[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Donna Vekic’s draw vs Shnaider, Pavlyuchenkova, Sabalenka, Gauff, Swiatek to win the Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Donna Vekic may need to beat Diana Shnaider, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Aryna Sabalenka, Cori Gauff, Iga Swiatek to conquer the event in the Australian Open.

Donna Vekic Stats info

Donna Vekic is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Donna has defeated Diane Parry 6-4 6-4 and Harriet Dart 4-6 6-0 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Diana Shnaider.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Donna Vekic’s projected draw alongsideherlikely opponents at the Australian Open. The Croatian has a negative record (7-10) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Diane Parry (66) – 6-4 6-4
R2 – Harriet Dart (112) – 4-6 6-0 6-2
R3 – Diana Shnaider (13) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (32) – H2H 0-2
or Laura Siegemund (97) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 6-2
or Mirra Andreeva (15) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 1-1
or Jessica Pegula (6) – H2H 0-2
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-4
or Jasmine Paolini (4) – H2H 1-3
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R3 – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Diana Shnaider

19 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
15
High
11
LWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 19-17 7-8 8-5 0-0 4-4 0-0
2024 55-23 31-15 15-5 0-0 9-3 0-0
2023 25-22 14-13 10-8 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 58-17 11-4 46-11 1-2 0-0 0-0
2021 9-3 0-0 8-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Diana Shnaider has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the last 4 years, Diana has a 60-34 record on hard.

Last year at the Australian Open Shnaider capitulated to Jasmine Paolini in the 1st round 6-3 6-4.

H2H Donna Vekic vs. Diana Shnaider

This contest would be 2nd time that Donna Vekic and Diana Shnaider play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shnaider (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

13 - 10win/loss in 2025

Rank
30
High
11
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 13-10 5-5 1-3 0-0 7-2 0-0
2024 27-19 20-11 3-5 3-1 1-2 0-0
2023 24-17 6-8 15-7 3-2 0-0 0-0
2022 2-3 2-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 29-20 12-11 10-3 5-4 2-2 0-0
2020 9-8 6-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 26-22 14-14 3-4 9-3 0-1 0-0
2018 22-22 7-10 9-5 5-4 1-3 0-0

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. During the last 20 years, Anastasia has a 290-192 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Russian was overcome by Paula Badosa in the 2nd round 6-2 6-3.

H2H Donna Vekic vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

This contest would be 3rd time that Donna Vekic and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Pavlyuchenkova (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Donna Vekic may square off with Laura Siegemund. Their H2H is 1-0 for Donna Vekic.

1/4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-2 for Donna Vekic

47 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 47-9 23-4 17-3 0-0 7-2 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 7-0 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, Aryna has a 234-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

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

Last year at the Australian Open Aryna won the tournament after besting Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2.

H2H Donna Vekic vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 9th time that Donna Vekic and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 6-2 for Vekic (see full H2H stats), 4-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Donna Vekic could square off with Mirra Andreeva. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Mirra Andreeva.

1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

31 - 10win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
2
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 31-10 13-5 18-3 0-0 0-2 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 7-0 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. During the last 9 years, Gauff has a 137-58 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament in Australia where she defeated Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year at the Australian Open Cori lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal 7-6(2) 6-4.

H2H Donna Vekic vs. Cori Gauff

This match would represent the 3rd time that Donna Vekic and Cori Gauff play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Gauff on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Donna Vekic could take on Jessica Pegula. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Jessica Pegula.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Iga Swiatek

42 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 42-11 21-6 11-4 0-0 10-1 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 6-1 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 10 years, Iga has a 168-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The Pole’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the final Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open the Pole was defeated by Linda Noskova in the 3rd round 3-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Donna Vekic vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 5th time that Donna Vekic and Iga Swiatek clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Donna Vekic could compete against Jasmine Paolini. Their H2H is 3-1 for Jasmine Paolini.