by ti-amie Tournament: Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis
Dates: October 20 - October 26, 2025
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Level: WTA 500
Total Financial Commitment: $1,064,510
Surface: Hard (Outdoor)
Main Draw Singles
7 Pegula, Jessica (USA)
8 Paolini, Jasmine (ITA)
9 Zheng, Qinwen (CHN)
10 Rybakina, Elena (KAZ)
11 Alexandrova, Ekaterina (RUS)
12 Tauson, Clara (DEN)
14 Osaka, Naomi (JPN)
15 Muchova, Karolina (CZE)
16 Bencic, Belinda (SUI)
17 Navarro, Emma (USA)
18 Vondrousova, Marketa (CZE) SR
19 Shnaider, Diana (RUS)
20 Kasatkina, Daria (AUS)
22 Mertens, Elise (BEL)
23 Mboko, Victoria (CAN)
25 Fernandez, Leylah (CAN)
26 Kenin, Sofia (USA)
IN 27 Noskova, Linda (CZE)
IN 29 Kalinskaya, Anna (RUS
Qualifying
Pos Player Nat Rank
3 EMMA RADUCANU GBR 32
4 XINYU WANG CHN 33
5 BARBORA KREJCIKOVA CZE 34
6 MAYA JOINT AUS 36
7 MAGDA LINETTE POL 38
8 MCCARTNEY KESSLER USA 39
9 LOIS BOISSON FRA 41
10 JAQUELINE CRISTIAN ROU 42
11 OLGA DANILOVIC SRB 43
12 ASHLYN KRUEGER USA 45
13 EMILIANA ARANGO COL 50
14 HAILEY BAPTISTE USA 51
15 MARIE BOUZKOVA CZE 52
16 LAURA SIEGEMUND GER 53
17 KATIE BOULTER GBR 54
18 REBECCA SRAMKOVA SVK 55
19 MARIA SAKKARI GRE 56
20 SUZAN LAMENS NED 57
by ti-amie I haven't seen a replacement named for Navarro yet.
Andreescu(PR), Cirstea into Qualies replacing Noskova and Kalinskaya.
I thought I saw that Raducanu is done for the year.
by ti-amie Qualifying Draw
(1)Marie Bouzkova vs Kimberly Birrell
Anna Blinkova vs (8)Katie Boulter
(2)Eva Lys vs Yuliia Starodubtseva
(WC)Sae Noguchi vs (9)Viktorija Golubic
(3)Emiliana Arango vs Varvara Gracheva
Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs (10)Hailey Baptiste
(4)Ashlyn Krueger vs Dalma Galfi
(WC)Nao Hibino vs (12)Cristina Bucsa
(ALT)Alina Charaeva vs (WC)Himeno Sakatsume
(WC)Ena Shibahara vs (11)Rebecca Sramkova
(6)Maria Sakkari vs Zeynep Sonmez
Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs (7)Suzan Lamens
by Suliso A nice final between two young players. I'd like to see this one more than Rybakina vs Alexandrova.
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ashkor87 Suliso wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 11:00 am
A nice final between two young players. I'd like to see this one more than Rybakina vs Alexandrova.
Valentova is certainly young and so is Fernandez, but she has been around longer than even Rybakina (in the headlines I mean).. but that isnt this tournament, actually...
