How Ash Barty and Danielle Collins match up for their Australian Open final on Saturday night.
HOW ASH BARTY AND DANIELLE COLLINS MATCH UP FOR THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL ON SATURDAY NIGHT:
1-ASH BARTY (AUS) leads 27-DANIELLE COLLINS (USA) 3-1
2021 Adelaide, hard, R16, Collins 6-3 6-4
2020 Adelaide, hard, SF, Barty 3-6 6-1 7-6 (7-5)
2019 French Open, clay, R64, Barty 7-5 6-1
2019 Madrid, clay, R32, Barty 6-1 1-6 6-1
ASH BARTY
Age: 25
Born: Ipswich, Queensland
Lives: Brisbane, Australia
Height: 166cm
Ranking: 1
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US21,665,851
Career titles: 14
Career win-loss record: 304-102
2022 win-loss record: 10-0
Grand slam titles: 2 (French Open 2019; Wimbledon 2021)
Grand slam win-loss record: 56-24
Australian Open win-loss record: 23-8
Best Australian Open result: finalist 2022
Coach: Craig Tyzzer
PATH TO FINAL
1st rd: bt Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 6-0 6-1
2nd rd: bt Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 6-1 6-1
3rd rd: bt 30-Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-2 6-3
4th rd: bt Ana Anisimova (USA) 6-4 6-3
QF: bt 21-Jessica Pegula (USA) 6-2 6-0
SF: bt Madison Keys (USA) 6-1 6-3
DANIELLE COLLINS
Age: 28
Born: St Petersburg, Florida
Lives: Florida, USA
Height: 178cm
Ranking: 30
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US3,750,895
Career titles: 2
Career win-loss record: 191-109
2022 win-loss record: 6-0
Grand slam titles: 0
Grand slam win-loss record: 26-16
Australian Open win-loss record: 13-3
Best Australian Open result: finalist 2022
Coach: no fulltime coach
PATH TO FINAL:
1st rd: bt Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-1 6-3
2nd rd: bt Ana Konjuh (CRO) 6-4 6-3
3rd rd: bt Clara Tauson (DEN) 4-6 6-4 7-5
4th rd: bt 19-Elise Mertens (BEL) 4-6 6-4 6-4
QF: bt Alize Cornet (FRA) 7-5 6-1
SF: bt 7-Iga Swiatek (POL) 6-4 6-1