Cristina Bucsa is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. Bucsa has defeated Diane Parry 7-5 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Maya Joint.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Cristina Bucsa’s projected draw alongsideherpresumable opposition in Toray Pan Pacific Open. Bucsa has a neutral record (2-2) with the plausible opponents.
R2 – Maya Joint’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Cristina Bucsa
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21-26 | 19-18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 54-28 | 32-19 | 13-5 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 62-28 | 34-15 | 21-8 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-8 | 7-6 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Maya Joint has a 21-26 record in 2026, 19-18 on hard. Regarding the previous 5 years, Joint has a 95-61 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Joint will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Maya’s most significant achievement of this current season was reaching the semifinal Seoul.
Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open the Australian surrendered to Karolina Muchova in the 2nd round 6-3 7-5.
H2H Cristina Bucsa vs. Maya Joint
This contest would be 2nd time that Cristina Bucsa and Maya Joint play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bucsa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Belinda Bencic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Cristina Bucsa
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29-15 | 17-9 | 8-4 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 39-17 | 31-12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-13 | 24-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-18 | 13-9 | 13-4 | 10-2 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-20 | 22-9 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-8 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 50-22 | 23-9 | 11-6 | 9-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
Belinda Bencic has a 29-15 record in 2026, 17-9 on hard. Regarding the previous 2 years, Belinda has a 48-21 record on hard. The Swiss will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her best result of this season was winning the tournament in Australia where she defeated Iga Swiatek in the final 3-6 6-0 6-3.
Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open the Swiss won the title after downing Linda Noskova 6-2 6-3.
H2H Cristina Bucsa vs. Belinda Bencic
This contest would be 2nd time that Cristina Bucsa and Belinda Bencic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bucsa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Cristina Bucsa may come up against Ekaterina Alexandrova. Their head to head is 1-0 for Ekaterina Alexandrova.
1/2 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Elena Rybakina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53-14 | 40-8 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 59-19 | 37-13 | 9-3 | 8-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-11 | 23-5 | 12-2 | 2-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-15 | 31-11 | 11-2 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-21 | 18-12 | 9-5 | 5-2 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-23 | 18-14 | 6-4 | 2-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 29-10 | 18-5 | 7-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 57-21 | 19-9 | 15-6 | 16-4 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
Elena Rybakina has a 53-14 record in 2026, 40-8 on hard. During the previous 12 years, Elena has a 227-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rybakina will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her most significant achievement of the year was conquering the tournament at the Australian Open where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-4 4-6 6-4, in Stuttgart where she beat Karolina Muchova in the final 7-5 6-1, at the U.S. Open where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-4 5-7 6-2, and in Ningbo where she beat Leylah Annie Fernandez in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open Elena was defeated by Linda Noskova in the semifinal w/o.
H2H Cristina Bucsa vs. Elena Rybakina
This contest would be 3rd time that Cristina Bucsa and Elena Rybakina face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Cristina Bucsa could square off with Elise Mertens. Their H2H is 3-2 for Elise Mertens.
Final – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35-22 | 24-14 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 28-25 | 16-16 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 55-23 | 31-15 | 15-5 | 0-0 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-22 | 14-13 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 58-17 | 11-4 | 46-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Diana Shnaider has a 35-22 record in 2026, 24-14 on hard. During the last 8 years, Shnaider has a 96-62 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open Diana lost to Anna Kalinskaya in the 2nd round 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(5).
H2H Cristina Bucsa vs. Diana Shnaider
There is no head to head record between Cristina Bucsa and Diana Shnaider since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Anyhow, Cristina Bucsa may come up against Naomi Osaka. Their head to head record is 0-0.
