AUSTRALIAN OPEN DRAW. Nao Hibino’s prediction with Kostyuk next. H2H and rankings

Australian Open draw - Nao Hibino. See the draw preview and prediction with Marta Kostyuk, Jule Niemeier, Paula Badosa, Jessica Pegula, Cori Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open.

Nao Hibino Stats info

Nao Hibino is about to go ahead with her campaign in the draw at the Australian Open. The previous year at the Australian Open, Hibino lost in the 1st round to Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-1.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Nao Hibino’s projected draw includingherpresumable opponents at the Australian Open. The Japanese has a good record (4-3) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Marta Kostyuk (18) – H2H 1-2
R2 – Jule Niemeier (92) – H2H 1-1
or Maja Chwalinska (126) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Paula Badosa (12) – H2H 0-0
or Xinyu Wang (37) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Jessica Pegula (7) – H2H 2-0
or Liudmila Samsonova (26) – H2H 1-1
1/4 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-0
or Jelena Ostapenko (17) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 0-0
or Qinwen Zheng (5) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-0
or Jasmine Paolini (4) – H2H 0-1
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R1 – Marta Kostyuk’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Marta Kostyuk

1 - 2win/loss in 2025

Rank
18
High
16
WLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 34-22 24-14 8-5 0-0 2-3 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

Marta Kostyuk has a 0-2 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, Kostyuk has a 115-70 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Kostyuk was overcome by Cori Gauff in the quarter 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2.

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Marta Kostyuk

This match would represent the 4th time that Nao Hibino and Marta Kostyuk play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kostyuk (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Jule Niemeier’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

2 - 2win/loss in 2025

Rank
93
High
61
WLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 34-28 15-12 12-8 3-2 4-6 0-0
2023 16-29 3-14 5-7 4-5 4-3 0-0
2022 40-22 7-7 22-8 6-3 5-3 0-1
2021 37-18 4-4 22-7 5-4 4-2 2-1
2020 14-11 2-2 5-6 6-2 0-0 1-1
2019 29-14 0-0 28-11 1-2 0-0 0-1
2018 31-17 0-2 29-13 2-2 0-0 0-0

Jule Niemeier has a 1-2 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, Jule has a 35-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Jule was overcome by Renata Zarazua in the qualifications 6-4 5-7 7-6(9).

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Jule Niemeier

This contest would be 3rd time that Nao Hibino and Jule Niemeier play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Hibino and Niemeier (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Nao Hibino may come up against Maja Chwalinska. Their head to head is 1-0 for Nao Hibino.

R3 – Paula Badosa’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

2 - 2win/loss in 2025

Rank
12
High
2
WLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 37-19 26-11 6-5 0-1 5-2 0-0
2023 18-9 6-4 11-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 32-22 20-13 8-5 1-2 3-2 0-0
2021 43-17 19-9 17-3 4-3 3-2 0-0
2020 14-9 7-6 6-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 57-33 17-13 17-12 7-4 7-3 9-1
2018 39-21 8-3 19-11 11-4 1-3 0-0

Paula Badosa has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 13 years, Badosa has a 151-82 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Spaniard was defeated by Amanda Anisimova in the 3rd round 7-5 6-4.

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Paula Badosa

There is no head to head record between Nao Hibino and Paula Badosa since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Nao Hibino may fight against Xinyu Wang. Their H2H is 1-0 for Xinyu Wang.

R4 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Nao Hibino

4 - 1win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
3
WLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 4-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 39-16 29-9 4-2 0-2 6-3 0-0
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

Jessica Pegula has a 3-0 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. During the last 17 years, the American has a 254-126 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The American’s most significant result of this season was getting to the semifinal Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open the American was overcome by Clara Burel in the 2nd round 6-4 6-2.

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Jessica Pegula

This contest would be 3rd time that Nao Hibino and Jessica Pegula square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Hibino (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Nao Hibino may compete against Liudmila Samsonova. Their H2H is 1-1.

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

Head to head record 0-0

6 - 0win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 6-0 6-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 54-18 31-10 14-5 4-1 5-2 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

Cori Gauff has a 5-0 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 9 years, the American has a 135-58 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant achievement of this year was winning the competition in Australia where she defeated Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year at the Australian Open Gauff was overcome by Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal 7-6(2) 6-4.

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Cori Gauff

There is no head to head record between Nao Hibino and Cori Gauff since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Nao Hibino may fight against Jelena Ostapenko. Their H2H is 2-1 for Jelena Ostapenko.

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

Head to head record 0-0

6 - 0win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 6-0 6-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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

Aryna Sabalenka has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 10 years, the Belarussian has a 232-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant result of the current year was winning the tournament in Brisbane where she beat Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year at the Australian Open Sabalenka conquered the tournament after defeating Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2.

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Aryna Sabalenka

There is no head to head record between Nao Hibino and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Nao Hibino could square off with Qinwen Zheng. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Qinwen Zheng.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

5 - 1win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 5-1 5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 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

Iga Swiatek has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 10 years, the Pole has a 166-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Iga’s best result of the year was getting to the final Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open the Pole surrendered to Linda Noskova in the 3rd round 3-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Nao Hibino and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Nao Hibino could come up against Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head is 1-0 for Jasmine Paolini.