Mei Yamaguchi is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Chennai. Yamaguchi has defeated Francesca Jones 5-7 6-0 1-0 ret. to reach the 2nd round where she will face Joanna Garland.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Mei Yamaguchi’s projected draw together withherpresumable opposition in Chennai Open. Mei has a losing record (1-4) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Francesca Jones (71) – 5-7 6-0 1-0 ret.
R2 – Joanna Garland (132) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Arina Rodionova (250) – H2H 1-2
or Storm Hunter (630) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Donna Vekic (78) – H2H 0-0
or Kimberly Birrell (117) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Zeynep Sonmez (73) – H2H 0-1
or Janice Tjen (82) – H2H 0-1
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Draw

R2 – Joanna Garland’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Joanna Garland

46 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
127
High
120
LWWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 46-21 16-12 12-3 1-2 4-2 13-2
2024 43-9 28-8 5-0 0-1 0-0 10-0
2023 39-23 17-11 2-3 0-3 10-4 10-2
2022 50-24 39-11 0-0 11-13 0-0 0-0
2021 17-13 6-7 11-6 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 28-8 23-4 1-1 4-2 0-1 0-0
2019 28-16 24-9 3-6 1-0 0-0 0-1
2018 19-12 11-8 5-1 3-2 0-0 0-1

Joanna Garland has a 44-20 record in 2025, 14-11 on hard. As for the previous 9 years, Garland has a 166-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Joanna won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Joanna’s most significant achievement of the year was reaching the final the W35 Nairobi and the W35 Solarino.

H2H Mei Yamaguchi vs. Joanna Garland

This would be the 2nd time that Mei Yamaguchi and Joanna Garland play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Garland (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Arina Rodionova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Arina Rodionova

29 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
208
High
97
LLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 29-26 19-14 7-9 1-1 2-2 0-0
2024 29-32 18-21 0-2 3-3 2-4 6-2
2023 78-27 40-16 4-4 22-3 8-3 4-1
2022 18-12 12-6 2-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 17-24 4-13 2-5 2-3 9-3 0-0
2020 11-12 7-7 1-3 0-1 3-1 0-0
2019 33-32 26-19 0-5 4-4 3-3 0-1
2018 36-30 17-17 0-2 3-3 2-4 14-4

Arina Rodionova has a 28-24 win-loss record in 2025, 18-12 on hard. Regarding the last 19 years, Arina has a 312-262 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Arina won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Rodionova’s best result of this year was getting to the final the W50 Ahmedabad, the W75 Luan and the W50 Indian Harbour Beach.

H2H Mei Yamaguchi vs. Arina Rodionova

This would be the 4th time that Mei Yamaguchi and Arina Rodionova face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Rodionova (see full H2H stats), but Yamaguchi leads 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Mei Yamaguchi could square off with Storm Hunter. Their H2H record is 0-0

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1/2 – Donna Vekic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

14 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
71
High
17
LWWLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 14-23 9-15 3-4 0-0 2-4 0-0
2024 32-20 12-10 8-5 2-1 10-4 0-0
2023 29-20 16-9 4-5 2-3 7-3 0-0
2022 28-20 10-9 9-6 2-1 7-4 0-0
2021 19-16 10-12 0-1 5-0 4-3 0-0
2020 8-11 6-6 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 37-24 19-15 7-3 7-3 4-3 0-0
2018 34-25 13-11 8-5 6-5 7-4 0-0

Donna Vekic has a 13-22 record in 2025, 8-14 on hard. As for the last 15 years, Donna has a 229-165 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Croatian won 4 of her last 10 matches.

H2H Mei Yamaguchi vs. Donna Vekic

There is no head to head record between Mei Yamaguchi and Donna Vekic since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Mei Yamaguchi could play Kimberly Birrell. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Zeynep Sonmez’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Zeynep Sonmez

26 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
112
High
69
LWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-27 14-16 3-5 5-2 4-4 0-0
2024 41-25 19-9 12-10 4-3 6-3 0-0
2023 54-28 4-4 23-10 17-8 6-4 4-2
2022 38-21 22-8 14-10 2-3 0-0 0-0
2021 21-19 2-3 14-12 5-4 0-0 0-0
2020 17-9 0-0 17-8 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 20-17 9-8 11-8 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 12-4 12-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Zeynep Sonmez has a 25-25 win-loss record in 2025, 14-15 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, the Turk has a 83-52 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sonmez won 6 of her last 10 matches.

H2H Mei Yamaguchi vs. Zeynep Sonmez

This would be the 2nd time that Mei Yamaguchi and Zeynep Sonmez play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sonmez (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Mei Yamaguchi may square off with Janice Tjen. Their head to head is 1-0 for Janice Tjen.