Marie Bouzkova and Ena Shibahara will face off in the 1st round of the Japan Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:30 pm on CENTER. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marie Bouzkova who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Marie Bouzkova is the pick to win this match.
Marie Bouzkova -> 1.132
Ena Shibahara -> 5.85

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Prediction and head to head Marie Bouzkova vs. Ena Shibahara

There is no head to head record between Marie Bouzkova and Ena Shibahara since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Marie Bouzkova

Marie Bouzkova

30 - 19win/loss

Hard
19-10
I Hard
1-1
Clay
9-6
Grass
1-2
Rank
43
High
24
LLWLWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 31-21 20-12 9-6 1-1 1-2 0-0
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

Ranked no. 41, Bouzkova will start her run in Osaka after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 6-1 6-1 to Swiatek in the 2nd round on the 7th of October.

Bouzkova has a composed 30-19 win-loss record in 2025, 19-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Prague where she beat Linda Noskova in the final 2-6 6-1 6-3.

Talking about her overall career, Bouzkova has an overall 387-226 record. She has a positive 262-132 record on hard.

Previously in Osaka

Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2024. See her history.

Osaka
Bouzkova's Record

Ena Shibahara

Ena Shibahara

25 - 24win/loss

Hard
14-13
I Hard
2-3
Clay
6-4
Grass
3-4
Rank
197
High
116
LLLLLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 25-27 14-16 6-4 2-3 3-4 0-0
2024 51-19 42-14 5-3 2-0 2-2 0-0
2023 16-15 12-12 4-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 16-15 11-8 1-3 4-4 0-0 0-0
2021 5-7 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 184, the American will start her run in Osaka after she played her last match in Beijing where she lost 3-6 7-5 6-1 to Hon in the qualifications on the 22nd of September.

Ena has an overall 25-24 win-loss record in 2025, 14-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the W100 Tokyo and the W75 Prague.

In terms of her career, Ena has an overall 154-106 record. She has a positive 108-73 record on hard.

Previously in Osaka

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See her history.

Osaka
Shibahara's Record

Tennis Scores in Osaka

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