Cori Gauff is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Gauff has defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4 6-72 7-5 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Donna Vekic.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Cori Gauff’s projected draw withherlikely opposition at the U.S. Open. Gauff has a losing record (17-20) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Ajla Tomljanovic (79) – 6-4 6-72 7-5
R2 – Donna Vekic (49) – H2H 1-1
R3 – Magdalena Frech (33) – H2H 2-0
or Peyton Stearns (54) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Daria Kasatkina (18) – H2H 0-3
or Naomi Osaka (24) – H2H 3-2
1/4 – Karolina Muchova (13) – H2H 4-0
or Marta Kostyuk (28) – H2H 3-2
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 4-11
or Amanda Anisimova (9) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 6-5
or Jessica Pegula (4) – H2H 2-4
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R2 – Donna Vekic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

14 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
72
High
17
LWWLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 14-23 9-15 3-4 0-0 2-4 0-0
2024 32-20 12-10 8-5 2-1 10-4 0-0
2023 29-20 16-9 4-5 2-3 7-3 0-0
2022 28-20 10-9 9-6 2-1 7-4 0-0
2021 19-16 10-12 0-1 5-0 4-3 0-0
2020 8-11 6-6 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 37-24 19-15 7-3 7-3 4-3 0-0
2018 34-25 13-11 8-5 6-5 7-4 0-0

Donna Vekic has a 12-19 win-loss record in 2025, 7-11 on hard. In the last 15 years, Vekic has a 228-162 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Croatian won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the U.S. Open Vekic was defeated by Qinwen Zheng in the 4th round 7-6(2) 4-6 6-2.

H2H Cori Gauff vs. Donna Vekic

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

R3 – Magdalena Frech’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Cori Gauff

15 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
59
High
22
LWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-25 10-16 4-5 0-0 1-4 0-0
2024 41-30 28-15 10-9 1-2 2-4 0-0
2023 39-32 23-21 10-5 0-2 6-4 0-0
2022 38-38 22-19 11-12 1-3 4-4 0-0
2021 38-19 12-5 16-8 6-3 3-2 1-1
2020 26-14 12-5 10-7 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 36-24 22-12 9-8 2-1 3-3 0-0
2018 29-30 4-11 8-7 15-8 2-3 0-1

Magdalena Frech has a 11-21 win-loss record in 2025, 6-12 on hard. As for the last 11 years, Frech has a 152-118 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the U.S. Open Frech lost to Greetje Minnen in the 1st round 7-5 7-5.

H2H Cori Gauff vs. Magdalena Frech

This match would represent the 3rd time that Cori Gauff and Magdalena Frech play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Cori Gauff could fight against Peyton Stearns. Their H2H is 0-0

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R4 – Daria Kasatkina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Daria Kasatkina

19 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
37
High
8
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 19-22 12-13 5-5 0-0 2-4 0-0
2024 40-23 24-16 8-4 0-1 8-2 0-0
2023 39-25 19-15 12-6 2-1 6-3 0-0
2022 41-22 24-14 12-5 1-1 4-2 0-0
2021 38-19 19-10 5-5 7-1 7-3 0-0
2020 18-14 7-8 5-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 13-21 8-13 4-4 1-2 0-2 0-0
2018 42-24 15-13 12-7 8-1 7-3 0-0

Daria Kasatkina has a 18-19 win-loss record in 2025, 11-10 on hard. In connection to the previous 13 years, Darya has a 183-132 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Darya won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the U.S. Open Darya lost to Peyton Stearns in the 2nd round 6-1 7-6(3).

H2H Cori Gauff vs. Daria Kasatkina

This would be the 4th time that Cori Gauff and Daria Kasatkina square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Kasatkina (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Cori Gauff may face Naomi Osaka. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Cori Gauff

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1/4 – Karolina Muchova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Cori Gauff

26 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
19
High
8
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-17 23-13 0-1 2-1 1-2 0-0
2024 21-7 15-4 4-2 0-0 2-1 0-0
2023 38-13 28-9 10-3 0-0 0-1 0-0
2022 11-12 3-2 3-3 5-5 0-2 0-0
2021 19-9 10-4 5-3 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 7-8 6-6 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 38-14 25-9 6-2 3-1 4-2 0-0
2018 29-11 5-2 7-4 10-1 3-3 4-1

Karolina Muchova has a 17-12 win-loss record in 2025, 14-8 on hard. As for the previous 10 years, the Czech has a 126-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Muchova won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Muchova’s best result of this season was reaching the semifinal Australia, Linz and Dubai.

Last year at the U.S. Open Karolina surrendered to Jessica Pegula in the semifinal 1-6 6-4 6-2.

H2H Cori Gauff vs. Karolina Muchova

This would be the 5th time that Cori Gauff and Karolina Muchova clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Cori Gauff may square off with Marta Kostyuk. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Cori Gauff.

1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 11-4 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 50-12 record in 2025, 29-7 on hard. In the previous 10 years, the Pole has a 191-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.

Her best result of the year was winning the competition at the Wimbledon where she defeated Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-0 6-0, and in Cincinnati where she overcame Jasmine Paolini in the final 7-5 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open Swiatek was defeated by Jessica Pegula in the quarter 6-2 6-4.

H2H Cori Gauff vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 16th time that Cori Gauff and Iga Swiatek clash against each other. The head to head is 11-4 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 6-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Cori Gauff could square off with Amanda Anisimova. Their H2H is 1-1.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-5 for Cori Gauff

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 52-10 win-loss record in 2025, 28-5 on hard. In the last 10 years, Sabalenka has a 255-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in Brisbane where she defeated Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2, in Miami where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 7-5 6-2, and in Madrid where she overcame Cori Gauff in the final 6-3 7-6(3).

Last year at the U.S. Open Aryna won the competition after downing Jessica Pegula 7-5 7-5.

H2H Cori Gauff vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 12th time that Cori Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka square off. The head to head is 6-5 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they are 3-3 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Cori Gauff could compete against Jessica Pegula. Their head to head is 4-2 for Jessica Pegula.