[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Sorana Cirstea’s draw vs Pavlyuchenkova, Swiatek, Sabalenka, Halep, Barty to win Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Sorana Cirstea may need to best Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Simona Halep, Ashleigh Barty to conquer the event in the Australian Open.

Sorana Cirstea Stats info

Sorana Cirstea is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Australian Open. Sorana has defeated Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-2 and Kristina Kucova 6-2 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Sorana Cirstea’s projected draw with the projected opposition in Australian Open. Sorana has a a winning record (5-4) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Petra Kvitova (19) – 6-2 6-2
R2 – Kristina Kucova (96) – 6-2 6-4
R3 – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (11) – H2H 3-3
R4 – Iga Swiatek (9) – H2H 0-0
or Daria Kasatkina (23) – H2H 1-1
1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-0
or Marketa Vondrousova (41) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Simona Halep (15) – H2H 2-1
or Elise Mertens (26) – H2H 3-0
Fin – Ashleigh Barty (1) – H2H 0-0
or Barbora Krejcikova (4) – H2H 1-2
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R3 – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 3-3

2 - 3win/loss in 2025

Rank
367
High
11
LLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 2-3 2-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 29-20 12-11 10-3 5-4 2-2 0-0
2020 9-8 6-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 26-22 14-14 3-4 9-3 0-1 0-0
2018 22-22 7-10 9-5 5-4 1-3 0-0
2017 41-24 30-15 8-4 1-2 2-3 0-0
2016 26-24 13-14 3-4 6-3 4-3 0-0
2015 35-24 20-13 4-6 9-3 2-2 0-0

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 17 years, Pavlyuchenkova has a 262-172 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Australian Open the Russian was defeated by Naomi Osaka in the 1st round 6-1 6-2.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

This would be the 7th time that Sorana Cirstea and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova face off. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 2-0 for Pavlyuchenkova on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

67 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-2 0-0 11-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 10-2 0-0 0-0 10-1 0-0 0-1

Iga Swiatek has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 7 years, Iga has a 54-24 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Iga’s most significant achievement of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide.

Last year in Australian Open Iga surrendered to Simona Halep in the 4th round 3-6 6-1 6-4.

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Sorana Cirstea and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Sorana Cirstea could come up against Daria Kasatkina. Their H2H is 1-1.

1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 7 years, Aryna has a 136-63 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

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

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Aryna Sabalenka

There is no head to head record between Sorana Cirstea and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

However, Sorana Cirstea could face Marketa Vondrousova. Their head to head is 1-0 for Marketa Vondrousova.

1/2 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Sorana Cirstea

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. In the course of the previous 16 years, Simona has a 249-109 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant achievement of the year was winning the tournament in Melbourne where she defeated Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-3.

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

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Simona Halep

This would be the 4th time that Sorana Cirstea and Simona Halep square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Cirstea (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Sorana Cirstea could take on Elise Mertens. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Sorana Cirstea.

Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 12 years, Barty has a 163-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her best achievement of the season was conquering the title in Adelaide where she beat Elena Rybakina in the final 6-3 6-2.

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

H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Ashleigh Barty

There is no head to head record between Sorana Cirstea and Ashleigh Barty since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Sorana Cirstea could fight against Barbora Krejcikova. Their head to head is 2-1 for Barbora Krejcikova.