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Semifinals on tap – finally – in Beijing where three of the final four were Americans.
Gauff v Anisimova goes all the way back to a junior US Open final, way back when. It was actually only five years ago.
Concurrently, the qualifying in Wuhan – which is an ‘old-school’ 1000 with a 56 draw – begins.
Bianca Andreescu has a wild card into the qualifying; she faced young Czech Tereza Valentova, who hadn’t played in a month, and took care of her rather routinely.
(Beijing and Wuhan are 12 hours ahead of EDT)
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Location: Beijing, China
Surface: Hard/Decoturf
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with an ATP 500)
Dates: Sept. 24 – Oct. 5, 2025
Prize money: $8,963,700
Draws: S96 – D32
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025
Final results
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Singles, semifinals
[3] Amanda Anisimova (USA) def [2] Coco Gauff (USA) 61 62
[26] Linda Noskova (CZE) def. [5] Jessica Pegula (USA) 63 16 76 (6)
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Doubles semifinal
[2] Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def. [4] Hsieh Su-Wei / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 64 60
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Location: Wuhan, China
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 1000
Dates: Oct. 6 – 12, 2025
Prize money: $3,654,963
Draws: S56 – D28
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025
Final results
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Canadian Content
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Retirements
[14] Varvara Gracheva (FRA) def Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 57 52 retd
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Upsets
Léolia Jeanjean (FRA) [ALT] Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) def [3] Katie Boulter (GBR) 36 64 61
Kimberly Birrell (AUS) def [4] Suzan Lamens (NED) 61 62
Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) def. [5] Alexandra Eala (PHI) 64 36 62
Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) def [6] Alycia Parks (USA) 64 60
Wang Xiyu (CHN) def [9] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 26 63 63
Wang Yafan (CHN) def [16] Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) 64 46 64
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Close calls
[2] Emiliana Arango (COL) def. Anna Bondar (HUN) 64 46 76 (5)
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Seeds advancing
[1] Iva Jovic (USA) def Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 63 64
[7] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def Caty McNally (USA) 75 63
[8] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. Diane Parry (FRA) 61 60
[10] Anna Blinkova (RUS) def Caroline Dolehide (USA) 46 64 61
[11] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) def Tian Fangran (CHN) 64 62
[13] Polina Kudermetova (RUS) def Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) 76 (4) 75
[15] Antonia Ruzic (CRO) def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) 63 61
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