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A fairly rare Saturday final in San Diego, with the WTA 1000 in Guadalajara starting on the Sunday.

And somewhat of a surprise, with No. 4 seed Barbora Krejcikova, who had a wild card into the tournament, facing wild card Sofia Kenin.

Then again, both are former Grand Slam champions.

In Osaka, young American Ashlyn Krueger – whose coach, Michael Joyce, also worked with Kenin last spring – is into the final there after a routine victory Saturday.

(Osaka is 13 hours ahead of ET; San Diego is three hours behind).

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San Diego Open
Location: San Diego, Calif.
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 11 – 16, 2023
Prize money: $780,637
Draws: S28 – D16

Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023
Final results

Singles final

[4/WC] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def [WC] Sofia Kenin (USA) 64 26 64

Doubles final

[1] Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def [WC] Danielle Collins / Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 61 64

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Japan Open Tennis Championships
Location: Osaka, Japan
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 11 – 17, 2023
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[1] Zhu Lin (CHN) def [3] Wang Xinyu (CHN) 75 76 (6)

Ashlyn Krueger (USA) def [WC] Mai Hontama (JPN) 63 63

Doubles final

Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) def Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) / Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 76 (3) 63
 

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