Sorana Cirstea is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Osaka. Cirstea has defeated Moyuka Uchijima 2-6 6-4 6-2 and Katie Boulter 6-3 6-1 to reach the quarter where she will face Viktorija Golubic.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Sorana Cirstea’s projected draw andherplausible opponents in Japan Open. Cirstea has a favorable record (2-0) with the plausible opponents.
1/4 – Viktorija Golubic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Sorana Cirstea
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36-25 | 24-13 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-20 | 15-11 | 2-4 | 7-0 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-21 | 14-9 | 2-5 | 10-3 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-25 | 12-10 | 4-7 | 11-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-22 | 15-11 | 9-4 | 12-2 | 9-4 | 3-1 |
| 2020 | 7-11 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 32-22 | 23-11 | 2-5 | 2-1 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 33-25 | 16-11 | 9-8 | 6-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Viktorija Golubic has a 32-21 win-loss record in 2025, 20-9 on hard. During the last 16 years, Viktorija has a 174-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Golubic will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.
The Swiss’s best achievement of the season was getting to the final the Warsaw and the Suzhou.
Last year in Japan Open the Swiss didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Viktorija Golubic
This would be the 2nd time that Sorana Cirstea and Viktorija Golubic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Cirstea (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
1/2 – Leylah Annie Fernandez’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| 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 27-23 record in 2025, 21-14 on hard. Talking about the last 9 years, Annie Fernandez has a 146-90 record on hard (Click here
to see full career record). Annie Fernandez won 6 of her last 10 matches.Her most significant achievement of the current year was conquering the title in Washington where she overcame Anna Kalinskaya in the final 6-1 6-2.
Last year in Japan Open
Annie Fernandez didn’t take part in this event.H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez
There is no head to head record between Sorana Cirstea and Leylah Annie Fernandez since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Anyhow, Sorana Cirstea could play Rebecca Sramkova. Their head to head is 2-1 for Sorana Cirstea.
Final – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Sorana Cirstea
| 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 record in 2025, 24-9 on hard. In connection to the last 2 years, Naomi has a 37-19 record on hard. Osaka won 7 of her last 10 matches.
The Japanese’s best result of this current year was getting to the final Auckland, the Malo and Montreal.
Last year in Japan Open Osaka didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Naomi Osaka
This would be the 2nd time that Sorana Cirstea and Naomi Osaka fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cirstea (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Sorana Cirstea may come up against Jaqueline Cristian. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Jaqueline Cristian.