by ti-amie SINGLES MAIN DRAW
1 PAOLINI, Jasmine ITA/Bye
WANG, Xinyu CHN vs Qualifier
Qualifier vs JOINT, Maya AUS
VONDROUSOVA, Marketa CZE vs 8 MUCHOVA, Karolina CZE
3 ALEXANDROVA, Ekaterina/Bye
Qualifier vs CRISTIAN, Jaqueline ROU
WC SONOBE, Wakana JPN vs WC BARTUNKOVA, Nikola CZE
WC UCHIJIMA, Moyuka JPN vs 6 NOSKOVA, Linda CZE
7 SHNAIDER, Diana vs YASTREMSKA, Dayana UKR
KENIN, Sofia USA vs KALINSKAYA, Anna
Qualifier vs KESSLER, McCartney USA
Bye/4 TAUSON, Clara DEN
5 BENCIC, Belinda SUI vs WC ANDREESCU, Bianca CAN
Qualifier vs Qualifier
FERNANDEZ, Leylah CAN vs MBOKO, Victoria CAN
Bye/2 RYBAKINA, Elena KA
by ti-amie Monday Order of Play
Center Court
Starts at 9:30 PM
GBR K. Boulter vs GER E. Lys
Starts: 10:30 (Venue) 21:30--1d (Your time)
Upcoming
ESP C. Bucsa vs USA M. Kessler
Not before: 11:30 (Venue) 22:30--1d (Your time)
Upcoming
NED S. Lamens vs RUS A. Kalinskaya
Follows previous match
Upcoming
CZE M. Vondrousova vs CZE K. Muchova (8)
Not before: 17:00 (Venue) 04:00 (Your time)
Show Court
Starts at 9:30 PM
CHN X. Wang vs FRA V. Gracheva
Starts: 10:30 (Venue) 21:30--1d (Your time)
Upcoming
SUI V. Golubic vs AUS M. Joint
Follows previous match
Upcoming
JPN Sonobe /JPN Uchijima vs TPE Chan /CHN Jiang
Follows previous match
Upcoming
CAN Andreescu / CAN Mboko vs TBD
Follows previous match
by JTContinental Just 20 points separate 7-9 in the YEC. Paolini has withdrawn sitting at 7th, Andreeva in 8th but not playing this week, Rybakina is 10 points behind her in 9th.
by ti-amie Tuesday Order of Play
Center Court
Starts at 9:30 PM
CAN L. Fernandez vs GRE M. Sakkari
Starts: 10:30 (Venue) 21:30--1d (Your time)
Upcoming
CAN V. Mboko (9) vs CAN B. Andreescu
Not before: 11:30 (Venue) 22:30--1d (Your time)
Upcoming
JPN W. Sonobe vs CZE N. Bartunkova
Follows previous match
Upcoming
JPN M. Uchijima vs USA S. Kenin (10)
Not before: 17:00 (Venue) 04:00 (Your time)
Show Court
Starts at 9:30 PM
RUS D. Shnaider (7) vs UKR D. Yastremska
Starts: 10:30 (Venue) 21:30--1d (Your time)
Upcoming
RUS A. Charaeva vs ROU J. Cristian
Follows previous match
Upcoming
JPN Aoyama /ESP Bucsa vs USA Muhammad /NED Schuurs (2)
Follows previous match
Upcoming
CAN Andreescu /CAN Mboko vs COL Arango /TUR Sonmez
After suitable rest
Upcoming
MEX Olmos /INA Sutjiadi vs KAZ Danilina /SRB Krunic (3)
Possible Court Change
by ashkor87 whether it is the balls or the court, the slow conditions are really inspiring a revival of the volley game.. it is one of the few ways to win a point! Muchova and Leylah are both showing us how to do it.. certainly a welcome development!
by ti-amie Wednesday Order of Play
Center Court
Starts at 9:30 PM
USA M. Kessler vs CZE L. Noskova (6)
Starts: 10:30 (Venue) 21:30--1d (Your time)
Upcoming
CAN V. Mboko (9) vs GER E. Lys
Not before: 11:30 (Venue) 22:30--1d (Your time)
Upcoming
RUS D. Shnaider (7) vs RUS A. Kalinskaya
Follows previous match
Upcoming
AUS M. Joint vs CZE K. Muchova (8)
Not before: 17:00 (Venue) 04:00 (Your time)
Show Court
Starts at 10:00 PM
AUS Perez /USA Townsend (1) vs AUS Hunter /USA Krawczyk
Starts: 11:00 (Venue) 22:00--1d (Your time)
Upcoming
USA Melichar-Martinez /CHN Xu vs JPN Hozumi /TPE Wu
Follows previous match
Upcoming
JPN Kato /JPN Ninomiya vs CAN Dabrowski /USA Kenin
Follows previous match
Upcoming
HUN Babos /BRA Stefani (4) vs SVK Mihalikova /GBR Nicholls
Follows previous match
by ashkor87 It seems Andreeva could not play because she didnt get a visa.. cant the all-powerful, all-knowing wta do something? at the very least, the tournament ought to be punished? why award a tournament to a country if they wont even issue visas freely to players?
by ponchi101 Uhm, could it be that Mirra's team did not run the application properly?
It is not as if Japan is some 3rd world country, famous for not allowing people in. But I am sure they have their rules too.
And Mirra has a Russian passport. Her team should know that comes with certain caveats.
