H2H, prediction of Marketa Vondrousova vs Hailey Baptiste at the Australian Open with odds, preview, pick | 18th January 2026

PREVIEW. Melbourne. Vondrousova and Baptiste will square off in the 1st round of the Australian Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Sunday the 18th of January

Prediction and head to head Marketa Vondrousova vs. Hailey Baptiste

Marketa Vondrousova and Hailey Baptiste will play each other in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2:00 pm on Court 13. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marketa Vondrousova who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Marketa Vondrousova is the pick to win this match.
Marketa Vondrousova -> 1.35
Hailey Baptiste -> 3.18

 

 

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Prediction and head to head Marketa Vondrousova vs. Hailey Baptiste

There is no head to head record between Marketa Vondrousova and Hailey Baptiste since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Marketa Vondrousova

Marketa Vondrousova
Marketa Vondrousova

1 - 1win/loss

Hard
1-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
657
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2025 18-10 10-8 2-1 0-0 6-1 0-0
2024 16-11 5-4 10-5 0-0 1-2 0-0
2023 41-18 19-12 9-3 4-2 9-1 0-0
2022 21-7 11-3 2-1 8-3 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 34, Vondrousova will start her run at the Australian Open after she played her last match in Adelaide where she lost w/o to Birrell in the 2nd round on the 14th of January.

Vondrousova has a composed 1-1 win-loss record in 2026, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about her overall career, The Czech has an overall 296-132 record. She has a positive 112-65 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 4th round in 2021. See her history.

Vondrousova
Australian Open
Vondrousova's Record

Hailey Baptiste

Hailey Baptiste
Hailey Baptiste

0 - 2win/loss

Hard
0-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
39
High
25
LWLWLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 18-13 11-8 7-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
2025 28-25 11-15 11-6 3-1 3-3 0-0
2024 43-27 29-16 10-8 3-1 1-2 0-0
2023 41-32 17-15 22-15 2-2 0-0 0-0
2022 23-19 12-11 11-8 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 66, Hailey will start her run at the Melbourne after she played her last match in Hobart where she lost 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 to Zarazua in the 1st round on the 12th of January.

Baptiste has a composed 0-2 win-loss record in 2026, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, Baptiste has an overall 225-161 record. She has a positive 114-90 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See her history.

Baptiste
Australian Open
Baptiste's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Vondrousova
W
Baptiste
WWWWWWWWWW
2026 2025 2024
1 - 1
18 - 13
1-1
Hard
11-8
0-0
Clay
7-5

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