Paula Badosa is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Spaniard has defeated Xinyu Wang 6-3 7-65 and Talia Gibson 6-1 6-0 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Marta Kostyuk.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Paula Badosa’s projected draw together withherlikely opponents at the Australian Open. Paula has a losing record (10-14) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Xinyu Wang (37) – 6-3 7-65
R2 – Talia Gibson (150) – 6-1 6-0
R3 – Marta Kostyuk (18) – H2H 3-1
R4 – Jessica Pegula (6) – H2H 1-3
or Olga Danilovic (55) – H2H 1-2
1/4 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 3-3
or Leylah Annie Fernandez (29) – H2H 3-1
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 2-5
or Diana Shnaider (13) – H2H 4-2
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 1-2
or Jasmine Paolini (4) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Marta Kostyuk’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Paula Badosa

28 - 20win/loss in 2025

Rank
26
High
16
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 28-20 19-13 7-4 2-0 0-3 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 2-2 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 10 years, Kostyuk has a 117-70 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Marta surrendered to Cori Gauff in the quarter 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2.

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Marta Kostyuk

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

R4 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Jessica Pegula

53 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
3
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 53-23 35-12 11-5 3-4 4-2 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 5-1 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 17 years, the American has a 256-127 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Jessica’s best result of the season was reaching the final Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open Jessica lost to Clara Burel in the 2nd round 6-4 6-2.

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Jessica Pegula

This contest would be 5th time that Paula Badosa and Jessica Pegula fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Paula Badosa may compete against Olga Danilovic. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Olga Danilovic.

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

Head to head record 3-3

48 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 48-16 29-9 18-3 1-2 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. In connection to the previous 9 years, the American has a 137-58 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record).

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

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

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Cori Gauff

This contest would be 7th time that Paula Badosa and Cori Gauff fight against each other. The head to head is 3-3 for Badosa and Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Paula Badosa could take on Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their head to head record is 3-1 for Paula Badosa.

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

Head to head 5-2 for Aryna Sabalenka

63 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 63-12 35-6 17-3 4-1 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 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 10 years, Aryna has a 234-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her best result of the year was conquering the competition in Brisbane where she overcame Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year at the Australian Open Sabalenka won the competition after downing Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2.

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 8th time that Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 5-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but Badosa leads 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Paula Badosa may fight against Diana Shnaider. Their H2H record is 4-2 for Paula Badosa.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Iga Swiatek

64 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 64-17 40-10 11-4 3-2 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. As for the last 10 years, the Pole has a 168-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Iga’s most significant achievement of this current season was getting to the final Australia.

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

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 4th time that Paula Badosa and Iga Swiatek play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Paula Badosa may take on Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head is 0-0.