The Facts
- Saitoh is ranked ATP: 550., and Hara Friend is ranked ATP: 260..
- Saitoh is currently on a high with consecutive positive results (last 5 matches: 5 wins).
- Hara Friend shows confident form ahead of this contest (last 5 matches: 4 wins).
- Hara Friend could enjoy a physical edge thanks to more rest days ahead of this match.
- Hara Friend carries the favorite tag into this contest.
- These two players have no recorded direct encounters in recent history.
Draw
Singles - Main1/16-finals
| 1 | Smith K. (1) | Moriya H. | 1 : 2 |
| 2 | Saitoh K. (Q) | Palan D. | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Zhukayev B. | Demin Y. | 0 : 2 |
| 4 | Castelnuovo L. | Santillan A. (7) | 1 : 2 |
| 5 | Hara Friend J. D. (3) | Kikuchi Y. (Q) | 2 : 0 |
| 6 | Leong M. W. K. | Rawat S. (Alt) | 2 : 1 |
| 7 | Seggerman R. (Q) | Shiraishi H. | 2 : 1 |
| 8 | Imamura M. | Uchida K. (8) | 0 : 2 |
| 9 | Sun F. (6) | Wang A. (RET.) (WC) | 1 : 0 |
| 10 | Samrej K. | Aguiard E. | 2 : 0 |
| 11 | Zhu E. | Matsuda K. | 2 : 0 |
| 12 | Kachmazov A. (Q) | Broom C. (4) | 2 : 1 |
| 13 | Fomin S. (5) | Derepasko T. (Alt) | 0 : 2 |
| 14 | Purcell M. (Q) | Peliwo F. (Alt) | 0 : 2 |
| 15 | Jasika O. | Borisiouk M. (Q) | 2 : 1 |
| 16 | Pankin S. | Sharipov M. (2) | 0 : 2 |
1/8-finals
| 1 | Moriya H. | Saitoh K. | 0 : 2 |
| 2 | Demin Y. | Santillan A. (7) | 0 : 2 |
| 3 | Hara Friend J. D. (3) | Leong M. W. K. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Seggerman R. | Uchida K. (8) | 2 : 1 |
| 5 | Sun F. (6) | Samrej K. | 2 : 0 |
| 6 | Zhu E. | Kachmazov A. | 0 : 2 |
| 7 | Derepasko T. | Peliwo F. | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Jasika O. | Sharipov M. (RET.) (2) | 1 : 0 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Saitoh K. | Santillan A. (7) | 2 : 1 |
| 2 | Hara Friend J. D. (3) | Seggerman R. | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Sun F. (6) | Kachmazov A. | 0 : 2 |
| 4 | Derepasko T. | Jasika O. | 0 : 2 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Saitoh K. | Hara Friend J. D. (3) | 0 : 2 |
| 2 | Kachmazov A. | Jasika O. | 2 : 0 |
Final
| 1 | Hara Friend J. D. (3) | Kachmazov A. | 1 : 2 |
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