Shuai Zhang is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Chinese has defeated Patricia Maria Tig 6-1 4-6 6-0 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Petra Martic.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Shuai Zhang’s projected draw includingherlikely opposition at the Australian Open. The Chinese has a negative record (5-13) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Patricia Maria Tig (777) – 6-1 4-6 6-0
R2 – Petra Martic (37) – H2H 1-2
R3 – Veronika Kudermetova (9) – H2H 1-0
or Katie Volynets (113) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Karolina Pliskova (31) – H2H 0-7
or Yulia Putintseva (47) – H2H 2-4
1/4 – Caroline Garcia (4) – H2H 3-2
or Ekaterina Alexandrova (18) – H2H 2-2
1/2 – Ons Jabeur (2) – H2H 0-2
or Aryna Sabalenka (5) – H2H 1-4
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-0
or Jessica Pegula (3) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Petra Martic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Petra Martic

24 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
40
High
14
LWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 24-22 8-13 6-4 5-2 5-3 0-0
2022 33-21 11-10 18-6 1-2 3-3 0-0
2021 15-21 7-12 6-5 0-1 2-3 0-0
2020 14-11 8-6 6-4 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 35-17 14-12 15-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2018 33-19 21-9 7-5 4-2 1-3 0-0
2017 31-10 1-2 23-4 1-2 6-2 0-0
2016 10-9 3-3 4-3 2-1 1-2 0-0

Petra Martic has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. During the last 18 years, the Croatian has a 159-136 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Croatian lost to Jil Teichmann in the 1st round 6-3 6-3.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Petra Martic

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

R3 – Veronika Kudermetova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Shuai Zhang

34 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
19
High
9
WLLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 34-22 18-14 8-5 1-1 7-2 0-0
2022 39-20 27-13 7-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 33-24 15-13 14-4 3-4 1-3 0-0
2020 19-15 11-7 1-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 48-26 26-12 11-8 5-3 6-3 0-0
2018 30-22 10-8 15-8 0-3 5-3 0-0
2017 30-25 11-11 8-7 0-2 1-2 10-3
2016 36-22 15-11 13-6 2-4 0-0 6-1

Veronika Kudermetova has a 5-1 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 11 years, the Russian has a 150-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Kudermetova’s most significant achievement of this current season was getting to the semifinal Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open

Veronika was overcome by Maria Sakkari in the 3rd round 6-4 6-1.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Veronika Kudermetova

This contest would be 2nd time that Shuai Zhang and Veronika Kudermetova play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Shuai Zhang could square off with Katie Volynets. Their head to head record is 0-0.

R4 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-0 for Karolina Pliskova

22 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
38
High
1
LWLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 22-19 19-13 2-3 0-0 1-3 0-0
2022 21-21 12-9 6-6 0-3 3-3 0-0
2021 37-19 23-12 8-4 0-0 6-3 0-0
2020 14-8 9-5 5-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 52-17 32-9 8-3 3-3 9-2 0-0
2018 49-23 26-13 12-4 6-3 5-3 0-0
2017 53-18 35-10 9-5 4-2 5-1 0-0
2016 44-23 23-11 6-5 5-4 10-3 0-0

Karolina Pliskova has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 16 years, the Czech has a 302-155 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

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

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Karolina Pliskova

This would be the 8th time that Shuai Zhang and Karolina Pliskova face off. The head to head is 7-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Shuai Zhang may square off with Yulia Putintseva. Their head to head is 4-2 for Yulia Putintseva.

1/4 – Caroline Garcia’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Shuai Zhang

40 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
20
High
4
LLWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 40-27 23-17 4-4 7-3 6-3 0-0
2022 46-21 21-13 11-4 4-1 10-3 0-0
2021 27-26 15-14 8-6 3-3 1-3 0-0
2020 11-11 5-6 4-3 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 27-27 8-16 10-8 2-1 7-2 0-0
2018 39-22 23-13 13-5 1-2 2-2 0-0
2017 48-22 27-11 12-6 3-3 6-2 0-0
2016 40-26 17-15 7-7 10-3 6-1 0-0

Caroline Garcia has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 14 years, the French player has a 195-158 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Caroline was defeated by Hailey Baptiste in the 1st round 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Caroline Garcia

This contest would be 6th time that Shuai Zhang and Caroline Garcia face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Shuai Zhang may come up against Ekaterina Alexandrova. Their H2H record is 2-2.

1/2 – Ons Jabeur’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Ons Jabeur

36 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
2
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 36-17 18-11 11-3 0-0 7-3 0-0
2022 47-17 19-12 17-4 0-0 11-1 0-0
2021 48-19 25-12 13-4 0-1 10-2 0-0
2020 23-11 18-8 3-2 2-1 0-0 0-0
2019 22-23 14-16 1-2 2-2 5-3 0-0
2018 35-25 9-12 10-8 8-3 8-2 0-0
2017 39-24 19-11 11-9 4-2 5-2 0-0
2016 30-19 0-5 21-6 5-5 4-3 0-0

Ons Jabeur has a 3-1 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 14 years, Ons has a 154-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Ons’s best result of this current season was reaching the semifinal Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open Ons didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Ons Jabeur

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

Possibly, Shuai Zhang may come up against Aryna Sabalenka. Their H2H is 4-1 for Aryna Sabalenka.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

68 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
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 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, the Pole has a 96-30 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Swiatek’s most significant result of the season was reaching the semifinal Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open the Pole surrendered to Danielle Rose Collins in the semifinal 6-4 6-1.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Iga Swiatek

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

Notwithstanding, Shuai Zhang may fight against Jessica Pegula. Their head to head record is 0-0.