Clara Tauson is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Osaka. Tauson has defeated Katie Volynets 6-1 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Harriet Dart.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Clara Tauson’s projected draw together withherlikely opposition in Japan Open Tennis Championships. Clara has a winning record (3-0) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Katie Volynets (58) – 6-1 6-4
R2 – Harriet Dart (81) – H2H 2-0
1/4 – Diane Parry (52) – H2H 0-0
or Greetje Minnen (95) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Marie Bouzkova (43) – H2H 1-0
or Lucia Bronzetti (78) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Elise Mertens (27) – H2H 0-0
or Elina Avanesyan (48) – H2H 1-2
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R2 – Harriet Dart’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Clara Tauson

26 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
101
High
70
LWLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-27 12-12 3-7 5-3 6-5 0-0
2023 42-32 27-19 1-3 6-5 8-5 0-0
2022 29-29 17-15 1-5 4-4 7-5 0-0
2021 27-23 17-12 8-4 1-3 1-4 0-0
2020 13-11 5-4 2-5 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 25-18 14-10 1-2 7-2 3-4 0-0
2018 42-21 19-12 1-1 7-3 8-5 7-0
2017 26-25 20-15 1-1 0-1 4-6 1-2

Harriet Dart has a 26-26 win-loss record in 2024, 12-11 on hard. Regarding the previous 12 years, the Brit has a 204-140 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Brit won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Harriet’s most significant achievement of the current season was getting to the final the Canberra.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Dart lost to Anna Kalinskaya in the 2nd round 7-6(5) 6-2.

H2H Clara Tauson vs. Harriet Dart

This contest would be 3rd time that Clara Tauson and Harriet Dart play 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 record 0-0

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 record in 2024, 16-12 on hard. In connection to the last 3 years, the French player has a 33-39 record on hard. Parry won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Diane’s best achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal Nottingham and Palermo.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the French player was defeated by Elizabeth Mandlik in the 1st round 7-5 6-2.

H2H Clara Tauson vs. Diane Parry

There is no head to head record between Clara Tauson and Diane Parry since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Clara Tauson may take on Greetje Minnen. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Clara Tauson.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Clara Tauson

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. Talking about the last 11 years, Bouzkova has a 239-119 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Bouzkova won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Bouzkova’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the final Bogota and Washington.

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

H2H Clara Tauson vs. Marie Bouzkova

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

Nonetheless, Clara Tauson could compete against Lucia Bronzetti. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Clara Tauson.

Final – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 previous 13 years, Mertens has a 262-135 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Elise won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Elise’s most significant achievement of the current season was getting to the final Hobart.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Mertens didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Clara Tauson vs. Elise Mertens

There is no head to head record between Clara Tauson and Elise Mertens since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Clara Tauson could fight against Elina Avanesyan. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Elina Avanesyan.