Peyton Stearns vs Petra Marcinko predictions, Jan 20, 2026

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As the WTA Australian Open approaches, a captivating matchup is set to unfold on January 20, 2026, as Peyton Stearns takes on Petra Marcinko. The match will take place at Stearns’ home venue, adding an intriguing layer of intensity.

Recent form illustrates a slight edge for Marcinko, who has secured victories in 3 of her last 5 matches. Her consistency and ability to perform under pressure have bolstered her confidence leading into this contest. In contrast, Stearns has claimed victory in 2 of her last 4 appearances. While she may be battling inconsistency, the home advantage could provide her with the necessary momentum.

Analyzing tactical strengths, Stearns will rely on her powerful serve and aggressive baseline play to dictate points. Conversely, Marcinko’s versatility and excellent court coverage will challenge Stearns’ rhythm and potentially exploit any lapses in focus.

With both players evenly matched according to bookmakers’ odds of 1.9 for each, this encounter promises to be fiercely competitive. The predicted final score leans towards a straight-sets victory for Stearns at 2:0; however, in the realm of tennis, outcomes are never guaranteed, making this an exciting clash to watch.

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Stearns 49.9%

Marcinko 50.1%

Prediction (the most likely score): 2:0

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.9		1.9
	1.91		1.91	Watch and Bet
	1.9		1.9
	1.9		1.87

Latest Results

18.01.26 Sofia Kenin – Peyton Stearns – 0:2 14.01.26 Peyton Stearns – Olga Danilovic – 0:2 12.01.26 Peyton Stearns – Barbora Krejcikova – 2:1 04.01.26 Kaitlin Quevedo – Peyton Stearns – 2:0 24.09.25 Katie Volynets – Peyton Stearns – 2:1

18.01.26 Petra Marcinko – Tatjana Maria – 2:0 10.01.26 Petra Marcinko – Oksana Selekhmeteva – 0:2 09.01.26 Petra Marcinko – Sarah Rokusek – 2:0 07.01.26 Petra Marcinko – Alexandra Eala – 0:2 05.01.26 Maria Camila Osorio Serrano – Petra Marcinko – 1:2

Facts

Stearns is ranked WTA: 67. Marcinko is ranked WTA: 77.

Marcinko‘s form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

Marcinko may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

The probability of winning is almost the same for both players in this match.

The players have not played against each other recently.

Standings

Draw

Singles – Main

1/64-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Rakotomanga Rajaonah T. (WC)	2 : 0
2	Pavlyuchenkova A.	Bai Z. (Q)	1 : 2
3	Lamens S.	Potapova A.	1 : 2
4	Sawangkaew M.	Raducanu E. (28)	0 : 2
5	Mboko V. (17)	Jones E. (WC)	2 : 0
6	McNally C.	Sakatsume H. (Q)	2 : 0
7	Kudermetova P.	Maristany G. (Q)	2 : 0
8	Galfi D.	Tauson C. (14)	0 : 2
9	Alexandrova E. (11)	Sonmez Z. (Q)	1 : 2
10	Bondar A.	Mandlik E. (WC)	2 : 0
11	Putintseva Y.	Haddad Maia B.	2 : 1
12	Jacquemot E.	Kostyuk M. (20)	2 : 1
13	Jovic I. (29)	Volynets K.	2 : 0
14	Hon P. (WC)	Stakusic M. (RET.) (Q)	1 : 1
15	Erjavec V.	Frech M.	0 : 2
16	Sasnovich A. (Q)	Paolini J. (7)	0 : 2
17	Gauff C. (3)	Rakhimova K.	2 : 0
18	Danilovic O.	Williams V. (WC)	2 : 1
19	Hunter S. (Q)	Bouzas Maneiro J.	2 : 0
20	Baptiste H.	Townsend T. (LL)	2 : 1
21	Muchova K. (19)	Cristian J.	2 : 0
22	Parks A.	Eala A.	2 : 1
23	Li A.	Osorio C.	2 : 1
24	Linette M.	Navarro E. (15)	2 : 1
25	Svitolina E. (12)	Bucsa C.	2 : 0
26	Klimovicova L. (Q)	Jones F. (RET.)	1 : 0
27	Gibson T. (WC)	Blinkova A.	2 : 0
28	Krejcikova B.	Shnaider D. (23)
29	Yastremska D. (26)	Ruse G.	0 : 2
30	Starodubtseva Y. (Q)	Tomljanovic A.	1 : 2
31	Sakkari M.	Jeanjean L.	2 : 0
32	Vekic D.	Andreeva M. (8)
33	Pegula J. (6)	Zakharova A.	2 : 0
34	Arango E.	Kessler M.	0 : 2
35	Selekhmeteva O.	Seidel E.	2 : 1
36	Diyas Z. (WC)	Badosa P. (25)	0 : 2
37	Fernandez L. (22)	Tjen J.
38	Pliskova Ka.	Stephens S. (Q)
39	Krueger A.	Bejlek S.
40	Oliynykova O.	Keys M. (9)
41	Noskova L. (13)	Semenistaja D.	2 : 0
42	Zhang S.	Preston T. (WC)
43	Wang Xin.	Kalinina A. (Q)
44	Sramkova R.	Ostapenko J. (24)
45	Kenin S. (27)	Stearns P.	0 : 2
46	Marcinko P.	Maria T.	2 : 0
47	Udvardy P.	Siniakova K.
48	Waltert S.	Anisimova A. (4)	0 : 2
49	Rybakina E. (5)	Juvan K.
50	Gracheva V.	Golubic V.
51	Sun L.	Fruhvirtova L. (Q)
52	Valentova T.	Joint M. (30)
53	Mertens E. (21)	Tararudee L. (Q)
54	Sierra S.	Uchijima M.	0 : 2
55	Kasatkina D.	Bartunkova N. (Q)
56	Boulter K.	Bencic B. (10)
57	Osaka N. (16)	Ruzic A.
58	Cirstea S.	Lys E.
59	Inglis M. (Q)	Birrell K.
60	Siegemund L.	Samsonova L. (18)
61	Kalinskaya A. (31)	Kartal S.
62	Grabher J.	Cocciaretto E.
63	Zarazua R.	Bouzkova M.	0 : 2
64	Yuan Y. (Q)	Swiatek I. (2)

