Daria Kasatkina is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. Kasatkina has defeated Marta Kostyuk 3-6 6-4 6-3 and Despina Papamichail 6-4 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Jessica Pegula.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Daria Kasatkina’s projected draw includingherplausible opponents in Toray Pan Pacific Open. Kasatkina has a neutral record (7-7) against the likely opponents.
R2 – Despina Papamichail’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Daria Kasatkina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30-37 | 21-17 | 6-18 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-36 | 12-13 | 18-20 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-30 | 10-9 | 29-20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 58-34 | 11-8 | 46-24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 35-31 | 8-5 | 27-25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 55-23 | 12-6 | 43-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 40-23 | 20-12 | 20-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
Despina Papamichail has a 27-31 win-loss record in 2023, 21-15 on hard. In connection to the previous 12 years, Papamichail has a 162-107 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Greek won 6 of her last 10 matches.
The Greek’s most significant achievement of this current season was getting to the semifinal the W40 Mexico City.
Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open Papamichail lost to Garbine Muguruza in the 2nd round 6-4 6-2.
H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Despina Papamichail
This would be the 3rd time that Daria Kasatkina and Despina Papamichail face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Kasatkina (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Jessica Pegula
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 59-18 | 45-12 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-21 | 28-15 | 11-4 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-19 | 29-12 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-9 | 16-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 25-19 | 14-10 | 4-5 | 4-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 50-22 | 21-9 | 22-10 | 7-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 12-9 | 12-6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 21-24 | 10-10 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 |
Jessica Pegula has a 47-15 win-loss record in 2023, 33-9 on hard. In the course of the last 15 years, Pegula has a 210-114 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of this current season was winning the competition in Australia where she beat Martina Trevisan in the final 6-4 6-2, and in Montreal where she overcame Liudmila Samsonova in the final 6-1 6-0.
Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open Pegula didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Jessica Pegula
This contest would be 2nd time that Daria Kasatkina and Jessica Pegula play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
1/2 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Daria Kasatkina
| 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 34-19 record in 2023, 22-11 on hard. In the course of the previous 12 years, Sakkari has a 208-138 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Maria will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.
Her most significant result of this current season was winning the title in Guadalajara where she overcame Caroline Dolehide in the final 7-5 6-3.
Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open Maria didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Maria Sakkari
This would be the 6th time that Daria Kasatkina and Maria Sakkari face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Kasatkina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Daria Kasatkina may compete against Caroline Garcia. Their head to head record is 2-2.
Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-1 for Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 68-11 | 42-8 | 19-2 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 67-9 | 42-6 | 18-1 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-15 | 18-10 | 12-2 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-5 | 6-4 | 7-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 34-17 | 17-8 | 10-3 | 4-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 43-6 | 8-1 | 34-5 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 11-2 | 0-0 | 11-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 10-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Iga Swiatek has a 57-10 win-loss record in 2023, 31-7 on hard. Regarding the last 8 years, Iga has a 122-36 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Swiatek won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the year was conquering the title in Doha where she defeated Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-0, in Stuttgart where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 6-4, at the French Open where she overcame Karolina Muchova in the final 6-2 5-7 6-4, and in Warsaw where she overcame Laura Siegemund in the final 6-0 6-1.
Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open the Pole didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Iga Swiatek
This would be the 7th time that Daria Kasatkina and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 5-1 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Daria Kasatkina could play Veronika Kudermetova. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Daria Kasatkina.
