ATHENS DRAW. Nao Hibino’s prediction with Tauson next. H2H and rankings

Athens draw - Nao Hibino. See the draw preview and prediction with Clara Tauson, Miriana Tona, Sara Bejlek, Barbora Krejcikova, Ann Li in the Athens Open.

Nao Hibino Stats info

Nao Hibino is about to kick off her bid in the draw in Athens.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Nao Hibino’s projected draw andherprojected opponents in Athens Open. Nao has a neutral record (5-5) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Clara Tauson (30) – H2H 1-2
R2 – Miriana Tona (384) – H2H 1-0
or Sapfo Sakellaridi (442) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Sara Bejlek (42) – H2H 1-0
or Lilli Tagger (84) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Barbora Krejcikova (32) – H2H 2-0
or Qinwen Zheng (135) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Ann Li (31) – H2H 0-3
or Maria Sakkari (37) – H2H 0-2
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R1 – Clara Tauson’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Clara Tauson

16 - 22win/loss in 2026

Rank
44
High
12
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 16-22 14-15 0-3 0-0 2-4 0-0
2025 36-22 23-13 4-5 3-1 6-3 0-0
2024 38-28 19-16 14-5 5-3 0-3 0-1
2023 38-21 6-7 13-5 12-8 2-1 5-0
2022 26-18 10-12 0-1 16-4 0-1 0-0
2021 42-15 13-4 4-5 21-4 0-2 4-0
2020 30-7 8-3 12-2 10-2 0-0 0-0
2019 42-13 26-3 16-8 0-2 0-0 0-0

Clara Tauson has a 10-15 record in 2026, 8-8 on hard. As for the last 10 years, Clara has a 113-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tauson will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Clara Tauson

This match would represent the 4th time that Nao Hibino and Clara Tauson clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Tauson (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Miriana Tona’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Nao Hibino

25 - 25win/loss in 2026

Rank
371
High
310
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 25-25 12-6 13-17 0-2 0-0 0-0
2025 30-22 2-2 27-18 0-0 0-0 1-2
2024 26-25 2-2 24-23 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 34-24 2-1 32-21 0-0 0-0 0-2
2022 26-21 6-7 17-11 0-0 0-0 3-3
2021 9-4 0-0 9-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Miriana Tona has a 18-17 win-loss record in 2026, 10-4 on hard. Regarding the last 11 years, Miriana has a 41-32 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Miriana’s most significant result of this year was getting to the semifinal W15 Huamantla and the W35 Huamantla.

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Miriana Tona

This would be the 2nd time that Nao Hibino and Miriana Tona play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Hibino (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Nao Hibino may come up against Sapfo Sakellaridi. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Sara Bejlek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Nao Hibino

24 - 18win/loss in 2026

Rank
29
High
28
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 24-18 21-10 2-5 0-0 1-3 0-0
2025 41-17 10-7 31-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 25-13 5-3 19-8 0-0 1-2 0-0
2023 42-19 6-5 36-13 0-0 0-1 0-0
2022 34-15 7-5 27-9 0-0 0-1 0-0
2021 18-9 0-0 18-9 0-0 0-0 0-0

Sara Bejlek has a 13-11 record in 2026, 10-3 on hard. In the last 6 years, Bejlek has a 38-23 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sara will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of this season was winning the tournament in Abu Dhabi where she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Sara Bejlek

This would be the 2nd time that Nao Hibino and Sara Bejlek fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Hibino (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Nao Hibino could come up against Lilli Tagger. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/2 – Barbora Krejcikova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Nao Hibino

24 - 12win/loss in 2026

Rank
43
High
2
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 24-12 11-7 5-3 1-0 7-2 0-0
2025 16-10 11-5 1-2 0-1 4-2 0-0
2024 21-16 7-7 3-5 2-2 9-2 0-0
2023 34-19 22-11 5-5 2-1 5-2 0-0
2022 25-15 12-10 2-3 9-0 2-2 0-0
2021 45-19 27-13 15-3 0-2 3-1 0-0
2020 22-10 7-4 9-4 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 29-9 4-5 22-3 3-1 0-0 0-0

Barbora Krejcikova has a 15-8 win-loss record in 2026, 3-3 on hard. As for the last 16 years, Krejcikova has a 134-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.

The Czech’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal the Parma and Hertogenbosch.

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Barbora Krejcikova

This contest would be 3rd time that Nao Hibino and Barbora Krejcikova clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Hibino (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Nao Hibino could take on Qinwen Zheng. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Qinwen Zheng.

Final – Ann Li’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Ann Li

25 - 24win/loss in 2026

Rank
30
High
28
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 25-24 14-15 9-6 0-0 2-3 0-0
2025 33-25 20-15 7-6 4-1 2-3 0-0
2024 42-27 16-14 22-9 4-3 0-1 0-0
2023 36-28 16-13 15-9 4-4 1-2 0-0
2022 16-20 7-10 2-3 4-3 3-4 0-0
2021 25-14 19-8 1-1 4-2 1-3 0-0
2020 20-9 17-7 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 44-22 22-12 17-5 3-1 2-4 0-0

Ann Li has a 16-17 record in 2026, 5-8 on hard. In connection to the previous 11 years, the American has a 155-109 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.

H2H Nao Hibino vs. Ann Li

This match would represent the 4th time that Nao Hibino and Ann Li face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Li (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Nao Hibino could play Maria Sakkari. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Maria Sakkari.