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Osaka was rained out on Saturday, so they played both the singles semifinals and final on Sunday. And it was a maiden WTA Tour-level title for qualifier Suzan Lamens, aged 25 and ranked No. 125.

In Ningbo, after two injury retirements on Saturday, the looked for a healthy final. And it was – although emotionally and mentally, both champion Daria Kasatkina and finalist Mirra Andreeva were wiped out by the end.

And in Tokyo and Guangzhou, there was qualifying as this Asian swing – which feels endless at this point, continues.

 

ATP Tour – Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 final results

(Osaka and Tokyyo 13 hours ahead of EDT; Ningbo and Guangzhou are 12 hours ahead)

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Kinoshito Group Japan Open
Location: Osaka, Japan
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Oct. 14 – 20, 2024
Prize money: $267,080
Draws: S96 – D32

Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024
Final results

Singles final

[Q] Suzan Lamens (NED) def [Q] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 60 64

 

Doubles final

[3] Ena Shibahara (JPN) / Laura Siegemund (GER) def [4] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) 36 62 [10-2]

 

Singles, semifinals

[Q] Suzan Lamens (NED) def [7] Diane Parry (FRA) 62 64

[Q] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) def [Q] Aoi Ito (JPN) 64 63

 

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Ningbo Open
Location: Ningbo, China
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Oct. 14 – 20, 2024
Prize money: $922,573
Draws: S28 – D16

Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024
Final results

Singles final 

[5] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def Mirra Andreeva (RUS) 60 46 64

 

Doubles final

Demi Schuurs (NED) / Yuan Yue (CHN) def [1] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) 63 63

 

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Toray Pan Pacific Open
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Oct. 21 – 27, 2024
Prize money: $922,573
Draws: S28 – D16

Sunday, Oct. 19, 2024
Final results
Qualifying, final round

 

[2] Hailey Baptiste (USA) def. [9] Kyoko Okamura (JPN) 63 75 (Kyoka Okamura)

[8] Priscilla Hon (AUS) def [4] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) WALKOVER ([9] Katie Boulter)

[3] Mai Hontama (JPN) def [11] Ayano Shimizu (JPN) 36 63 64 (Varvara Gracheva)

[12] Sayaka Ishii (JPN) def [1] Clara Tauson (DEN) 16 75 75 ([LL] Sara Saito)

[6] Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) def. [7] Sara Saito (JPN) 62 63 ([7] Magdalena Frech)

Mei Yamaguchi (JPN) def Eri Shimizu (JPN) 75 61 ([PR] Bianca Andreescu)

 

[LL] Sara Saito ([Q] Sayaka Ishii)

[LL] Clara Tauson (Nao Hibino)

 

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Guangzhou Open
Location: Guangzhou, China
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Oct. 21 – 27, 2024
Prize money: $922,573
Draws: S28 – D16

Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024
Final results
Qualifying, first round

[4] Jessika Ponchet (FRA) def Carol Zhao (CAN) 61 62

 

Elena Pridankina (RUS) def. [1] Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) 63 61

Mananchaya Sawangkaew (THA) def. [8] Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 06 63 62

Ma Ye-Xin (CHN) def [9] Martina Trevisan (ITA) 16 76 (2) 64

 

[2] Caroline Dolehide (USA) def. [WC] You Xiaodi (CHN) 61 62

[3] Jana Fett (CRO) def [WC] Liu Le (CHN) 61 61

[5] Alycia Parks (USA) def. Kathinka Von Deichmann (LIE) 36 76 (5) 63

[7] Petra Martic (CRO) def [WC] Wang Jiaqi (CHN) 62 36 64

[8] Ella Seidel (GER) def Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 75 63

[10] Emina Bektas (USA) def. Margarita Betova (RUS) 61 76 (2)

[11] Alexandra Eala (PHI) def Gao Xinyu (CHN) 62 67 (3) 62

[12] Arianne Hartono (NED) def. [WC] Ren Yufei (CHN) 61 46 63

 

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WTA Tour – Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 final results

ATP Tour – Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 final results

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