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.

R1 – Hailey Baptiste (64) – 6-2 7-5
R2 – Dalma Galfi (96) – 6-1 6-4
1/4 – Rebecca Sramkova (65) – 7-62 6-3
1/2 – Sorana Cirstea (51) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Jaqueline Cristian (47) – H2H 1-1
or Tereza Valentova (78) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

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 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

32 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
39
High
39
LWLWWLW
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.