[UPDATED QF]. Prediction, H2H of Paula Badosa’s draw vs Gauff, Sabalenka, Swiatek to win the Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Paula Badosa may need to beat Cori Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek to conquer the title in the Australian Open.

Paula Badosa Stats info

Paula Badosa is 3 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Spaniard has defeated Xinyu Wang 6-3 7-65, Talia Gibson 6-1 6-0, Marta Kostyuk 6-4 4-6 6-3 and Olga Danilovic 6-1 7-62 to reach the quarter where she will face Cori Gauff.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Paula Badosa’s projected draw together withherprojected opponents at the Australian Open. Badosa has a weak record (6-10) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Xinyu Wang (37) – 6-3 7-65
R2 – Talia Gibson (150) – 6-1 6-0
R3 – Marta Kostyuk (18) – 6-4 4-6 6-3
R4 – Olga Danilovic (55) – 6-1 7-62
1/4 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 3-3
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 2-5
or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (32) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 1-2
or Emma Navarro (8) – H2H 1-1
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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 9-0 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 9 years, Gauff has a 139-58 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her best result of the year 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 was defeated by 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 clash 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.

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 9-0 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, Aryna has a 236-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her most significant achievement of the current season was winning the title in Brisbane where she overcame Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year at the Australian Open the Belarussian conquered the title after beating Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2.

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 8th time that Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 5-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but Badosa has a winning record of 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Paula Badosa could fight against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Their head to head record is 2-0 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 8-1 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 10 years, Iga has a 170-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The Pole’s most significant result of this year was reaching the final Australia.

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

H2H Paula Badosa vs. Iga Swiatek

This match would represent the 4th time that Paula Badosa and Iga Swiatek fight against 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.

Nonetheless, Paula Badosa could face Emma Navarro. Their H2H is 1-1.