Sijia Wei is slightly favored to win against Elvina Kalieva based on her stronger recent hard-court results and higher ranking in the latest WTA listings, with indicative odds around 1.75 for Wei and 2.05 for Kalieva on major sportsbooks as of the past week; DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports reflects a similar edge toward Wei in pre-match markets.

The match between Sijia Wei and Elvina Kalieva at the Australian Open (W) is scheduled to start on 1/12/2026 at 11:00 PM UTC, which corresponds approximately to 10:00 AM local time on 1/13/2026 in Melbourne (AEDT, UTC+11), subject to minor adjustments depending on the final order of play.

The match will be played at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, most likely on one of the outside show courts used for early-round Australian Open women’s singles matches; the complex features Plexicushion hard courts, with main arenas like Rod Laver Arena (capacity about 14,820) and Margaret Court Arena (about 7,500) providing similar surface speed and bounce conditions.

Given Wei’s more consistent performance against top-200 opposition over the past month and her slightly better hard-court hold-and-break percentages, a reasonable prediction is a tight straight-sets or three-set win for Sijia Wei, with projected markets around Wei -2.5 games at 1.90 and over 21.5 total games at about 1.95, offering value for bettors who expect a competitive baseline battle.

There is no notable main-tour head-to-head record between Sijia Wei and Elvina Kalieva in WTA-level or Grand Slam main-draw play in the last month, and any prior meetings have been limited, lower-tier encounters, so this matchup is effectively treated as a first significant head-to-head on the professional hard-court stage at Melbourne Park.