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Ningbo done, the finals in Tokyo went Sunday.

And Veronika Kudermetova – who was a scalp for lower-ranked players for much of the last few months, comes up and wins the WTA 500 title.

Beijing qualifying is done, and so round of 16 matches took place and already there are some upsets.

ATP Tour – Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023 final results

(Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of ET; Ningbo and Beijing are 12 hours ahead).

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Toray Pan Pacific Open
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 25 – Oct. 1, 2023
Prize money: $780,637
Draws: S28 – D16

Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023
Final results

Singles final

[8] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def [2] Jessica Pegula (USA) 75 61

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China Open
Location: Beijing, China
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 30 – Oct. 6, 2023
Prize money: $8,127,389
Draws: S56 – D28

Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def. [8] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 16 64 61
[Q] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) def. [10] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 62 62
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def. [15] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 36 64 64

[1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def. [WC] Sofia Kenin (USA) 61 62
[12] Petra Kvitova (CZE) def. Wang Xiyu (CHN) 67 (6) 75 63
[13] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. [Q] Eva Lys (GER) 26 63 62

[Q] Katie Boulter (GBR) def. [Q] Magdalena Frech (POL) 64 36 62
[PR] Jennifer Brady (USA) def. [Q] Peyton Stearns (USA) 64 62
Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def. Arantxa Rus (NED) 60 63
Linda Noskova (CZE) def. [WC] Tian Fangran (CHN) 64 62
[Q] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 62 76 (5)
Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def. Alycia Parks (USA) 64 76 (4)
Daria Saville (AUS) def. Katerina SIniakova (CZE) 62 62

Doubles, first round

Tereza Mihalikova (CZE) / Xu Yifan (CHN) def. [5] Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED) 64 16 [10-5]
Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) def. [7] Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (JPN) 63 63

Magda Linette (POL) / Peyton Stearns (USA) def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan (ITA) 61 76 (5)
Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def. Alycia Parks (USA) / Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 26 76 (5) [10-6]