Maya Joint vs Zeynep Sonmez — Japan Open - Osaka Round of 32
What we know
Surface+73 Hard Elo edgeFavours Sonmez Z.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1800Favours Sonmez Z.
Recent run2-match win streakFavours Joint M.
Long matches1 three-setter in 14 daysFavours Sonmez Z.
Head-to-headNo prior meetingsBoth players
ELO1 835
Hard ELO1 723
Last 106–4
Age20
Height167 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $2.6M2026 $1.2M
ELO1 872
Hard ELO1 731
Last 104–6
Age24
Height170 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $2.4M2026 $1.1M
Maya Joint faces Zeynep Sonmez in the Japan Open - Osaka round of 32 on hard. Zeynep Sonmez is the paper favourite — ranked #59, a roughly 70-point hard Elo advantage — but Maya Joint arrives in form, winning 6 of their last 10 on hard to Zeynep Sonmez's 4 of 10.
Key context
- Freshness: Maya Joint comes in with 1 days of rest and 49 games in 14d, vs Zeynep Sonmez's 5 and 69.
- Surface form: Maya Joint 6 of 10, Zeynep Sonmez 4 of 10 on hard recently — Maya Joint the sharper of late.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsJoint M. and Sonmez Z. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Joint M. went 4–6 (40%) against them, Sonmez Z. 7–6 (54%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 4 better-results split).
4–640%Joint M. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents7–654%Sonmez Z. · better vs 4
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
10–15Sets18–15
92–123Games161–148
1–0Tiebreaks3–1
3–2Deciding sets3–4
vs Eala A.#19L6-3 2-6 0-6Wimbledon · grassL4-6 3-6Abu Dhabi · hard
vs Potapova A.#26L1-6 2-6Roland Garros · clayW6-1 2-0s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Li A.#31L1-6 2-6Strasbourg · clayW7-5 1-6 6-4Wimbledon · grass
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vs Bucsa C.#38L3-6 1-6Hong Kong · hardL3-6 4-6Merida · hard
vs Tararudee L.#60W6-4 6-3Korea Open - Seoul · hardW6-4 6-0Nottingham · grass
vs Golubic V.#72L5-7 2-6Rome · clayL5-7 6-4 4-6Nottingham · grass
vs Kraus S.#75L3-6 6-3 5-7Beijing · hardW6-2 6-4Wuhan · hard
vs Putintseva Y.#79W0-6 6-3 6-1Monterrey · hardL7-6(1) 3-6 5-7Wuhan · hard
vs Samson L.#128W6-4 3-6 6-2Livesport Prague Open · hardW6-2 6-2Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
They have not met before.
Evidence
Joint M.Sonmez Z.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss6–4 (ahead)4–6
Season win rate43% (19–25)58% (32–23) (ahead)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO18351872 (ahead)
Hard-court ELO17231731 (ahead)
Serve vs returnLast 43 vs 54 matches
1st-serve points won58%61% (ahead)
Return points won43%45% (ahead)
Aces / match1.7 (ahead)1.1
ClutchLast 43 vs 54 matches
Break points saved56% (ahead)53%
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Maya Joint vs Zeynep Sonmez — Japan Open - Osaka Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-20/joint-vs-sonmez-japan-open-osaka-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 20 October 2026).