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skatingfan ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 22, 2025 4:13 pm
Uhm, could it be that Mirra's team did not run the application properly?
It is not as if Japan is some 3rd world country, famous for not allowing people in. But I am sure they have their rules too.
And Mirra has a Russian passport. Her team should know that comes with certain caveats.
It's not clear - all the articles I found said Andreeva couldn't get a visa but didn't go into details as to why, and all the sources were online tabloid-type websites that aren't known for their fact checking, or editorial control.
by ti-amie Thursday Order of Play
Center Court
Starts at 9:30 PM
SUI B. Bencic (5) vs FRA V. Gracheva
Starts: 10:30 (Venue) 21:30--1d (Your time)
Upcoming
CAN L. Fernandez vs KAZ E. Rybakina (2)
Not before: 11:30 (Venue) 22:30--1d (Your time)
Upcoming
RUS E. Alexandrova (3) vs ROU J. Cristian
Follows previous match
Upcoming
JPN W. Sonobe vs USA S. Kenin (10)
Not before: 17:00 (Venue) 04:00 (Your time)
Show Court
Starts at 10:00 PM
Quarterfinals
AUS Perez /USA Townsend (1) vs TPE Chan /CHN Jiang
Starts: 11:00 (Venue) 22:00--1d (Your time)
Quarterfinals
Upcoming
CAN Andreescu /CAN Mboko vs JPN Aoyama /ESP Bucsa
Follows previous match
by ashkor87 nice win for Rybakina over Leylah, considering Leylah had beaten her earlier this year. Now she needs to beat Mboko - wont be so easy.
couldnt really tll much from the 5 minute highlights but it looked like Ryba's pace and depth didnt allow Leylah to come to the net too often, which would have been her plan, I imagine. On this slow court, only a volleyer can beat a powerful hitter like Rybakina. Is Mboko that? we shall see..
by ashkor87 nice juicy matches coming up late in the year.. Bencic versus Muchova, for instance, may happen... havent seen them play much.
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ponchi101 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:03 am
nice win for Rybakina over Leylah, considering Leylah had beaten her earlier this year. Now she needs to beat Mboko - wont be so easy.
couldnt really tll much from the 5 minute highlights but it looked like Ryba's pace and depth didnt allow Leylah to come to the net too often, which would have been her plan, I imagine.
On this slow court, only a volleyer can beat a powerful hitter like Rybakina. Is Mboko that? we shall see..
I have never been able to understand that logic of yours. If volleying were effective on slow courts, the list of winners on clay would be filled with serve and volley players during the 70's, 80's and 90's. Instead, the last serve and volley player to win RG is (arguably) Nastase in '73. Noah was NOT a S&V player, and we know that the last two S&V players to reach the finals were Mac and Edberg, losing in 5.
I just don't see how you can make the claim.
by ti-amie Friday Order of Play
Center Court Starts at 9:30 PM
Quarterfinals
RUS A. Kalinskaya vs CZE L. Noskova (6)
Starts: 10:30 (Venue) 21:30--1d (Your time)
Quarterfinals
Upcoming
CAN V. Mboko (9) vs KAZ E. Rybakina (2)
Not before: 11:30 (Venue) 22:30--1d (Your time)
Quarterfinals
Upcoming
RUS E. Alexandrova (3) vs USA S. Kenin (10)
Follows previous match
Quarterfinals
Upcoming
SUI B. Bencic (5) vs CZE K. Muchova (8)
Not before: 17:00 (Venue) 04:00 (Your time)
Show Court Starts at 10:00 PM
Quarterfinals
USA Melichar-Martinez /CHN Xu vs KAZ Danilina /SRB Krunic (3)
Starts: 11:00 (Venue) 22:00--1d (Your time)
Quarterfinals
Upcoming
HUN Babos /BRA Stefani (4) vs CAN Dabrowski /USA Kenin
After suitable rest
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JTContinental ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:03 am
nice win for Rybakina over Leylah, considering Leylah had beaten her earlier this year. Now she needs to beat Mboko - wont be so easy.
couldnt really tll much from the 5 minute highlights but it looked like Ryba's pace and depth didnt allow Leylah to come to the net too often, which would have been her plan, I imagine. On this slow court, only a volleyer can beat a powerful hitter like Rybakina. Is Mboko that? we shall see..
Mboko has only won two matches since her win in Canada, both of them here.
