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