HOW THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN WOMEN'S FINALISTS MATCH UP
4-NAOMI OSAKA (JPN) v 8-PETRA KVITOVA (CZE) - first meeting
PETRA KVITOVA
Age: 28
Born: Bilovec, Czech Republic
Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height: 182cm
Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Ranking: 6
Career prize money: $US27,496,787 ($A38.32 million)
Career titles: 26
Career win-loss record: 502-218
Grand slam titles: 2 (Wimbledon 2011, 2014)
Grand slam win-loss record: 98-39
Australian Open win-loss record: 20-9
Best Australian Open result: finalist 2019
Coach: Jiri Vanek
ROAD TO FINAL:
1st rd: bt Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 6-3 6-2
2nd rd: bt Irina-Camelia Begu (ROM) 6-1 6-3
3rd rd: bt Belinda Bencic (SUI) 6-1 6-4
4th rd: bt Amanda Anisimova (USA) 6-2 6-1
QF: bt 15-Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 6-1 6-4
SF: bt Danielle Collins (USA) 7-6 (7-2) 6-0
NAOMI OSAKA
Age: 21
Born: Osaka, Japan
Lives: Boco Raton, USA
Height: 180cm
Ranking: 4
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US7,682,862 ($A10.9 million)
Career titles: 2
Career win-loss record: 185-120
Grand slam titles: 1 (US Open 2018)
Grand slam win-loss record: 31-10
Australian Open win-loss record: 12-3
Best Australian Open result: finalist 2019
Coach: Sasha Bajin
ROAD TO FINAL:
1st rd: bt Magda Linette (POL) 6-4 6-2
2nd rd: bt Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 6-2 6-4
3rd rd: bt 28-Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 5-7 6-4 6-1
4th rd: bt 13-Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 4-6 6-3 6-4
QF: bt 6-Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-4 6-1
SF: bt 7-Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 6-2 4-6 6-4
