Aoi Ito is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Osaka. Ito has defeated Sofia Kenin 6-2 3-6 7-5, Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-4 6-3 and Eva Lys 6-78 6-2 6-3 to reach the semifinal where she will face Kimberly Birrell.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Aoi Ito’s projected draw together withherplausible opposition in Japan Open Tennis Championships. Ito has a weak record (0-1) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Sofia Kenin (158) – 6-2 3-6 7-5
R2 – Elisabetta Cocciaretto (50) – 6-4 6-3
1/4 – Eva Lys (118) – 6-78 6-2 6-3
1/2 – Kimberly Birrell (150) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Diane Parry (52) – H2H 0-0
or Suzan Lamens (125) – H2H 0-0
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1/2 – Kimberly Birrell’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Kimberly Birrell

41 - 30win/loss in 2024

Rank
113
High
100
LLWLLWL
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 38-25 record in 2024, 20-17 on hard. In the last 4 years, the Australian has a 92-62 record on hard. Kimberly will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Kimberly’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final the W75 Fukuoka.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Birrell didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Aoi Ito vs. Kimberly Birrell

This contest would be 2nd time that Aoi Ito and Kimberly Birrell clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0

for Birrell (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Diane Parry’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

33 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
63
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 31-24 win-loss record in 2024, 18-12 on hard. During the last 3 years, Parry has a 35-39 record on hard. Parry won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Parry’s best achievement of the season was getting to the semifinal Nottingham and Palermo.

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

H2H Aoi Ito vs. Diane Parry

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

Possibly, Aoi Ito may play Suzan Lamens. Their H2H record is 0-0.