Harriet Dart is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Osaka. The Brit has defeated Laura Siegemund 3-6 7-5 7-5 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Clara Tauson.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Harriet Dart’s projected draw andherprojected opposition in Japan Open Tennis Championships. Dart has a weak record (1-5) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Laura Siegemund (89) – 3-6 7-5 7-5
R2 – Clara Tauson (63) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Diane Parry (52) – H2H 0-1
or Greetje Minnen (95) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Marie Bouzkova (43) – H2H 1-0
or Lucia Bronzetti (78) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Elise Mertens (27) – H2H 0-2
or Elina Avanesyan (48) – H2H 1-1
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Draw

R2 – Clara Tauson’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Clara Tauson

38 - 28win/loss in 2024

Rank
51
High
33
LWLWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-28 19-16 14-5 5-3 0-3 0-1
2023 38-21 6-7 13-5 12-8 2-1 5-0
2022 26-18 10-12 0-1 16-4 0-1 0-0
2021 42-15 13-4 4-5 21-4 0-2 4-0
2020 30-7 8-3 12-2 10-2 0-0 0-0
2019 42-13 26-3 16-8 0-2 0-0 0-0
2018 3-2 0-0 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 15-2 0-0 4-1 11-1 0-0 0-0

Clara Tauson has a 34-24 win-loss record in 2024, 16-13 on hard. Talking about the previous 8 years, the Dane has a 79-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tauson won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Clara’s most significant achievement of this current year was getting to the final the Oeiras and the Hong Kong.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Clara didn’t play in this event.

H2H Harriet Dart vs. Clara Tauson

This match would represent the 3rd time that Harriet Dart and Clara Tauson fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Tauson (see full H2H stats

), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Diane Parry’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Diane Parry

33 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
54
High
48
WLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-26 19-14 10-9 0-0 4-3 0-0
2023 43-36 6-15 35-18 1-1 1-2 0-0
2022 24-28 11-12 7-9 1-5 5-2 0-0
2021 51-23 0-0 50-20 1-3 0-0 0-0
2020 17-17 7-6 9-9 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 17-12 1-2 16-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 11-7 0-0 11-7 0-0 0-0 0-0

Diane Parry has a 29-24 win-loss record in 2024, 16-12 on hard. As for the last 3 years, Diane has a 33-39 record on hard. The French player won 4 of her last 10 matches.

The French player best achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal Nottingham and Palermo.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Parry capitulated to Elizabeth Mandlik in the 1st round 7-5 6-2.

H2H Harriet Dart vs. Diane Parry

This would be the 2nd time that Harriet Dart and Diane Parry play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Parry (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Harriet Dart may face Greetje Minnen. Their H2H record is 1-1.

1/2 – Marie Bouzkova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Harriet Dart

27 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
45
High
24
WLWWWLW
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 22-19 record in 2024, 13-13 on hard. During the last 11 years, Marie has a 239-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Marie won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Marie’s most significant achievement of this year was getting to the final Bogota and Washington.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Bouzkova didn’t play in this event.

H2H Harriet Dart vs. Marie Bouzkova

This would be the 2nd time that Harriet Dart and Marie Bouzkova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Dart (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Harriet Dart may take on Lucia Bronzetti. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Elise Mertens

27 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
34
High
12
LWLLWLW
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 27-24 record in 2024, 17-14 on hard. In the last 13 years, Mertens has a 262-135 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Mertens won 6 of her last 10 matches.

The Belgian’s most significant result of this current year was getting to the final Hobart.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the Belgian didn’t play in this event.

H2H Harriet Dart vs. Elise Mertens

This match would represent the 3rd time that Harriet Dart and Elise Mertens square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Harriet Dart may take on Elina Avanesyan. Their H2H is 1-1.