 - 23win/loss in 2024

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 2-1 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 11 years, Mertens has a 204-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Australian Open Elise was overcome by Karolina Muchova in the 4th round 7-6(5) 7-5.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Elise Mertens

This match would represent the 3rd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Elise Mertens face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Irina-Camelia Begu

40 - 21win/loss in 2024

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 6-1 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, Rybakina has a 84-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Elena’s most significant result of this current year was getting to the final in Adelaide.

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

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Elena Rybakina

This would be the 2nd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Elena Rybakina play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Begu (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Irina-Camelia Begu could square off with Shuai Zhang. Their H2H is 2-0 for Irina-Camelia Begu.

R4 – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Anett Kontaveit

29 - 16win/loss in 2024

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 4-1 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 12 years, the Estonian has a 152-90 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Kontaveit’s best achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal in Sydney.

Last year in Australian Open Kontaveit was defeated by Shelby Rogers in the 3rd round 6-4 6-3.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Anett Kontaveit

This contest would be 2nd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Anett Kontaveit clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Irina-Camelia Begu could take on Danielle Rose Collins. Their head to head is 1-0 for Danielle Rose Collins.

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

Head to head 4-1 for Garbine Muguruza

12 - 17win/loss in 2024

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 2-1 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 13 years, Muguruza has a 226-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

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

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Garbine Muguruza

This would be the 6th time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Garbine Muguruza face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Muguruza (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Irina-Camelia Begu may face Simona Halep. Their head to head is 8-0 for Simona Halep.

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

Head to head record 0-0

33 - 22win/loss in 2024

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 1-2 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 7 years, Sabalenka has a 135-63 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Australian Open the Belarussian was overcome by Serena Williams in the 4th round 6-4 2-6 6-4.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Aryna Sabalenka

There is no head to head record between Irina-Camelia Begu and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Anyhow, Irina-Camelia Begu could come up against Iga Swiatek. Their head to head is 1-0 for Iga Swiatek.

Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ashleigh Barty

11 - 0win/loss in 2024

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 6-0 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 12 years, the Australian has a 162-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

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

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

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Ashleigh Barty

This would be the 2nd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Ashleigh Barty square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Irina-Camelia Begu may compete against Barbora Krejcikova. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Irina-Camelia Begu.