Naomi Osaka is about to kick off her run in the draw in Osaka. Naomi won the Japan Open once in 2019.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Naomi Osaka’s projected draw includingherlikely opposition in Japan Open. Osaka has a neutral record (4-4) with the presumable opponents.
R1 – Wakana Sonobe’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20-16 | 18-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 17-10 | 5-3 | 12-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 7-4 | 1-1 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 13-6 | 4-1 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Wakana Sonobe has a 19-13 win-loss record in 2025, 17-9 on hard. During the last 4 years, the Japanese has a 27-14 record on hard. Sonobe won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Sonobe’s most significant achievement of this current year was reaching the final the W100 Tokyo.
Last year in Japan Open Sonobe didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Wakana Sonobe
There is no head to head record between Naomi Osaka and Wakana Sonobe since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
R2 – Emiliana Arango’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-28 | 23-16 | 4-7 | 2-1 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 23-34 | 7-12 | 14-16 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-27 | 10-8 | 28-13 | 2-2 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 12-20 | 7-7 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-20 | 19-9 | 19-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-6 | 8-5 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 25-17 | 0-1 | 25-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 12-17 | 3-8 | 9-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Emiliana Arango has a 28-25 record in 2025, 22-13 on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, Arango has a 84-67 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Colombian won 5 of her last 10 matches.
The Colombian’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the final the Cancun, Merida and Guadalajara.
Last year in Japan Open the Colombian didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Emiliana Arango
There is no head to head record between Naomi Osaka and Emiliana Arango since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Nonetheless, Naomi Osaka could play Suzan Lamens. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Naomi Osaka.
1/4 – Jessica Bouzas Maneiro’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-25 | 14-14 | 10-6 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 50-24 | 18-12 | 21-9 | 9-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-27 | 4-4 | 27-18 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 67-27 | 27-8 | 40-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 45-20 | 7-5 | 38-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-8 | 5-3 | 13-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 7-4 | 7-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro has a 28-23 record in 2025, 13-12 on hard. In the course of the previous 7 years, Bouzas Maneiro has a 81-47 record on hard (Click here
to see full career record). The Spaniard won 4 of her last 10 matches.Last year in Japan Open Bouzas Maneiro was overcome by Sara Saito in the 1st round 6-3 6-2.
H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
There is no head to head record between Naomi Osaka and Jessica Bouzas Maneiro since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Notwithstanding, Naomi Osaka could square off with Jaqueline Cristian. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-3 for Naomi Osaka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36-20 | 17-13 | 6-5 | 5-0 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 28-25 | 18-15 | 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 |
Elise Mertens has a 35-19 win-loss record in 2025, 16-12 on hard. Regarding the last 14 years, Elise has a 279-148 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belgian won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of this current season was conquering the tournament in Singapore where she overcame Ann Li in the final 6-1 6-4, and in Hertogenbosch where she beat Elena Gabriela Ruse in the final 6-3 7-6(4).
Last year in Japan Open the Belgian reached the 2nd round in 2024 in Osaka before retiring against Kimberly Birrell when she was 3-6 7-5 4-1 ret..
H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Elise Mertens
This contest would be 8th time that Naomi Osaka and Elise Mertens fight against each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), but they are 3-3 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Naomi Osaka could compete against Olga Danilovic. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Naomi Osaka.
Final – Linda Noskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Linda Noskova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40-26 | 26-17 | 3-5 | 3-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 28-18 | 19-8 | 6-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-20 | 22-10 | 6-5 | 5-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-17 | 10-5 | 14-5 | 16-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-11 | 13-7 | 10-4 | 15-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Linda Noskova has a 36-24 win-loss record in 2025, 24-15 on hard. As for the previous 7 years, Linda has a 88-45 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Linda’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final Prague and Beijing.
Last year in Japan Open Linda didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Linda Noskova
This contest would be 2nd time that Naomi Osaka and Linda Noskova play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Noskova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Naomi Osaka may fight against Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their H2H record is 1-1.