Sorana Cirstea is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Osaka. Sorana has defeated Moyuka Uchijima 2-6 6-4 6-2, Katie Boulter 6-3 6-1 and Viktorija Golubic 6-2 2-6 6-2 to reach the semifinal where she will face Leylah Annie Fernandez.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Sorana Cirstea’s projected draw withherpresumable opponents in Japan Open. Cirstea has a weak record (0-1) against the likely opponents.
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 28-23 win-loss record in 2025, 22-14 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, the Canadian has a 147-90 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Canadian won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the current year was winning 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 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.
Final – Jaqueline Cristian’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Jaqueline Cristian
| 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 win-loss record in 2025, 19-13 on hard. As for the last 11 years, Cristian has a 105-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jaqueline won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Jaqueline’s most significant achievement of this year was getting to the final the Puerto Vallarta and Rabat.
Last year in Japan Open the Romanian didn’t play in this event.
H2H Sorana Cirstea vs. Jaqueline Cristian
This contest would be 2nd time that Sorana Cirstea and Jaqueline Cristian play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cristian (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Sorana Cirstea may compete against Tereza Valentova. Their H2H record is 0-0.