October 31, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

Six of the eight seeds in Hong Kong reached the quarterfinals. And that includes the two Canadians: No. 2 Leylah Fernandez and No. 3 Victoria Mboko.

Fernandez got a rematch against Cirstea, whom she beat in a slugfest in the semifinals on the way to winning her title in Osaka. Mboko got a second-set retirement from Anna Kalinskaya.

The two Canadians will now meet in the semifinals on Saturday.

(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

Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[2] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def. [7/WC] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 64 64

[3] Victoria Mboko (CAN) def [6] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 61 31 retd

Cristina Bucsa (ESP) def [1/WC] Belinda Bencic (SUI) WALKOVER

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[5] Maya Joint (AUS) def. [Q] Himeno Sakatsume (JPN) 64 26 64

 

 

Doubles semifinal

Momoko Tobori (JPN) / Peangtarn Plipuech (INA) def Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) / Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 62 46 [10-8]

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Doubles quarterfinal

Shuo Feng (TPE) / En-Shuo Liang (TPE) def Eudice Chong / Hong Yi Cody Wong (HKG) 76 (4) 64

  

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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

Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

Anna Blinkova (RUS) def [3] Alycia Parks (USA) 75 75

[2] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) def [5] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 75 62

Dominika Salkova (CZE) def [PR] Zhuoxuan Bai (CHN) 63 64

[WC] Lilli Tagger (AUS) def Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 63 64

  

Doubles semifinal

[3] Quinn Gleason (USA) / Elena Pridankina (RUS) def. Alina Korneeva (RUS) / Dominika Salkova (CZE) 67 (3) 75 [14-12]

 

 

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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

Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[7] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) def [3] Donna Vekic (CRO) 64 60

[4] Janice Tjen (INA) def [WC] Mia Pohankova (SVK) 63 61

Joanna Garland (TPE) def [LL] Arina Rodionova (AUS) 62 76 (2)

Lanlana Tararudee (THA) def Polina Iatcenko (RUS) 60 62

 

 

Doubles, quarterfinals

[1] Storm Hunter (AUS) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) def. Tatiana Prozorova / Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) 62 61

[2] Aldila Sutjiadi / Janice Tjen (INA) def [WC] Vaishnavi Adkar / Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (IND) 62 61

Mai Hontama / Akiko Omae (JPN) def Hiroko Kuwata (JPN) / Thasaporn Naklo (THA) 76 (2) 63

Riya Bhatia / Rutuja Bhosale (IND) def Polina Iatcenko (RUS) / Maria Timofeeva (UZB) WALKOVER

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