1/32-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Bai Z.
2	Potapova A.	Raducanu E. (28)
3	Mboko V. (17)	McNally C.
4	Kudermetova P.	Tauson C. (14)
5	Sonmez Z.	Bondar A.
6	Putintseva Y.	Jacquemot E.
7	Jovic I. (29)	Hon P.
8	Frech M.	Paolini J. (7)
9	Gauff C. (3)	Danilovic O.
10	Hunter S.	Baptiste H.
11	Muchova K. (19)	Parks A.
12	Li A.	Linette M.
13	Svitolina E. (12)	Klimovicova L.
14	Gibson T.	TBD #28
15	Ruse G.	Tomljanovic A.
16	Sakkari M.	TBD #32
17	Pegula J. (6)	Kessler M.
18	Selekhmeteva O.	Badosa P. (25)
19	TBD #37	TBD #38
20	TBD #39	TBD #40
21	Noskova L. (13)	TBD #42
22	TBD #43	TBD #44
23	Stearns P.	Marcinko P.
24	TBD #47	Anisimova A. (4)
25	TBD #49	TBD #50
26	TBD #51	TBD #52
27	TBD #53	Uchijima M.
28	TBD #55	TBD #56
29	TBD #57	TBD #58
30	TBD #59	TBD #60
31	TBD #61	TBD #62
32	Bouzkova M.	TBD #64

1/16-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	TBD #9	TBD #10
6	TBD #11	TBD #12
7	TBD #13	TBD #14
8	TBD #15	TBD #16
9	TBD #17	TBD #18
10	TBD #19	TBD #20
11	TBD #21	TBD #22
12	TBD #23	TBD #24
13	TBD #25	TBD #26
14	TBD #27	TBD #28
15	TBD #29	TBD #30
16	TBD #31	TBD #32

1/8-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	TBD #9	TBD #10
6	TBD #11	TBD #12
7	TBD #13	TBD #14
8	TBD #15	TBD #16

