HOW PETRA KVITOVA AND DANIELLE COLLINS MATCH UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMI-FINAL ON THURSDAY (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING):

8-PETRA KVITOVA (CZE) leads DANIELLE COLLINS (USA) 1-0.

2019 Brisbane, hard, R32, Kvitova 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (8-6) 6-3

PETRA KVITOVA

Age: 28

Ranking: 6

Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money: $US27,496,787 ($A38.32 million)

Career titles: 26

Grand slam titles: 2 (Wimbledon 2011, 2014)

Australian Open win-loss record: 19-9

Best Australian Open results: semi-finals 2012, 2019

DANIELLE COLLINS

Age: 25

Ranking: 35

Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money: $US$997,636 ($A1,394,446)

Career titles: 0

Grand slam titles: 0

Australian Open win-loss record: 5-0

Best Australian Open result: semi-finalist 2019