Jessica Pegula is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. Jessica has defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-1 6-2 and Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-0 to reach the semifinal where she will face Maria Sakkari.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Jessica Pegula’s projected draw together withherplausible opponents in Toray Pan Pacific Open. Pegula has a negative record (3-6) against the plausible opposition.
1/2 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-3 for Maria Sakkari
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 38-25 | 26-17 | 5-4 | 3-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-23 | 21-12 | 8-5 | 4-2 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-20 | 23-13 | 9-4 | 5-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-11 | 12-7 | 2-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 33-23 | 11-11 | 15-5 | 2-3 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 24-26 | 17-17 | 7-4 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 26-23 | 15-10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 46-33 | 19-19 | 23-12 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-1 |
Maria Sakkari has a 36-19 record in 2023, 24-11 on hard. In the previous 12 years, Sakkari has a 210-138 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Maria will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.
Her most significant achievement of this season was winning the competition in Guadalajara where she defeated Caroline Dolehide in the final 7-5 6-3.
Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open Maria didn’t play in this event.
H2H Jessica Pegula vs. Maria Sakkari
This match would represent the 9th time that Jessica Pegula and Maria Sakkari face off. The head to head is 5-3 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), 4-3 on hard in major tournaments.
Final – Veronika Kudermetova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Veronika Kudermetova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34-22 | 18-14 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-20 | 27-13 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-24 | 15-13 | 14-4 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-15 | 11-7 | 1-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 48-26 | 26-12 | 11-8 | 5-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 30-22 | 10-8 | 15-8 | 0-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 30-25 | 11-11 | 8-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 10-3 |
| 2016 | 36-22 | 15-11 | 13-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
Veronika Kudermetova has a 30-19 win-loss record in 2023, 15-12 on hard. Talking about the previous 11 years, Veronika has a 160-107 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Veronika won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Veronika’s best result of this current season was reaching the final Hertogenbosch.
Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open the Russian capitulated to Qinwen Zheng in the semifinal 5-7 6-3 7-6(3).
H2H Jessica Pegula vs. Veronika Kudermetova
This would be the 2nd time that Jessica Pegula and Veronika Kudermetova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kudermetova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Jessica Pegula could face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Jessica Pegula.
