[UPDATED R4]. Prediction, H2H of Karolina Pliskova’s draw vs Zhang, Garcia, Sabalenka, Pegula to win the Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Karolina Pliskova may need to oust Shuai Zhang, Caroline Garcia, Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula to conquer the competition in the Australian Open.

Karolina Pliskova Stats info

Karolina Pliskova is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Karolina has defeated Xiyu Wang 6-1 6-3, Yulia Putintseva 6-0 7-5 and Varvara Gracheva 6-4 6-2 to reach the 4th round where she will face Shuai Zhang.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Karolina Pliskova’s projected draw together withherpresumable opposition at the Australian Open. Karolina has a winning record (13-11) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Xiyu Wang (53) – 6-1 6-3
R2 – Yulia Putintseva (47) – 6-0 7-5
R3 – Varvara Gracheva (97) – 6-4 6-2
R4 – Shuai Zhang (22) – H2H 7-0
1/4 – Caroline Garcia (4) – H2H 3-4
or Magda Linette (45) – H2H 7-2
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (5) – H2H 2-3
or Belinda Bencic (10) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Jessica Pegula (3) – H2H 1-4
or Jelena Ostapenko (17) – H2H 5-4
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R4 – Shuai Zhang’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-0 for Karolina Pliskova

4 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
245
High
22
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 4-19 3-10 0-4 1-1 0-4 0-0
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

Shuai Zhang has a 3-2 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 17 years, the Chinese has a 340-223 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Zhang was defeated by Elise Mertens in the 3rd round 6-2 6-2.

H2H Karolina Pliskova vs. Shuai Zhang

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

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

Head to head 4-3 for Caroline Garcia

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 6-1 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 14 years, Garcia has a 197-158 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the French player surrendered to Hailey Baptiste in the 1st round 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Karolina Pliskova vs. Caroline Garcia

This would be the 8th time that Karolina Pliskova and Caroline Garcia play each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Garcia (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Karolina Pliskova could come up against Magda Linette. Their H2H record is 7-2 for Karolina Pliskova.

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

Head to head 3-2 for Aryna Sabalenka

55 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
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 7-0 win-loss record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 8 years, the Belarussian has a 161-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant result of the year was winning the title in Adelaide where she beat Linda Noskova in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year at the Australian Open Aryna lost to Kaia Kanepi in the 4th round 5-7 6-2 7-6(7).

H2H Karolina Pliskova vs. Aryna Sabalenka

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

Possibly, Karolina Pliskova may take on Belinda Bencic. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Belinda Bencic.

Final – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Jessica Pegula

59 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
3
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0
2017 12-9 12-6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2016 21-24 10-10 8-10 0-1 1-2 2-1

Jessica Pegula has a 7-1 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. During the last 15 years, Jessica has a 184-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her best result of this current season was winning the title in Australia where she overcame Martina Trevisan in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year at the Australian Open Jessica was defeated by Ashleigh Barty in the quarter 6-2 6-0.

H2H Karolina Pliskova vs. Jessica Pegula

This would be the 6th time that Karolina Pliskova and Jessica Pegula clash against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Karolina Pliskova could fight against Jelena Ostapenko. Their H2H is 5-4 for Karolina Pliskova.