Paolini has qualified for the YEC; Rybakina is one win away
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ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:30 pm
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:03 am
nice win for Rybakina over Leylah, considering Leylah had beaten her earlier this year. Now she needs to beat Mboko - wont be so easy.
couldnt really tll much from the 5 minute highlights but it looked like Ryba's pace and depth didnt allow Leylah to come to the net too often, which would have been her plan, I imagine.
On this slow court, only a volleyer can beat a powerful hitter like Rybakina. Is Mboko that? we shall see..
I have never been able to understand that logic of yours. If volleying were effective on slow courts, the list of winners on clay would be filled with serve and volley players during the 70's, 80's and 90's. Instead, the last serve and volley player to win RG is (arguably) Nastase in '73. Noah was NOT a S&V player, and we know that the last two S&V players to reach the finals were Mac and Edberg, losing in 5.
I just don't see how you can make the claim.
did I say 'serve and volley'?
by ponchi101 You said volleying.
Which still applies. Sure, Roger and Rafa were more than adequate at the net, but neither won RG by being a better volleyer than the opponent. Borg ruled there by coming to the net to shake hands with his beaten opponent.
Kuerten and Lendl won three times at RG with no net game to speak of.
So, please. Why do you say that the only way to beat a power player if by volleying, when every single player at the top of the WTA suffers from net-phobia.
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ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 24, 2025 3:32 am
Why do you say that the only way to beat a power player if by volleying
or, of course, by being even more powerful.
My logic is simple - on a slow court, it isnt possible to win points any more by just returning the ball - used to be the case but rare nowadays, because if you keep just returning, you can at best be neutral. There are, therefore, only two ways to win a point on a slow court - either you should be so powerful you can hit through the court (think Sabalenka, Noskova) or you have to be able to finish the point at the net - not by rushing there blindly, but behind good approach shots or by sensing when your opponent is off balance/out of position.. see Muchova, Leylah. Coco, for instance, for all her great defensive skills, also has the best, most powerful backhand in the game and a powerful serve, when it lands.
Medvedev, for instance, hates slow courts because he neither has the power nor the volleys. and so on.
by ashkor87 good win for Rybakina - stood up to pressure well, something she has not done much lately..now Riyadh.. she never does well at the WTF so I dont expect much there.
by mick1303 Given that Rybakina played YEC only twice and each time went 1-2, it is too small of a sample size to suggest any patterns.
by Suliso Super nice comeback win for Bencic over Muchova. She will now finish the year at #11. Not bad at all for a comeback year - better than Osaka or Svitolina.
by mick1303 IMO it is a questionable move by Rybakina - to withdraw from the semis in Tokyo. It is a respectable WTA tournament with a rich history, which was within reach. WTA finals is a big gamble on the other hand - it is entirely possible that her points gain there will be less than points from Tokyo. And it's not like completing Tokyo would critically lower her chances in WTF - still there is almost a week to rest.
by ponchi101 I find these kind of w/o insulting. As you say, Tokyo has history.
by JTContinental Rybakina is blasé about so many aspects of tennis, which is why I find it hard to be a fan
by ti-amie Sunday Order of Play
Center Court Starts at 11:00 PM
Final
SUI B. Bencic (5) vs CZE L. Noskova (6)
Starts: 12:00 (Venue) 23:00--1d (Your time)
Final
Upcoming
HUN Babos /BRA Stefani (4) vs KAZ Danilina /SRB Krunic (3)
Follows previous match
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ponchi101 JTContinental wrote: ↑Sat Oct 25, 2025 9:32 pm
Rybakina is blasé about so many aspects of tennis, which is why I find it hard to be a fan
You are right. And I am a fan. I love to watch her play, and I suffer when she is playing badly. But yes, on many occasions, she truly does not seem to care.
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Owendonovan 
We tend to elevate elite athletes in all aspects of their life. Sometimes, they're only good at their respective sport.
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ashkor87 mick1303 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 25, 2025 11:01 am
IMO it is a questionable move by Rybakina - to withdraw from the semis in Tokyo. It is a respectable WTA tournament with a rich history, which was within reach. WTA finals is a big gamble on the other hand - it is entirely possible that her points gain there will be less than points from Tokyo. And it's not like completing Tokyo would critically lower her chances in WTF - still there is almost a week to rest.
she ought to be fined for it. Back pain? really?!