Magda Linette is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Linette has defeated Mayar Sherif 7-5 6-1, Anett Kontaveit 3-6 6-3 6-4 and Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-4 to reach the 4th round where she will face Caroline Garcia.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Magda Linette’s projected draw alongsideherpresumable opponents at the Australian Open. Linette has a weak record (0-8) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Mayar Sherif (54) – 7-5 6-1
R2 – Anett Kontaveit (19) – 3-6 6-3 6-4
R3 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (18) – 6-3 6-4
R4 – Caroline Garcia (4) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Shuai Zhang (22) – H2H 0-5
or Karolina Pliskova (31) – H2H 2-7
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (5) – H2H 0-2
or Belinda Bencic (10) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Jessica Pegula (3) – H2H 0-0
or Jelena Ostapenko (17) – H2H 1-1
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R4 – Caroline Garcia’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 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. In the course of the previous 14 years, Caroline has a 197-158 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

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

H2H Magda Linette vs. Caroline Garcia

This match would represent the 2nd time that Magda Linette and Caroline Garcia clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Garcia (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Shuai Zhang’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-0 for Shuai Zhang

4 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
245
High
22
LLLLLLL
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, Zhang has a 340-223 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Chinese lost to Elise Mertens in the 3rd round 6-2 6-2.

H2H Magda Linette vs. Shuai Zhang

This contest would be 6th time that Magda Linette and Shuai Zhang fight against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Magda Linette could play Karolina Pliskova. Their H2H record is 7-2 for Karolina Pliskova.

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

Head to head 2-0 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 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 8 years, the Belarussian has a 161-76 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record).

Her best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Adelaide where she overcame Linda Noskova in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year at the Australian Open Sabalenka was overcome by Kaia Kanepi in the 4th round 5-7 6-2 7-6(7).

H2H Magda Linette vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 3rd time that Magda Linette and Aryna Sabalenka square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Magda Linette may compete against Belinda Bencic. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 win-loss record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 15 years, the American has a 184-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her best result of this current season was conquering the tournament in Australia where she beat Martina Trevisan in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year at the Australian Open the American capitulated to Ashleigh Barty in the quarter 6-2 6-0.

H2H Magda Linette vs. Jessica Pegula

There is no head to head record between Magda Linette and Jessica Pegula since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

However, Magda Linette could face Jelena Ostapenko. Their H2H record is 1-1.