Kimberly Birrell is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Osaka. Birrell has defeated Saisai Zheng 6-2 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Elise Mertens.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Kimberly Birrell’s projected draw withherlikely opposition in Japan Open Tennis Championships. Kimberly has no record against the likely opponents.
R2 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-24 | 17-14 | 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 win-loss record in 2024, 17-14 on hard. During the previous 13 years, Elise has a 262-135 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belgian won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Elise’s best achievement of the season was reaching the final Hobart.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Mertens didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Elise Mertens
There is no head to head record between Kimberly Birrell and Elise Mertens since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
1/4 – Elina Avanesyan’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-22 | 12-11 | 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 29-22 record in 2024, 12-11 on hard. In the previous 3 years, the Armenian has a 30-30 record on hard. Avanesyan won 5 of her last 10 matches.
The Armenian’s most significant result of the season was reaching the final Iasi.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Elina didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Elina Avanesyan
There is no head to head record between Kimberly Birrell and Elina Avanesyan since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Notwithstanding, Kimberly Birrell may come up against Sara Saito. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/2 – Eva Lys’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-16 | 12-6 | 13-8 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-20 | 17-9 | 4-6 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 40-22 | 6-4 | 14-8 | 19-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 21-17 | 6-3 | 10-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| 2019 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Eva Lys has a 30-16 win-loss record in 2024, 12-6 on hard. In the course of the previous 4 years, Eva has a 41-22 record on hard. Eva won 7 of her last 10 matches.
The German’s best result of this year was reaching the semifinal Budapest and Monastir.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Lys didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Eva Lys
There is no head to head record between Kimberly Birrell and Eva Lys since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Anyhow, Kimberly Birrell may face Aoi Ito. Their head to head is 1-0 for Kimberly Birrell.
Final – Marie Bouzkova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-19 | 13-13 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 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. In the previous 11 years, the Czech has a 239-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Bouzkova’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final Bogota and Washington.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Marie didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Marie Bouzkova
There is no head to head record between Kimberly Birrell and Marie Bouzkova since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Notwithstanding, Kimberly Birrell could face Diane Parry. Their head to head is 1-0 for Diane Parry.