[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Elise Mertens’s draw vs Kostyuk, Sakkari, Haddad Maia, Gauff, Sabalenka, Swiatek to win the Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Elise Mertens may need to oust Marta Kostyuk, Maria Sakkari, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Cori Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek to conquer the competition in the Australian Open.

Elise Mertens Stats info

Elise Mertens is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Elise has defeated Mayar Sherif 6-2 2-0 ret. to reach the 2nd round where she will face Marta Kostyuk.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw includingherprojected opposition at the Australian Open. Elise has a losing record (8-16) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Mayar Sherif (58) – 6-2 2-0 ret.
R2 – Marta Kostyuk (37) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Maria Sakkari (8) – H2H 4-6
or Elina Avanesyan (74) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Beatriz Haddad Maia (12) – H2H 1-0
or Maria Timofeeva (170) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Cori Gauff (4) – H2H 0-3
or Caroline Garcia (19) – H2H 2-5
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 2-7
or Ons Jabeur (6) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-0
or Elena Rybakina (3) – H2H 1-4
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R2 – Marta Kostyuk’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Elise Mertens

19 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
21
High
21
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 19-8 15-6 4-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 26-22 22-16 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-0
2022 28-20 18-11 3-4 4-3 3-2 0-0
2021 25-17 8-9 10-4 3-1 4-3 0-0
2020 27-12 16-6 7-3 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 35-16 5-4 24-8 4-2 2-2 0-0
2018 28-15 20-7 5-5 0-0 3-3 0-0
2017 13-4 0-0 13-3 0-0 0-1 0-0

Marta Kostyuk has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Marta has a 95-56 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Kostyuk was defeated by Jessica Pegula in the 3rd round 6-0 6-2.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Marta Kostyuk

This would be the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Marta Kostyuk fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-4 for Maria Sakkari

19 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
3
LWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 19-9 12-6 7-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 38-25 26-17 5-4 3-1 4-3 0-0
2022 40-23 21-12 8-5 4-2 7-4 0-0
2021 38-20 23-13 9-4 5-2 1-1 0-0
2020 20-11 12-7 2-2 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 33-23 11-11 15-5 2-3 5-4 0-0
2018 24-26 17-17 7-4 0-2 0-3 0-0
2017 26-23 15-10 5-10 0-0 6-3 0-0

Maria Sakkari has a 4-0 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 13 years, Maria has a 216-144 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Greek lost to Lin Zhu in the 3rd round 7-6(3) 1-6 6-4.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Maria Sakkari

This match would represent the 11th time that Elise Mertens and Maria Sakkari fight against each other. The head to head is 6-4 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but Mertens has a winning record of 4-3 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Elise Mertens may compete against Elina Avanesyan. Their H2H is 0-0.

R4 – Beatriz Haddad Maia’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Elise Mertens

13 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
10
LWWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 13-12 8-9 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 37-22 16-14 13-5 4-0 4-3 0-0
2022 51-23 23-14 14-5 2-2 12-2 0-0
2021 76-25 37-13 35-10 2-1 2-1 0-0
2020 27-2 27-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 30-17 14-6 10-9 0-0 6-2 0-0
2018 14-20 11-15 3-4 0-1 0-0 0-0
2017 39-19 17-10 18-5 1-1 3-3 0-0

Beatriz Haddad Maia has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 14 years, the Brazilian has a 199-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Brazilian lost to Nuria Parrizas-Diaz in the 1st round 7-6(11) 6-2.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia

This match would represent the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Beatriz Haddad Maia clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Elise Mertens could face Maria Timofeeva. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Cori Gauff

21 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
3
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-7 18-5 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 12-8 7-5 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-15 9-6 7-5 7-3 6-1 0-0
2018 9-4 4-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 6-0 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 8 years, the American has a 105-48 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant achievement of this current season was winning the title in Auckland where she beat Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.

Last year at the Australian Open the American was overcome by Jelena Ostapenko in the 4th round 7-5 6-3.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Cori Gauff

This contest would be 4th time that Elise Mertens and Cori Gauff fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Elise Mertens could come up against Caroline Garcia. Their head to head is 5-2 for Caroline Garcia.

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

Head to head 7-2 for Aryna Sabalenka

18 - 5win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-5 14-4 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
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

Aryna Sabalenka has a 5-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Aryna has a 194-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Sabalenka’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final Brisbane.

Last year at the Australian Open the Belarussian conquered the title after downing Elena Rybakina 4-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 10th time that Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 7-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Elise Mertens could face Ons Jabeur. Their head to head is 1-1.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-4 22-3 6-1 2-0 0-0 0-0
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

Iga Swiatek has a 6-0 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, the Pole has a 139-37 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Australia where she overcame Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0.

Last year at the Australian Open Iga lost to Elena Rybakina in the 4th round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Elise Mertens could face Elena Rybakina. Their head to head is 4-1 for Elena Rybakina.