[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Anna Kalinskaya’s draw vs Stephens, Paolini, Zheng, Swiatek, Sabalenka to win the Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Anna Kalinskaya may need to topple Sloane Stephens, Jasmine Paolini, Qinwen Zheng, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka to conquer the title in the Australian Open.

Anna Kalinskaya Stats info

Anna Kalinskaya is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Russian has defeated Katie Volynets 6-3 3-6 6-2 and Arantxa Rus 6-1 7-5 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Sloane Stephens.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Anna Kalinskaya’s projected draw includingherlikely opponents at the Australian Open. Kalinskaya has a negative record (3-5) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Katie Volynets (103) – 6-3 3-6 6-2
R2 – Arantxa Rus (45) – 6-1 7-5
R3 – Sloane Stephens (44) – H2H 1-1
R4 – Jasmine Paolini (31) – H2H 0-1
or Anna Blinkova (57) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng (15) – H2H 1-0
or Clara Burel (51) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-0
or Jelena Ostapenko (10) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 1-3
or Cori Gauff (4) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Sloane Stephens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

17 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
47
High
3
LLLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 17-14 8-8 9-6 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 25-20 11-14 13-5 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 18-17 13-9 5-6 0-0 0-2 0-0
2021 20-19 6-11 11-6 1-1 2-1 0-0
2020 4-11 3-8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 24-19 10-13 10-4 2-0 2-2 0-0
2018 37-19 21-10 12-5 4-3 0-1 0-0
2017 15-10 15-5 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-0

Sloane Stephens has a 3-2 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. During the last 17 years, the American has a 196-159 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Sloane capitulated to Anastasia Potapova in the 1st round 7-6(2) 6-4.

H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Sloane Stephens

This match would represent the 3rd time that Anna Kalinskaya and Sloane Stephens face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Kalinskaya and Stephens (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jasmine Paolini

22 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
7
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 22-11 12-6 10-4 0-1 0-0 0-0
2023 43-30 20-16 16-8 5-3 2-3 0-0
2022 30-25 14-11 10-10 6-3 0-1 0-0
2021 34-24 17-13 12-7 5-3 0-1 0-0
2020 7-15 1-8 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 48-29 12-8 32-14 4-6 0-1 0-0
2018 28-33 9-9 18-18 1-3 0-3 0-0
2017 28-28 10-8 11-9 3-6 4-4 0-1

Jasmine Paolini has a 3-2 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 12 years, the Italian has a 111-89 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Paolini was defeated by Liudmila Samsonova in the 1st round 6-2 6-4.

H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Jasmine Paolini

This would be the 2nd time that Anna Kalinskaya and Jasmine Paolini square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Paolini (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Anna Kalinskaya could come up against Anna Blinkova. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Anna Kalinskaya.

1/4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Anna Kalinskaya

20 - 10win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
7
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 20-10 14-6 6-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the last 8 years, the Chinese has a 90-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Chinese was overcome by Bernarda Pera in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Qinwen Zheng

This would be the 2nd time that Anna Kalinskaya and Qinwen Zheng clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kalinskaya (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Anna Kalinskaya could square off with Clara Burel. Their H2H is 1-0 for Clara Burel.

1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

45 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-4 22-3 21-1 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 7-0 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 9 years, Iga has a 140-37 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant result of the season was conquering the title in Australia where she defeated Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0.

Last year at the Australian Open Swiatek was overcome by Elena Rybakina in the 4th round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Iga Swiatek

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

Nevertheless, Anna Kalinskaya may square off with Jelena Ostapenko. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Anna Kalinskaya.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Aryna Sabalenka

29 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 29-8 14-4 15-4 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 7-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, Aryna has a 196-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

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

Last year at the Australian Open Sabalenka won the event after besting Elena Rybakina 4-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 5th time that Anna Kalinskaya and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Anna Kalinskaya may face Cori Gauff. Their H2H is 0-0.