Elise Mertens is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Australian Open. Mertens has defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-4 7-5 and Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Shuai Zhang.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw alongside with the projected opposition in Australian Open. Elise has a weak record (7-13) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Vera Zvonareva (91) – 6-4 7-5
R2 – Irina-Camelia Begu (64) – 6-3 6-2
R3 – Shuai Zhang (74) – H2H 2-1
R4 – Danielle Rose Collins (30) – H2H 1-1
or Clara Tauson (39) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Simona Halep (15) – H2H 2-4
or Tamara Zidansek (29) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 2-6
or Iga Swiatek (9) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Ashleigh Barty (1) – H2H 0-1
or Barbora Krejcikova (4) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Shuai Zhang’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Elise Mertens

39 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
25
High
22
LWWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 39-31 17-14 4-7 10-7 8-3 0-0
2021 23-28 8-11 4-8 5-5 6-4 0-0
2020 16-11 10-7 6-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 31-26 17-17 5-5 3-0 6-4 0-0
2018 28-27 20-17 6-6 2-2 0-2 0-0
2017 38-23 33-13 3-7 0-0 2-3 0-0
2016 48-23 43-14 2-5 2-1 1-3 0-0
2015 21-26 14-15 5-8 0-0 2-3 0-0

Shuai Zhang has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 16 years, Shuai has a 322-209 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Australian Open Shuai lost to Ann Li in the 1st round 6-2 6-0.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Shuai Zhang

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

R4 – Danielle Rose Collins’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

21 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
14
High
7
LWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 21-12 17-6 3-4 1-1 0-1 0-0
2021 40-15 23-10 11-3 5-1 1-1 0-0
2020 10-6 6-5 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 23-20 12-12 8-6 1-0 2-2 0-0
2018 33-21 25-13 6-4 0-1 2-3 0-0
2017 38-26 21-17 16-7 0-0 1-2 0-0
2016 26-11 23-9 1-1 2-1 0-0 0-0

Danielle Rose Collins has a 2-0 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 7 years, Collins has a 112-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Australian Open the American was overcome by Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd round 7-5 6-2.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Danielle Rose Collins

This contest would be 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Danielle Rose Collins face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Collins on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Elise Mertens could come up against Clara Tauson. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Simona Halep

39 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
10
High
1
LWWWWWW
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 7-0 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 16 years, the Romanian has a 249-109 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record).

Her most significant result of the year was winning the title in Melbourne where she beat Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year in Australian Open Simona was defeated by Serena Williams in the quarter 6-3 6-3.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Simona Halep

This contest would be 7th time that Elise Mertens and Simona Halep square off. The head to head is 4-2 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Elise Mertens could compete against Tamara Zidansek. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Elise Mertens.

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

Head to head 6-2 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 2-2 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 7 years, Sabalenka has a 136-63 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

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

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 9th time that Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 6-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Elise Mertens may compete against Iga Swiatek. Their head to head record 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 7-0 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 12 years, Barty has a 163-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant result of the current year was conquering the title in Adelaide where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Australian Open Ashleigh capitulated to Karolina Muchova in the quarter 1-6 6-3 6-2.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Ashleigh Barty

This match would represent the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Ashleigh Barty fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Elise Mertens could square off with Barbora Krejcikova. Their H2H is 0-0.