Belinda Bencic and Linda Noskova will square off in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Linda Noskova who should win in 3 sets.
Linda Noskova -> 1.8
Belinda Bencic -> 2.01
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Prediction and head to head Belinda Bencic vs. Linda Noskova
There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Linda Noskova since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Belinda Bencic
36 - 17win/loss
11
4
| 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 |
Ranked no. 13, Belinda got to the final after beating Varvara Gracheva 6-4 6-3, Karolina Muchova 3-6 7-5 7-5 and Sofia Kenin 7-6(5) 3-6 6-2.
In the semifinal, Bencic defeated Kenin (7-65 3-6 6-2). During the match, Bencic scored 96 points vs Kenin’s 90. Bencic was quite aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bencic blasted 10 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Belinda Bencic was pretty effective on serve to win 74% (45/61) of her 1st serve and 53% (16/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve twice. The Swiss broke Kenin 3 times after converting 33% of her break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 52% of the points she played.
Bencic has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 65% of her matches (291-154). 28-12 on hard in 2025. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bencic has a composed 153-84 record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Abu Dhabi where she beat Ashlyn Krueger in the final 4-6 6-1 6-1.
The Swiss has an aggregate 36-17 win-loss record in 2025, 28-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Tokyo
Linda Noskova
38 - 25win/loss
13
13
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40-26 | 26-17 | 3-5 | 3-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 28-18 | 19-8 | 6-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-20 | 22-10 | 6-5 | 5-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-17 | 10-5 | 14-5 | 16-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-11 | 13-7 | 10-4 | 15-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 17 (career-high), the Czech reached the final after beating Mccartney Kessler 5-7 6-3 6-4, Anna Kalinskaya 6-0 1-0 ret. and Elena Rybakina w/o.
In the semifinal, Noskova defeated Rybakina (w/o). During the match Noskova and Rybakina scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 13 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Linda was not very aggressive do strike just winners.
Talking about serving, Noskova couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Linda Noskova conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of her first serves in, win 0% (/) of the points behind her 1st serve and 0% (/) on the 2nd serve.
The Czech’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Prague and Beijing.
The Czech has an overall 38-25 win-loss record in 2025, 26-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bencic | Noskova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 82 | 38 |
| Pts | 271-246 | 135-111 |
| Total Points | 517 | 246 |
| Winners | 114 | 61 |
| %Winners | 42% | 45% |
Bencic played 3 matches while Noskova competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Belinda Bencic dropped 2 sets, while Linda Noskova dropped 1 set. Bencic has played 2 sets more than Noskova (8 vs 6). Therefore, Bencic played 44 games more than Noskova. The Swiss scored 114 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Linda made 61 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bencic | Noskova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 173/252 | 83/130 |
| %1st in | 69% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 114/173 | 61/83 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 42/79 | 22/47 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 47% |
Bencic fired 13 aces (4.3 per match). Noskova recorded 15 aces (7.5 per match). Bencic won 66% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Noskova won 73% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bencic | Noskova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 7 |
| Converted | 15/37 | 7/13 |
| % Converted | 41% | 54% |
| Conceded | 25 | 15 |
| Saved | 15 | 12 |
| % Saved | 60% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 3 |
The Swiss broke her opponents 15 times with a 41% conversion rate. Bencic conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. Noskova broke her opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Noskova conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 80% of the break points that she conceded.
| Bencic | |||||
| R2 Gracheva | 1/4 Muchova | 1/2 Kenin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 3-6 7-5 7-5 | 7-65 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 33 | 30 | 82 | |
| pts | 61-47 | 114-109 | 96-90 | 271-246 | |
| Total points | 108 | 223 | 186 | 517 | |
| Winners | 20 | 49 | 45 | 114 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 43% | 47% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 32/51 | 80/110 | 61/91 | 173/252 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 73% | 67% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 20/32 | 49/80 | 45/61 | 114/173 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 61% | 74% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/19 | 16/30 | 16/30 | 42/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 6/14 | 3/9 | 15/37 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | 33% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 11 | 7 | 25 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 6/11 | 5/7 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 55% | 71% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Noskova | |||||
| R2 Kessler | 1/4 Kalinskaya | 1/2 Rybakina | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-3 6-4 | 6-0 1-0 ret. | w/o | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 7 | – | 38 | |
| pts | 99-95 | 36-16 | – | 135-111 | |
| Total points | 194 | 52 | – | 246 | |
| Winners | 46 | 15 | – | 61 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 42% | – | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 5 | – | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | |
| 1st in | 63/99 | 20/31 | – | 83/130 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 65% | – | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 46/63 | 15/20 | – | 61/83 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 75% | – | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/36 | 7/11 | – | 22/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 64% | – | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/4 | – | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 75% | – | 54% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 | – | 15 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 6/6 | – | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | – | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Tokyo
- Bradley KlahnKlahn – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (6-2 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Belinda BencicBencic – (0-0) – H2H and prediction