October 26, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

It’s that time of year – the last week of the “regular season”, as it were.

A lot of names you won’t recognize unless you’re a true diehard get their chances at the WTA level, because there are THREE 250 tournaments and a lot of the players who might otherwise populate them have wrapped it up for 2025.

There are a few left, though – including the top two Canadians: Leylah Fernandez and Victoria Mboko.

Most of those familiar names are in the highest-quality of the three, in Hong Kong. But it’s great that there’s a 250-level tournament for women in India. Period.

(Hong Kong and Jiangxi are 12 hours ahead; Chennai is 9 1/2 hours ahead)

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Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open
Location: Hong Kong
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 250
Dates:
Oct.  27 – Nov. 2, 2025
Prize money: $275,0940
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Oct. 27, 2025
Order of play

Centre Court (2 p.m. start – 2 a.m. EDT)

1. Wang Yafan (CHN) vs. [Q] Maddison Inglis (AUS)

2. Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) vs. [Q] Momoko Kobori (JPN)

3. [Q] Viktoria Morvayova (SVK) vs. [WC] Hong Yi Cody Wong (HKG) (not before 6:30 p.m.)

4. [5] Maya Joint (AUS) vs. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)

Court 1

1. Cristina Bucsa (ESP) vs. [Q] Ma Ye-Xin (CHN)

2. Eva Lys (GER) vs. [Q] Kristiana Sidorova (RUS)

3. Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Alexandra Eala (PHI) vs. Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) / Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)

4. [4] Sabrina Santamaria (USA) / Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) vs. [WC] Justine Leong / Man Ying Mg (HKG)

Court 2 (5 p.m.)

Wang Xiyu / You Xiaodi (CHN) vs. [WC] Ma Ye-Xin / Zhang Ying (CHN) (after suitable rest)

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Jiangxi Open
Location: Jiujiang, China
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 250
Dates:
Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2025
Prize money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Oct. 27, 2025
Order of play

Centre Court (11 a.m. start – 11 p.m. Sunday EDT)

1. Alina Korneeva (RUS) vs. [Q] Guo Hanyu (CHN)

2. [5] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) vs. Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND)

3. BaI Zhuoxuan / Huang Yujia (CHN) vs. [WC] Shi Han / Yao XInxin (CHN) (not before 4 p.m.)

4. Yulia Starodubtseva (UKR) vs. [WC] Zheng Wushuang (CHN) (not before 6:30 p.m.)

Court 1

1. [6] Anna Bondar (HUN) vs. Wei Sijia (CHN)

2. [4] Polina Kudermetova (RUS) vs. Tamara Korpatsch (GER)

3. Ella Seidel (GER) vs. Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (FRA)

4. Ekaterina Ovcharenko (RUS) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) vs. [WC] Hou Yanan / Zhu Chenting (CHN)

Court 2 (Noon)

1. Dominika Salkova (CZE) vs. [Q] Aliona Falei (RUS)

2. [8] Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) vs. Ena Shibahara (JPN)

3. [3] Quinn Gleason (USA) / Elena Pridankina (RUS) vs. Yu-Yun Li (TPE) / Li Zongyu (CHN)

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Chennai Open
Location: Chennai, India
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 250
Dates:
Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2025
Prize money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Oct. 27, 2025
Order of play

Center Court (3 p.m. start – 5:30 a.m. EDT)

1. [2] Francesca Jones (GBR) vs. Qualifier/Lucky Loser

2. Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) vs. Qualifier/Lucky Loser

3. [3] Donna Vekic (CRO) vs. Qualifier/Lucky Loser

4. [WC] Sahhaja Yamalapalli (IND) vs. Qualifier/Lucky Loser

Court 1

Alina Charaeva (RUS) vs. Polina Iatcenko (RUS)

2. [9] Dianne Parry (FRA) vs. Qualifier/Lucky Loser

3. Tatiana Prozorova / Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) vs. [WC] Lakshmi Prabha Arunkumar / Diya Ramesh Ramsh (IND)

Court 2

1. Mai Hontama (JPN) vs. [PR] Storm Hunter (AUS)

2. Joanna Garland (TPE) vs. Qualifier/Lucky Loser

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