Ann Li is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Osaka. The American has defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-4 6-0 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Rebecca Sramkova.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ann Li’s projected draw alongsideherprojected opposition in Japan Open. Li has a neutral record (3-3) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Varvara Gracheva (83) – 6-4 6-0
R2 – Rebecca Sramkova (65) – H2H 2-0
1/4 – Leylah Annie Fernandez (27) – H2H 1-0
or Dalma Galfi (96) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Marie Bouzkova (41) – H2H 0-3
or Sorana Cirstea (51) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Naomi Osaka (16) – H2H 0-0
or Elise Mertens (21) – H2H 0-2
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R2 – Rebecca Sramkova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Ann Li

23 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
72
High
33
LLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-30 14-18 2-6 2-2 5-4 0-0
2024 46-23 23-11 14-9 9-2 0-1 0-0
2023 44-25 10-7 22-9 11-8 1-1 0-0
2022 25-23 3-5 13-11 8-6 1-1 0-0
2021 29-22 7-7 13-9 8-5 1-1 0-0
2020 10-10 5-4 3-4 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 28-22 1-3 22-14 5-4 0-1 0-0
2018 37-19 2-4 33-12 2-3 0-0 0-0

Rebecca Sramkova has a 21-26 record in 2025, 12-16 on hard. Regarding the previous 12 years, the Slovakian has a 84-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Slovakian won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Sramkova’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the semifinal Nottingham.

Last year in Japan Open the Slovakian didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Ann Li vs. Rebecca Sramkova

This contest would be 3rd time that Ann Li and Rebecca Sramkova fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0

for Li (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Leylah Annie Fernandez’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ann Li

34 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
22
High
13
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 34-25 28-16 2-5 0-0 4-4 0-0
2024 31-25 18-15 6-6 0-1 7-3 0-0
2023 41-24 28-16 5-6 6-0 2-2 0-0
2022 21-15 12-10 6-4 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 25-17 19-10 3-5 2-0 1-2 0-0
2020 20-10 17-7 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 35-17 23-10 10-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2018 9-9 4-4 4-4 1-1 0-0 0-0

Leylah Annie Fernandez has a 26-23 win-loss record in 2025, 20-14 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, Annie Fernandez has a 145-90 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Canadian won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was conquering the tournament in Washington where she beat Anna Kalinskaya in the final 6-1 6-2.

Last year in Japan Open Annie Fernandez didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Ann Li vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez

This match would represent the 2nd time that Ann Li and Leylah Annie Fernandez face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Li (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Ann Li may square off with Dalma Galfi. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Marie Bouzkova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Marie Bouzkova

31 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
42
High
24
LLWLWLW
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
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

Marie Bouzkova has a 31-19 record in 2025, 20-10 on hard. During the previous 12 years, Marie has a 263-132 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). The Czech won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the current season was winning the tournament in Prague where she beat Linda Noskova in the final 2-6 6-1 6-3.

Last year in Japan Open Marie was overcome by Ana Bogdan in the 2nd round 6-0 7-6(5).

H2H Ann Li vs. Marie Bouzkova

This match would represent the 4th time that Ann Li and Marie Bouzkova fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Bouzkova (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Ann Li could come up against Sorana Cirstea. Their H2H record is 1-1.

Final – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

35 - 15win/loss in 2025

Rank
16
High
1
WWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 35-15 24-9 8-3 0-0 3-3 0-0
2024 22-18 13-10 5-5 1-0 3-3 0-0
2023 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 14-9 13-7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 18-6 16-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 16-3 16-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 40-11 29-7 9-2 1-0 1-2 0-0
2018 43-21 28-9 5-4 4-5 6-3 0-0

Naomi Osaka has a 35-15 win-loss record in 2025, 24-9 on hard. In the last 2 years, Osaka has a 37-19 record on hard. Osaka won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Naomi’s most significant result of the year was reaching the final Auckland, the Malo and Montreal.

Last year in Japan Open the Japanese didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Ann Li vs. Naomi Osaka

There is no head to head record between Ann Li and Naomi Osaka since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Ann Li could fight against Elise Mertens. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Elise Mertens.