Wakana Sonobe is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. Wakana has defeated Nikola Bartunkova 6-4 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Sofia Kenin.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Wakana Sonobe’s projected draw withherpresumable opposition in Toray Pan Pacific Open. Wakana has no record against the likely opposition.

R1 – Nikola Bartunkova (132) – 6-4 6-3
R2 – Sofia Kenin (25) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (10) – H2H 0-0
or Jaqueline Cristian (42) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Belinda Bencic (13) – H2H 0-0
or Karolina Muchova (21) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Elena Rybakina (7) – H2H 0-0
or Linda Noskova (17) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

R2 – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

31 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
28
High
4
LLWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 31-26 19-18 9-5 0-0 3-3 0-0
2024 16-26 10-17 5-6 0-0 1-3 0-0
2023 27-21 17-12 3-4 1-2 6-3 0-0
2022 10-17 7-14 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0
2021 11-10 7-5 3-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020 24-9 12-6 6-2 6-1 0-0 0-0
2019 49-23 37-14 5-5 1-2 6-2 0-0
2018 37-26 25-14 2-6 4-4 6-2 0-0

Sofia Kenin has a 29-24 win-loss record in 2025, 17-16 on hard. As for the last 12 years, the American has a 183-128 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sofia won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Sofia’s best result of the season was reaching the final Charleston.

Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open Sofia lost to Qinwen Zheng in the final 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Wakana Sonobe vs. Sofia Kenin

There is no head to head record between Wakana Sonobe and Sofia Kenin since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

1/4 – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

47 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
10
High
10
LLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 47-25 22-16 13-5 4-1 8-3 0-0
2024 26-25 17-13 1-7 3-2 5-3 0-0
2023 33-21 17-13 6-5 0-1 10-2 0-0
2022 35-18 12-10 13-5 4-2 6-1 0-0
2021 26-23 10-9 6-5 7-7 3-2 0-0
2020 20-12 9-4 4-5 7-3 0-0 0-0
2019 42-27 16-12 3-7 18-4 5-4 0-0
2018 29-24 7-10 8-7 11-3 3-4 0-0

Ekaterina Alexandrova has a 46-23 win-loss record in 2025, 21-15 on hard. As for the previous 11 years, Ekaterina has a 128-101 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the year was winning the competition in Linz where she beat Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 3-6 7-5.

Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open Ekaterina didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Wakana Sonobe vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

There is no head to head record between Wakana Sonobe and Ekaterina Alexandrova since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

However, Wakana Sonobe may fight against Jaqueline Cristian. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Belinda Bencic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

39 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
11
High
4
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-17 31-12 3-3 0-0 5-2 0-0
2024 8-2 0-0 0-0 8-2 0-0 0-0
2023 31-13 24-10 4-2 0-0 3-1 0-0
2022 42-18 13-9 13-4 10-2 6-3 0-0
2021 37-20 22-9 5-5 5-3 5-3 0-0
2020 8-8 6-5 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 50-22 23-9 11-6 9-4 7-3 0-0
2018 27-21 15-12 1-1 7-5 4-3 0-0

Belinda Bencic has a 33-17 record in 2025, 25-12 on hard. During the last 1 years, Bencic has a 25-12 record on hard. Bencic won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the title in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Ashlyn Krueger in the final 4-6 6-1 6-1.

Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open Bencic didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Wakana Sonobe vs. Belinda Bencic

There is no head to head record between Wakana Sonobe and Belinda Bencic since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

However, Wakana Sonobe could come up against Karolina Muchova. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

59 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
3
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 59-19 37-13 9-3 8-0 5-3 0-0
2024 43-11 23-5 12-2 2-2 6-2 0-0
2023 47-15 31-11 11-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 18-5 7-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 57-21 19-9 15-6 16-4 7-2 0-0
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1

Elena Rybakina has a 52-19 record in 2025, 35-13 on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, Elena has a 185-84 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Kazakhstani won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the year was winning the tournament in Strasbourg where she beat Liudmila Samsonova in the final 6-1 6-7(2) 6-1, and in Ningbo where she beat Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 3-6 6-0 6-2.

Last year in Toray Pan Pacific Open Rybakina didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Wakana Sonobe vs. Elena Rybakina

There is no head to head record between Wakana Sonobe and Elena Rybakina since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Anyhow, Wakana Sonobe may fight against Linda Noskova. Their H2H record is 0-0.