Five Top 10 players will be in Ningbo, China for the 2025 Aux \u00b7 Ningbo Open, which kicks off on Oct. 13 and runs through Oct. 19.<\/p>\n
US Open finalist Amanda Anisimova leads the WTA 500’s 28-player singles field, and she’ll be joined by Mirra Andreeva, Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini, China’s Qinwen Zheng and Elena Rybakina.<\/p>\n
Other notable names in the draw include Elina Svitolina, Karolina Muchova, Emma Navarro and Paula Badosa.<\/p>\n
Played on outdoor hard courts, the Ningbo Open was founded in 2010. It became a WTA 125 event in 2013, and last year was elevated to the 500 level. The singles champion will take home 500 ranking points and $164,000.<\/p>\n
Last year’s champion was Daria Kasatkina, who’s also in the field this year. She defeated Andreeva in the final.<\/p>\n
Demi Schuurs and Yuan Yue won the doubles trophy.<\/p>\n
Osaka, Mertens, Fernandez Lead Japan Open Field<\/p>\n
The same week, in Osaka, there will be plenty of star power at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open.<\/p>\n
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka leads the field, and she’ll be joined by Elise Mertens, former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez, Linda Noskova and 17-year-old Iva Jovic, who won in Guadalajara this past weekend to become the youngest champion on the Hologic WTA Tour this year.<\/p>\n
Other notable names in the Osaka field include French Open semifinalist Lois Boisson, American Hailey Baptiste, former Top 5 player Maria Sakkari, Filipina sensation Alexandra Eala and American Peyton Stearns.<\/p>\n
Champions Reel: How Suzan Lamens won Osaka 2024<\/p>\n
Also known as the Japan’s Women Open, this tournament became a WTA event in 2009. Prior to that, both women and men competed in the joint Japan Open. Following a three-year hiatus, it returned to the tour in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suzan Lamens — a main-draw alternate this year — is the defending champion in Osaka. She defeated Australian Kimberly Birrell (also a main-draw alternate) in the final.<\/p>\n
Ena Shibahara and Laura Siegemund are the defending doubles champions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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