Leylah Annie Fernandez is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Osaka. Leylah has defeated Hailey Baptiste 6-2 7-5 and Dalma Galfi 6-1 6-4 to reach the quarter where she will face Rebecca Sramkova.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Leylah Annie Fernandez’s projected draw andherlikely opposition in Japan Open. The Canadian has a losing record (1-2) against the likely opposition.

R1 – Hailey Baptiste (64) – 6-2 7-5
R2 – Dalma Galfi (96) – 6-1 6-4
1/4 – Rebecca Sramkova (65) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Sorana Cirstea (51) – H2H 0-0
or Viktorija Golubic (60) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Naomi Osaka (16) – H2H 1-1
or Jaqueline Cristian (47) – H2H 1-1
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1/4 – Rebecca Sramkova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Rebecca Sramkova

23 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
74
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 22-26 win-loss record in 2025, 13-16 on hard. Talking about the previous 12 years, Rebecca has a 85-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rebecca won 5 of her last 10 matches.

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

Last year in Japan Open Sramkova didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Rebecca Sramkova

This match would represent the 2nd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Rebecca Sramkova face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sramkova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Sorana Cirstea’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 20win/loss in 2025

Rank
44
High
21
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 30-20 26-14 3-2 1-2 0-2 0-0
2024 12-16 9-8 3-5 0-0 0-3 0-0
2023 31-22 21-14 7-4 0-1 3-3 0-0
2022 22-21 10-10 4-6 4-2 4-3 0-0
2021 24-18 11-10 11-3 0-2 2-3 0-0
2020 15-10 14-6 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 21-21 9-9 7-8 5-3 0-1 0-0
2018 17-25 10-13 5-6 1-3 1-3 0-0

Sorana Cirstea has a 27-18 record in 2025, 23-12 on hard. In the last 21 years, Cirstea has a 276-213 record on hard (Click here

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

Her best result of this current season was conquering the competition in Cleveland where she beat Ann Li in the final 6-2 6-4.

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

H2H Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Sorana Cirstea

There is no head to head record between Leylah Annie Fernandez and Sorana Cirstea since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Possibly, Leylah Annie Fernandez could come up against Viktorija Golubic. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Leylah Annie Fernandez.

Final – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

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. Talking about the previous 2 years, Naomi has a 37-19 record on hard. The Japanese won 7 of her last 10 matches.

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

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

H2H Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Naomi Osaka

This match would represent the 3rd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Naomi Osaka clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Annie Fernandez and Osaka (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Leylah Annie Fernandez could square off with Jaqueline Cristian. Their H2H is 1-1.