Mai Hontama is about to start her bid in the draw in Osaka. Last year in Osaka, Hontama lost in the semifinal to Ashlyn Krueger 6-3 6-3. In the previous edition of this tournament, she beat Su Jeong Jang 7-5 0-6 6-2, Nadia Podoroska 6-3 6-3 and Arianne Hartono 6-7(2) 6-4 6-1.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Mai Hontama’s projected draw withherprojected opposition in Japan Open Tennis Championships. The Japanese has a neutral record (3-3) against the likely opponents.
R1 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-25 | 17-15 | 6-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-22 | 24-16 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-23 | 19-14 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-20 | 20-10 | 9-5 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 34-13 | 17-7 | 9-4 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 35-27 | 23-14 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 46-21 | 25-13 | 16-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 43-25 | 20-12 | 13-6 | 9-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
Elise Mertens has a 26-24 win-loss record in 2024, 16-14 on hard. Regarding the last 13 years, the Belgian has a 261-135 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Mertens won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Elise’s most significant result of this season was getting to the final Hobart.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Elise didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Mai Hontama vs. Elise Mertens
This match would represent the 2nd time that Mai Hontama and Elise Mertens face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
R2 – Kimberly Birrell’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Mai Hontama
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-30 | 22-19 | 1-1 | 1-6 | 12-4 | 5-0 |
| 2023 | 42-33 | 32-21 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 5-0 |
| 2022 | 41-25 | 38-20 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 8-15 | 5-6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 31-28 | 22-18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 23-23 | 16-14 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1-3 |
Kimberly Birrell has a 35-25 record in 2024, 17-17 on hard. Regarding the previous 4 years, Birrell has a 89-62 record on hard. The Australian won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Birrell’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the final the W75 Fukuoka.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Birrell didn’t play in this event.
H2H Mai Hontama vs. Kimberly Birrell
This match would represent the 6th time that Mai Hontama and Kimberly Birrell square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Hontama (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Elina Avanesyan’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-24 | 12-13 | 11-7 | 1-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-24 | 7-12 | 20-9 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-26 | 11-7 | 25-17 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-19 | 0-0 | 48-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-8 | 4-2 | 10-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 16-8 | 1-1 | 12-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Elina Avanesyan has a 28-22 record in 2024, 11-11 on hard. In connection to the previous 3 years, Avanesyan has a 29-30 record on hard. Elina won 5 of her last 10 matches.
The Armenian’s most significant result of this current season was reaching the final Iasi.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Elina didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Mai Hontama vs. Elina Avanesyan
There is no head to head record between Mai Hontama and Elina Avanesyan since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
On the other hand, Mai Hontama may face Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Elisabetta Cocciaretto’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-25 | 12-13 | 10-8 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-19 | 8-10 | 14-4 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-23 | 12-5 | 32-14 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-11 | 11-6 | 3-5 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-11 | 7-6 | 10-5 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 38-16 | 0-2 | 38-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 11-7 | 0-0 | 11-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Elisabetta Cocciaretto has a 27-22 record in 2024, 12-11 on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, the Italian has a 50-40 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Elisabetta won 4 of her last 10 matches.
Cocciaretto’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the final the Charleston.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Cocciaretto didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Mai Hontama vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
There is no head to head record between Mai Hontama and Elisabetta Cocciaretto since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
On the other hand, Mai Hontama may square off with Maria Camila Osorio Serrano. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Maria Camila Osorio Serrano.
Final – Marie Bouzkova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-22 | 17-16 | 7-3 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-24 | 19-16 | 5-5 | 1-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-14 | 33-10 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-21 | 11-13 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-12 | 11-8 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 44-27 | 32-17 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 45-25 | 37-16 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 40-23 | 24-13 | 11-5 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Marie Bouzkova has a 21-19 win-loss record in 2024, 12-13 on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, the Czech has a 238-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Bouzkova won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Bouzkova’s most significant result of this current season was getting to the final Bogota and Washington.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the Czech didn’t play in this event.
H2H Mai Hontama vs. Marie Bouzkova
There is no head to head record between Mai Hontama and Marie Bouzkova since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Anyhow, Mai Hontama may square off with Diane Parry. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Diane Parry.
