Mai Hontama and Jessika Ponchet will play each other in the qualifications of the Open 6 Sens for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on Court Central. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jessika Ponchet who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jessika Ponchet is the pick to win this match.
Jessika Ponchet -> 1.61
Mai Hontama -> 2.32

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Prediction and head to head Mai Hontama vs. Jessika Ponchet

This will be the 2nd time that Mai Hontama and Jessika Ponchet clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Hontama (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they squared off, Hontama won 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in the Gasteiz back in 2021.

Mai Hontama

Mai Hontama

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Rank
239
High
105
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 25-32 15-19 7-6 3-6 0-1 0-0
2024 31-34 28-27 3-5 0-0 0-2 0-0
2023 55-28 38-18 6-5 9-2 2-3 0-0
2022 38-25 25-15 5-5 3-3 5-2 0-0
2021 41-15 32-12 8-2 1-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 132 (career-high), Hontama will start her run in Lyon after she played her last match at the Melbourne where she lost 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 to Zheng in the qualifications on the 14th of January.

Hontama has a composed 3-3 win-loss record in 2022, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on indoor hard courts.

Talking about her overall career, Hontama has an overall 143-92 record. She has a negative 4-5 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in Lyon

The Japanese has never competed in this tournament before.

Lyon
Hontama's Record

Jessika Ponchet

Jessika Ponchet

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Rank
172
High
104
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 33-28 12-10 6-5 12-10 3-3 0-0
2024 33-27 15-13 6-6 6-4 6-4 0-0
2023 42-26 10-9 7-4 25-10 0-3 0-0
2022 35-26 13-8 8-3 11-12 3-3 0-0
2021 30-19 19-9 4-3 6-5 0-1 1-1

Ranked no. 184, the French player will start her run in Lyon after she played her last match in the W25 Macon where she lost 7-5 3-6 6-1 to Barthel in the 1st round on the 22nd of February.

Ponchet has an aggregate 5-5 win-loss record in 2022, 4-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Ponchet’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Boutheon.

In terms of her career, Ponchet has an overall 197-129 record. She has a positive 62-40 record on indoor hard courts.

Lyon
Ponchet's Record

Tennis Scores in Lyon

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