Ugo Humbert is about to commence his run in the draw in Tokyo. In the previous edition of this tournament, he toppled Shintaro Mochizuki 6-1 6-2, Brandon Nakashima 6-3 6-2, Jack Draper 7-5 2-1 ret. and Tomas Machac 6-3 3-6 6-2. The French player will try to conquer the title after he was the runner-up once in 2024.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ugo Humbert’s projected draw together withhisprojected opponents in Japan Open Tennis Championships. The French player has a negative record (2-9) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Jenson Brooksby (86) – H2H 1-1
R2 – Luciano Darderi (30) – H2H 0-0
or Yoshihito Nishioka (157) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Holger Rune (11) – H2H 0-4
or Alex Michelsen (32) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Taylor Fritz (5) – H2H 0-2
or Tomas Machac (22) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 1-2
or Casper Ruud (12) – H2H 3-2
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Draw

R1 – Jenson Brooksby’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

27 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
53
High
33
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 27-23 10-10 9-4 1-4 7-5 0-0
2024 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 5-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 27-23 16-10 2-4 6-5 3-4 0-0
2021 49-12 26-8 8-1 11-2 4-1 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 30-11 28-9 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 25-15 12-11 4-1 9-3 0-0 0-0

Jenson Brooksby has a 22-19 record in 2025, 6-8 on hard. As for the last 1 years, the American has a 6-8 record on hard. Brooksby won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning the tournament in Houston where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-4 6-2.

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

H2H Ugo Humbert vs. Jenson Brooksby

This would be the 3rd time that Ugo Humbert and Jenson Brooksby face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Humbert and Brooksby (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Luciano Darderi’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

38 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
26
High
26
LLLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 38-30 6-11 30-11 0-4 2-4 0-0
2024 38-31 1-9 34-15 1-4 2-3 0-0
2023 48-31 3-3 45-27 0-0 0-1 0-0
2022 37-25 0-1 37-24 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 48-19 20-6 27-12 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020 4-7 0-0 4-6 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 5-3 0-0 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Luciano Darderi has a 36-24 win-loss record in 2025, 4-9 on hard. Talking about the previous 7 years, the Italian has a 28-28 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the season was winning the tournament in Marrakech where he defeated Tallon Griekspoor in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(4), in Bastad where he defeated Jesper De Jong in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3, in Umag where he beat Carlos Taberner in the final 6-3 6-3, and the Genova Challenger where he beat Andrea Pellegrino in the final 6-1 6-3.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Darderi capitulated to Mariano Navone in the 1st round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Ugo Humbert vs. Luciano Darderi

There is no head to head record between Ugo Humbert and Luciano Darderi since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Yet, Ugo Humbert may compete against Yoshihito Nishioka. Their H2H is 2-0 for Yoshihito Nishioka.

1/4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Holger Rune

36 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
15
High
4
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 36-22 20-10 10-6 4-4 2-2 0-0
2024 45-24 21-12 11-6 10-4 3-2 0-0
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 29-19 win-loss record in 2025, 15-8 on hard. As for the previous 8 years, Holger has a 66-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rune won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Barcelona where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(6) 6-2.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Rune was overcome by Arthur Fils in the semifinal 7-6(8) 7-6(10).

H2H Ugo Humbert vs. Holger Rune

This would be the 5th time that Ugo Humbert and Holger Rune fight against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Rune (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Ugo Humbert could fight against Alex Michelsen. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Ugo Humbert.

1/2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Taylor Fritz

53 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
4
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 53-23 31-12 3-4 6-5 13-2 0-0
2024 54-23 23-10 15-7 6-4 10-2 0-0
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 45-17 win-loss record in 2025, 26-10 on hard. Talking about the previous 12 years, Fritz has a 262-131 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Fritz won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was conquering the tournament in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4), in Stuttgart where he beat Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(0), and in Eastbourne where he defeated Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Fritz capitulated to Arthur Fils in the 1st round 6-4 3-6 6-3.

H2H Ugo Humbert vs. Taylor Fritz

This match would represent the 3rd time that Ugo Humbert and Taylor Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Ugo Humbert may fight against Tomas Machac. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Ugo Humbert.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Carlos Alcaraz

71 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 71-9 28-4 22-1 10-3 11-1 0-0
2024 54-13 22-5 17-4 7-3 8-1 0-0
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 62-7 win-loss record in 2025, 23-4 on hard. Talking about the previous 8 years, Alcaraz has a 120-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Carlos won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was conquering the competition in Rotterdam where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2, in Carlo where he beat Lorenzo Musetti in the final 3-6 6-1 6-0, in Rome where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(5) 6-1, at the French Open where he beat Jannik Sinner in the final 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2), in London where he overcame Jiri Lehecka in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2, in Cincinnati where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 5-0 ret., and at the U.S. Open where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the Spaniard didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Ugo Humbert vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 4th time that Ugo Humbert and Carlos Alcaraz fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Ugo Humbert could compete against Casper Ruud. Their head to head record is 3-2 for Ugo Humbert.