October 28, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

After two consecutive days of complete rainouts, the WTA event in Chennai will finally TRY to kick off on Wednesday, again with all 16 first-round singles matches on the schedule.

That puts them a bit behind, but nothing fatal yet and the forecast looks a lot better (if hot and humid) for the rest of the week.

In Hong Kong, No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez looks for a quarterfinal spot against the German Eva Lys.

(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

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025
Order of play

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

1. [5] Maya Joint (AUS) vs. [Q] Viktoria Morvayova (SVK)

2. [7/WC] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs. Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)

3. [2] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) vs. Eva Lys (GER) (not before 6:30 p.m.)

4. [1] Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE) vs. Eudice Chong / Hong Yi Cody Wong (HKR)

Court 1  

1. [8] Emiliana Arango (COL) vs. Cristina Bucsa (ESP)

2. [3] Emily Appleton (GBR) / Tang Qianhui (CHN) vs. Feng Shuo (CHN) / En-Shuo Liang (TPE)

3. Dalma Galfi (HUN) / Suzan Lamens (NED) vs. Talia Gibson / Maddison Inglis (AUS)

4. [4] Sabrina Santamaria (USA) / Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) vs. Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) / Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)

 

  

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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

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025
Order of play

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

1. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) vs. [WC] Lilli Tagger (AUT)

2. Ella Seidel (GER) vs. Tamara Korpatsch (GER)

3. [2] Viktoriya Golubic (SUI) vs. [LL] Elena Pridankina (RUS)

4. [5] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) vs. [WC] Zheng Wushuang (CHN) (not before 5 p.m.)

Court 1

1. Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Elixane Lechemia (FRA) vs. Mana Ayukawa / Kanako Morisaki (JPN)

2. [2] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) vs. I-Hsuan Cho / Yi-Tsen Cho (TPE)

3. [1] Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) vs Alina Korneeva (RUS) / Dominika Salkova (CZE)

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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

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025
Order of play

Center Court (11 a.m. start – 1:30 a.m. EDT)

1. Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) vs. [Q] Astrid Lew Yan Foon (FRA)

2. [WC] Srhivalli Bhamidipaty (IND) vs. [WC] Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (IND)

3. [3] Donna Vekic (CRO) vs. [LL] Vaishnavi Adkar (IND)

4. [WC] Sahhaja Yamalapalli (IND) vs. [LL] Priska Nugruho (INA)

5. [3] Dalila Jakupovic / Nika Radisic (SLO) vs. Riya Bhatia / Rutuja Bhosale (IND) (not before 4 p.m./possible court change)

Court 1

1. [7] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) vs. Nikola Bartunkokva (CZE)

2. [2] Francesca Jones (GBR) vs. [Q] Mei Yamaguchi (JPN)

3. [5] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) vs. Katarzyna Kawa (POL)

4. [1] Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) vs. Tatiana Prozorova (RUS)

5. Mai Hontama / Akiko Omae (JPN) vs. Shrivalli Bhamidipaty / Ankita Raina (IND) (possible court change)

 

Court 2

1. Joanna Garland (TPE) vs. [Q] Arianne Hartono (NED)

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

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

4. Nao Hibino (JPN) vs. [WC] Mia Pohankova (SVK)

5. Amina Anshba (RUS) / Eden Silva (GBR) vs. [WC] Vaishnavi Adkar / Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (IND) (possible court change)

Court 3

1. [6] Léolia Jeanjean (FRA) vs. Nina Stojanovic (SRB)

2. [4] Janice Tjen (INA) vs. [Q] Caroline Werner (GER)

3. Maria Timofeeva (UZB) vs. Lanlana Tararudee (THA)

4. [9] Diane Parry (FRA) vs. [LL] Thasaporn Naklo (THA) 

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