H2H, prediction of Simona Waltert vs Barbora Palicova at the Australian Open with odds, preview, pick | 6th January 2025

PREVIEW. Melbourne. Waltert and Palicova will play each other in the qualifications of the Australian Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Monday the 6th of January

Prediction and head to head Simona Waltert vs. Barbora Palicova

Simona Waltert and Barbora Palicova will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 12:00 pm on Court 17. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Waltert who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Simona Waltert is the pick to win this match.
Simona Waltert -> 1.533
Barbora Palicova -> 2.43

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Prediction and head to head Simona Waltert vs. Barbora Palicova

There is no head to head record between Simona Waltert and Barbora Palicova since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Simona Waltert

Simona Waltert
Simona Waltert

4 - 1win/loss

Hard
4-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
174
High
107
LWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 34-29 5-4 16-15 12-8 1-2 0-0
2023 30-28 4-10 12-8 11-7 3-3 0-0
2022 35-27 9-8 23-12 1-4 2-2 0-1
2021 44-24 13-5 19-14 5-3 1-1 6-1

Ranked no. 174, Simona will start her run at the Australian Open after she played her last match in the Canberra where she lost 6-1 6-4 to Wei in the quarter on the 2nd of January.

The Swiss has an aggregate 4-1 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about her overall career, Waltert has an overall 257-175 record. She has a positive 67-44 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023 and 2024. See her history.

Waltert
Australian Open
Waltert's Record

Barbora Palicova

Barbora Palicova
Barbora Palicova

1 - 1win/loss

Hard
1-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
180
High
180
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 60-30 0-0 31-16 22-11 0-0 7-3
2023 20-30 4-9 5-11 10-8 1-1 0-1
2022 61-25 4-4 34-13 23-8 0-0 0-0
2021 21-14 12-8 6-4 2-1 0-0 1-1

Ranked no. 180 (career-high), the Czech will start her run at the Melbourne after she played her last match in the Canberra where she lost 6-0 6-2 to Sierra in the qualifications on the 30th of December.

Barbora has an aggregate 1-1 win-loss record in 2025, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, The Czech has an overall 165-104 record. She has a negative 21-22 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See her history.

Palicova
Australian Open
Palicova's Record
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Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Waltert
LWWWW
Palicova
LW
2025 2024 2023
4 - 1
1 - 1
4-1
Hard
1-1

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