Aryna Sabalenka is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Australian Open. The Belarussian has defeated Storm Sanders 5-7 6-3 6-2 and Xinyu Wang 1-6 6-4 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Marketa Vondrousova.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Aryna Sabalenka’s projected draw alongside with the plausible opposition in Australian Open. The Belarussian has a negative record (9-10) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Storm Sanders (128) – 5-7 6-3 6-2
R2 – Xinyu Wang (100) – 1-6 6-4 6-2
R3 – Marketa Vondrousova (41) – H2H 2-2
R4 – Kaia Kanepi (115) – H2H 0-1
or Maddison Inglis (133) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Iga Swiatek (9) – H2H 1-0
or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (11) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Simona Halep (15) – H2H 2-3
or Elise Mertens (26) – H2H 6-2
Fin – Ashleigh Barty (1) – H2H 4-4
or Barbora Krejcikova (4) – H2H 2-0
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R3 – Marketa Vondrousova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

21 - 7win/loss in 2025

Rank
92
High
6
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 21-7 11-3 2-1 8-3 0-0 0-0
2021 34-19 21-10 4-4 8-2 1-3 0-0
2020 8-10 4-6 4-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-9 9-3 15-3 4-1 1-2 0-0
2018 21-20 12-12 9-5 0-0 0-3 0-0
2017 60-12 14-5 16-3 27-1 3-3 0-0
2016 20-7 0-0 19-5 1-2 0-0 0-0
2015 23-6 6-1 12-3 3-1 0-0 2-1

Marketa Vondrousova has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, Marketa has a 69-38 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Australian Open Marketa was defeated by Su-Wei Hsieh in the 4th round 6-4 6-2.

H2H Aryna Sabalenka vs. Marketa Vondrousova

This match would represent the 5th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Marketa Vondrousova square off. The head to head is 2-2 for Sabalenka and Vondrousova (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Kaia Kanepi’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Kaia Kanepi

29 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
32
High
15
LLLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 29-19 15-11 10-4 3-1 1-3 0-0
2021 23-14 16-8 6-4 1-1 0-1 0-0
2020 17-5 1-3 6-1 10-1 0-0 0-0
2019 26-14 10-8 6-3 9-2 1-1 0-0
2018 30-14 14-6 13-5 0-0 3-3 0-0
2017 28-5 7-1 10-1 10-2 1-1 0-0
2016 9-6 1-1 8-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
2015 21-18 15-8 3-6 3-3 0-1 0-0

Kaia Kanepi has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 18 years, Kaia has a 168-122 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Australian Open Kanepi capitulated to Donna Vekic in the 3rd round 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4.

H2H Aryna Sabalenka vs. Kaia Kanepi

This would be the 2nd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Kaia Kanepi face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kanepi (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Aryna Sabalenka may face Maddison Inglis. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

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. As for the previous 7 years, Iga has a 54-24 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record).

Iga’s most significant result of this current year was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.

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

H2H Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek

This match would represent the 2nd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats

), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Aryna Sabalenka could take on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Their head to head is 2-1 for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

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

Head to head 3-2 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 record in 2022, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 16 years, Halep has a 249-109 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her best result of this year was conquering the tournament in Melbourne where she beat Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year in Australian Open Simona surrendered to Serena Williams in the quarter 6-3 6-3.

H2H Aryna Sabalenka vs. Simona Halep

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

Nonetheless, Aryna Sabalenka could take on Elise Mertens. Their H2H is 6-2 for Aryna Sabalenka.

Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 4-4

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. In the last 12 years, Barty has a 163-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant achievement of this current year was conquering the competition 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 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Ashleigh Barty

This would be the 9th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Ashleigh Barty fight against each other. The head to head is 4-4 for Sabalenka and Barty (see full H2H stats), but they are 3-3 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Aryna Sabalenka could face Barbora Krejcikova. Their H2H is 2-0 for Aryna Sabalenka.