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A relatively weak No. 2 seed and two qualifiers stood in the way of 36-year-old wild card Zhang Shuai winning a title in her home country.
What a great story that would have been for Zhang, who ended up being a constant road warrior for several years because of the pandemic, and being unable to get back home. So much so that she went on a horrific losing streak that would probably have sent a less-strong player than she into retirement. But she couldn’t finish her semifinal.
In Tokyo, two good semifinal matches featuring seeded players were on tap, until Elena Rybakina, who qualifieed for the WTA Finals on Friday, decided to bail out. Can’t blame her, but a shame for the fans.
(Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of EDT, Guangzhou is 12 hours ahead)
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Toray Pan Pacific Open
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 500
Dates: Oct. 20 – 26, 2025
Prize money: $1,064,510
Draws: S28 – D16
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025
Final results
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Singles, semifinals
[6] Linda Noskova (CZE) def [2] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) WALKOVER
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[5] Belinda Bencic (SUI) def [10] Sofia Kenin (USA) 76 (5) 46 62
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Doubles semifinals
[4] Timea Babos (HUN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) def [1] Ellen Perez (AUS) / Taylor Townsend (USA) 67 (4) 63 [10-5]
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[3] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) def Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 62 63
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Guangzhou Open
Location: Guangzhou, China
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 250
Dates: Oct. 20 – 26, 2025
Prize money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025
Final results
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Singles, semifinals
[2] Ann Li (USA) def [WC] Zhang Shuai (CHN) 52 retd
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[Q] Lulu Sun (NZL) def [Q] Claire Liu (USA) 60 76 (3)
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Doubles semifinal
Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Janice Tjen (INA) def Alexandra Eala (PHI) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) 67 (4) 63 [10-5]
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