Quarter-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8

Semi-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4

Final

1

TBD #1

TBD #2

WTA Australian Open Outrights

1. Sabalenka Aryna: 2.5 (26.12%)

2. Rybakina Elena: 7 (9.33%)

3. Swiatek Iga: 7 (9.33%)

4. Anisimova Amanda: 8 (8.16%)

5. Gauff Coco: 8.5 (7.68%)

6. Andreeva Mirra: 15 (4.35%)

7. Osaka Naomi: 23 (2.84%)

8. Bencic Belinda: 29 (2.25%)

9. Keys Madison: 29 (2.25%)

10. Muchova Karolina: 34 (1.92%)

11. Pegula Jessica: 34 (1.92%)

12. Mboko Victoria: 34 (1.92%)

13. Paolini Jasmine: 51 (1.28%)

14. Svitolina Elina: 51 (1.28%)

15. Raducanu Emma: 67 (0.97%)

16. Samsonova Liudmila: 67 (0.97%)

17. Shnaider Diana: 81 (0.81%)

18. Noskova Linda: 81 (0.81%)

19. Badosa Paula: 81 (0.81%)

20. Tauson Clara: 126 (0.52%)

21. Krejcikova Barbora: 126 (0.52%)

22. Jovic Iva: 126 (0.52%)

23. Eala Alexandra: 126 (0.52%)

24. Fernandez Leylah: 126 (0.52%)

25. Navarro Emma: 151 (0.43%)

26. Mertens Elise: 201 (0.32%)

27. Valentova Tereza: 251 (0.26%)

28. Sakkari Maria: 251 (0.26%)

29. Kalinskaya Anna: 251 (0.26%)

30. Lys Eva: 301 (0.22%)

31. Kenin Sofia: 351 (0.19%)

32. Siniakova Katerina: 401 (0.16%)

33. Putintseva Yulia: 451 (0.14%)

34. Parks Alycia: 501 (0.13%)

35. Sramkova Rebecca: 501 (0.13%)

36. Cocciaretto Elisabetta: 501 (0.13%)

37. Gibson Talia: 501 (0.13%)

38. Cristian Jaqueline: 501 (0.13%)

39. Bondar Anna: 501 (0.13%)

40. Semenistaja Darja: 501 (0.13%)

41. Joint Maya: 501 (0.13%)

42. Potapova Anastasia: 501 (0.13%)

43. Arango Emiliana: 501 (0.13%)

44. Volynets Katie: 501 (0.13%)

45. Zhang Shuai: 501 (0.13%)

46. Cirstea Sorana: 501 (0.13%)

47. Ruse Elena Gabriela: 501 (0.13%)

48. Galfi Dalma: 501 (0.13%)

49. Gracheva Varvara: 501 (0.13%)

50. Seidel Ella: 501 (0.13%)

51. Ruzic Antonia: 501 (0.13%)

52. Jacquemot Elsa: 501 (0.13%)

53. Linette Magda: 501 (0.13%)

54. Kartal Sonay: 501 (0.13%)

55. Frech Magdalena: 501 (0.13%)

56. Bouzkova Marie: 501 (0.13%)

57. Pliskova Karolina: 501 (0.13%)

58. Stearns Peyton: 501 (0.13%)

59. Selekhmeteva Oksana: 501 (0.13%)

60. Tomljanovic Ajla: 501 (0.13%)

61. Preston Taylah: 501 (0.13%)

62. Tjen Janice: 501 (0.13%)

63. Bouzas Maneiro Jessica: 501 (0.13%)

64. Hon Priscilla: 501 (0.13%)

65. Osorio Camila: 501 (0.13%)

66. Sun Lulu: 501 (0.13%)

67. Sierra Solana: 501 (0.13%)

68. Kessler McCartney: 501 (0.13%)

69. Ostapenko Jelena: 501 (0.13%)

70. Boulter Katie: 501 (0.13%)

71. Baptiste Hailey: 501 (0.13%)

72. Grabher Julia: 501 (0.13%)

73. Juvan Kaja: 501 (0.13%)

74. Rakhimova Kamilla: 501 (0.13%)

75. Birrell Kimberly: 501 (0.13%)

76. Siegemund Laura: 501 (0.13%)

77. Udvardy Panna: 501 (0.13%)

78. Li Ann: 501 (0.13%)

79. Zarazua Renata: 501 (0.13%)

80. Bejlek Sara: 501 (0.13%)

81. Waltert Simona: 501 (0.13%)

82. Maria Tatjana: 501 (0.13%)

83. Uchijima Moyuka: 501 (0.13%)

84. Oliynykova Oleksandra: 501 (0.13%)

85. Krueger Ashlyn: 501 (0.13%)

86. McNally Caty: 501 (0.13%)

87. Jones Francesca: 501 (0.13%)

88. Mandlik Elizabeth: 501 (0.13%)

89. Kasatkina Daria: 501 (0.13%)

90. Marcinko Petra: 501 (0.13%)

91. Kudermetova Polina: 501 (0.13%)

92. Danilovic Olga: 501 (0.13%)

93. Vekic Donna: 501 (0.13%)

94. Wang Xinyu (2001): 501 (0.13%)

95. Golubic Viktorija: 501 (0.13%)

96. Diyas Zarina: 501 (0.13%)

97. Stephens Sloane: 501 (0.13%)

98. Kalinina Anhelina: 501 (0.13%)

99. Fruhvirtova Linda: 501 (0.13%)

100. Starodubtseva Yuliia: 501 (0.13%)

101. Stakusic Marina: 501 (0.13%)

102. Zakharova Anastasia: 501 (0.13%)

103. Inglis Maddison: 501 (0.13%)

104. Sonmez Zeynep: 501 (0.13%)

105. Erjavec Veronika: 501 (0.13%)

106. Yuan Yue (1998): 501 (0.13%)

107. Bartunkova Nikola: 501 (0.13%)

108. Tararudee Lanlana: 501 (0.13%)

109. Hunter Storm: 501 (0.13%)

110. Klimovicova Linda: 501 (0.13%)

111. Bai Zhuoxuan: 501 (0.13%)

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