Leylah Annie Fernandez is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Osaka. Annie Fernandez has defeated Hailey Baptiste 6-2 7-5, Dalma Galfi 6-1 6-4 and Rebecca Sramkova 7-62 6-3 to reach the semifinal where she will face Sorana Cirstea.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Leylah Annie Fernandez’s projected draw together withherlikely opponents in Japan Open. The Canadian has a neutral record (1-1) against the likely opponents.
1/2 – Sorana Cirstea’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| 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 28-18 record in 2025, 24-12 on hard. In the course of the previous 21 years, Sorana has a 277-213 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sorana won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the current year was winning the competition in Cleveland where she beat Ann Li in the final 6-2 6-4.
Last year in Japan Open Cirstea 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.
Final – Jaqueline Cristian’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-25 | 20-15 | 12-6 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 28-32 | 5-15 | 17-11 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-28 | 4-7 | 28-11 | 15-6 | 1-3 | 3-1 |
| 2022 | 13-16 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-26 | 5-5 | 15-12 | 17-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-12 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 18-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 36-21 | 4-4 | 30-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 22-30 | 8-10 | 13-16 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Jaqueline Cristian has a 31-23 record in 2025, 19-13 on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, Cristian has a 105-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cristian won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Jaqueline’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final the Puerto Vallarta and Rabat.
Last year in Japan Open Cristian didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Jaqueline Cristian
This match would represent the 3rd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Jaqueline Cristian play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Annie Fernandez and Cristian (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Leylah Annie Fernandez may square off with Tereza Valentova. Their head to head record is 0-0.