[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Himeno Sakatsume’s draw vs Wang, Putintseva, Zhu, Kalinskaya to win the Osaka

Osaka draw preview with H2H - Himeno Sakatsume may need to best Xinyu Wang, Yulia Putintseva, Lin Zhu, Anna Kalinskaya to conquer the event in the Japan Open Tennis Championships.

Himeno Sakatsume Stats info

Himeno Sakatsume is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Osaka. The Japanese has defeated Alexandra Eala 6-0 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Xinyu Wang.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Himeno Sakatsume’s projected draw includingherlikely opponents in Japan Open Tennis Championships. The Japanese has no record with the likely opposition.

R1 – Alexandra Eala (195) – 6-0 6-3
R2 – Xinyu Wang (39) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Yulia Putintseva (88) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Lin Zhu (35) – H2H 0-0
or Rebecca Marino (129) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Anna Kalinskaya (92) – H2H 0-0
or Ashlyn Krueger (123) – H2H 0-1
Sakatsume
Latest Updated
Draw

See Updated Draw

R2 – Xinyu Wang’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
36
High
32
LLWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-24 32-17 2-5 0-0 3-2 0-0
2022 31-27 8-14 5-5 15-6 3-2 0-0
2021 35-26 10-9 6-8 14-6 5-3 0-0
2020 16-10 6-6 2-1 8-3 0-0 0-0
2019 38-20 36-18 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
2018 25-14 21-13 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-6 9-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 7-4 0-1 7-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Xinyu Wang has a 32-20 record in 2023, 27-13 on hard. Talking about the last 8 years, the Chinese has a 117-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Xinyu won 8 of her last 10 matches.

The Chinese’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the final the W100 Landisville.

H2H Himeno Sakatsume vs. Xinyu Wang

There is no head to head record between Himeno Sakatsume and Xinyu Wang since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

1/4 – Yulia Putintseva’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

34 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
66
High
27
WWLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 34-27 19-17 13-8 2-0 0-2 0-0
2022 26-21 9-11 15-7 1-1 1-2 0-0
2021 32-24 14-12 12-8 5-2 1-2 0-0
2020 21-11 16-7 4-2 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 33-26 18-15 8-4 3-4 4-3 0-0
2018 26-25 15-15 6-6 3-2 2-2 0-0
2017 23-28 9-16 6-6 8-3 0-3 0-0
2016 29-27 17-18 10-5 1-1 1-3 0-0

Yulia Putintseva has a 25-23 win-loss record in 2023, 12-13 on hard. As for the previous 15 years, Putintseva has a 187-167 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Kazakhstani won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Yulia’s most significant result of the current year was reaching the semifinal the Bastad.

H2H Himeno Sakatsume vs. Yulia Putintseva

There is no head to head record between Himeno Sakatsume and Yulia Putintseva since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

1/2 – Lin Zhu’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

28 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
37
High
31
LLWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 28-24 23-17 0-2 1-2 4-3 0-0
2022 41-26 34-15 6-6 1-2 0-3 0-0
2021 13-14 8-10 0-1 4-0 1-3 0-0
2020 5-6 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 56-27 53-20 1-3 0-0 2-4 0-0
2018 32-24 30-20 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-1
2017 37-23 30-17 0-1 5-2 2-2 0-1
2016 35-31 32-25 0-2 0-0 3-4 0-0

Lin Zhu has a 24-18 win-loss record in 2023, 20-13 on hard. As for the last 13 years, Lin has a 326-196 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zhu won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this year was conquering the competition in Hua Hin where she overcame Lesya Tsurenko in the final 6-4 6-4.

H2H Himeno Sakatsume vs. Lin Zhu

There is no head to head record between Himeno Sakatsume and Lin Zhu since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

However, Himeno Sakatsume may take on Rebecca Marino. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Anna Kalinskaya’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

28 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
76
High
17
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 28-18 16-15 7-3 5-0 0-0 0-0
2022 27-20 22-10 2-6 1-1 2-3 0-0
2021 30-23 19-12 3-7 5-2 3-2 0-0
2020 9-8 8-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 40-20 19-6 8-5 4-4 9-5 0-0
2018 28-23 14-7 7-6 4-7 3-3 0-0
2017 35-26 11-7 9-9 2-4 2-3 11-3
2016 44-12 4-1 35-7 5-4 0-0 0-0

Anna Kalinskaya has a 18-13 record in 2023, 11-10 on hard. As for the previous 10 years, Anna has a 124-62 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kalinskaya won 7 of her last 10 matches.

H2H Himeno Sakatsume vs. Anna Kalinskaya

There is no head to head record between Himeno Sakatsume and Anna Kalinskaya since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Yet, Himeno Sakatsume may take on Ashlyn Krueger. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Ashlyn Krueger.