Anna Kalinskaya is 3 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Russian has defeated Katie Volynets 6-3 3-6 6-2, Arantxa Rus 6-1 7-5, Sloane Stephens 6-78 6-1 6-4 and Jasmine Paolini 6-4 6-2 to reach the quarter where she will face Qinwen Zheng.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Anna Kalinskaya’s projected draw alongsideherlikely opponents at the Australian Open. Anna has a losing record (2-4) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Katie Volynets (103) – 6-3 3-6 6-2
R2 – Arantxa Rus (45) – 6-1 7-5
R3 – Sloane Stephens (44) – 6-78 6-1 6-4
R4 – Jasmine Paolini (31) – 6-4 6-2
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng (15) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Linda Noskova (50) – H2H 0-1
or Dayana Yastremska (93) – H2H 3-2
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 1-3
or Cori Gauff (4) – H2H 0-0
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1/4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Anna Kalinskaya

52 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
4
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 52-18 31-10 17-4 3-2 1-2 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 6-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 8 years, Zheng has a 92-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Qinwen won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the Australian Open the Chinese lost to 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 fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0

for Kalinskaya (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Linda Noskova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Linda Noskova

28 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
26
High
13
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 28-18 19-8 6-6 0-1 3-3 0-0
2023 34-20 22-10 6-5 5-2 1-3 0-0
2022 40-17 10-5 14-5 16-7 0-0 0-0
2021 38-11 13-7 10-4 15-0 0-0 0-0
2020 0-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 7-5 0-0 0-1 7-3 0-0 0-1

Linda Noskova has a 8-1 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. During the last 4 years, Noskova has a 53-23 record on hard.

Noskova’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal Brisbane.

Last year at the Australian Open the Czech lost to Katherine Sebov in the qualifications 6-4 3-6 6-4

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H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Linda Noskova

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

However, Anna Kalinskaya could face Dayana Yastremska. Their head to head record is 3-2 for Anna Kalinskaya.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Aryna Sabalenka

56 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 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 9-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, Sabalenka has a 198-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

The Belarussian’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final Brisbane.

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

H2H Anna Kalinskaya vs. Aryna Sabalenka

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

Alternatively, Anna Kalinskaya may play Cori Gauff. Their H2H record is 0-0.