by ti-amie Tournament: Kinoshita Group Japan Open
Location: Osaka, Japan
Dates: Oct 14 - Oct 20, 2024
Level: WTA 250
Surface: Hard (Outdoor)

Seed Player Entry Rank

1 Leylah Fernandez 26
2 Magdalena Frech 32
3 Elise Mertens 33
4 Lulu Sun 41
5 Marie Bouzkova 43
6 Veronika Kudermetova 44
7 Amanda Anisimova 46
8 Elina Avanesyan 49
Xinyu Wang 52
Diane Parry 53
Viktoriya Tomova 54
Elisabetta Cocciaretto 55
Clara Burel 56
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 57
Moyuka Uchijima 59
Katie Volynets 60
Camila Osorio 61
McCartney Kessler 64
Varvara Gracheva 66
Clara Tauson 67
Bianca Andreescu

by ti-amie Main Draw Singles

POL M. Frech (1)
vs COL C. Osorio
USA M. Kessler vs Qualifier
USA S. Kenin vs Qualifier
Qualifier vs ITA E. Cocciaretto (8)

BEL E. Mertens (3) vs JPN M. Hontama
Qualifier vs CHN S. Zheng
ESP J. Bouzas Maneiro vs JPN S. Saito
USA A. Krueger vs ARM E. Avanesyan (5)

BUL V. Tomova (6) vs Qualifier
ITA L. Bronzetti vs ESP C. Bucsa
USA K. Volynets vs RUS V. Kudermetova
JPN M. Uchijima vs CZE M. Bouzkova (4)

FRA D. Parry (7) vs RUS E. Andreeva
CAN B. Andreescu vs BEL G. Minnen
Qualifier vs GBR H. Dart
DEN C. Tauson vs CAN L. Fernandez (2)

by ti-amie Qualifying Draw

L. Siegemund (1)
vs R. Saigo (WC)
M. Sawangkaew vs N. Hibino (10)

E. Lys (2) vs H. Sakatsume (WC)
E. Koike (WC) vs S. Lamens (8)

J. Ponchet (3) vs Q. Wang
S. Ishii vs K. Birrell (9)

E. Bektas (4) vs A. Ito
Z. Sonmez vs A. Hartono (12)

J. Fett (5) vs M. Stakusic
L. Fruhvirtova vs E. Shibahara (11)

A. Bogdan (6) vs S. Zheng
N. Sato (WC) vs A. Parks (7)

by ti-amie Monday October 14 Order of Play

Center Court

Starts at 9:30 PM

DEN C. Tauson vs USA K. Volynets
Followed By
USA M. Kessler vs JPN E. Shibahara
Followed By
USA S. Kenin vs JPN A. Ito
Followed By
JPN N. Hibino/JPN M. Ninomiya vs JPN M. Kato/UKR N. Kichenok

Court 1
Starts at 9:30 PM

BUL V. Tomova (6) vs NED S. Lamens
Followed By
ITA L. Bronzetti vs ESP C. Bucsa
Followed By
FRA J. Ponchet vs ITA E. Cocciaretto (8)

Court 8
Starts at 9:30 PM

JPN S. Aoyama/JPN E. Hozumi vs JPN M. Hontama/JPN M. Uchijima
Followed By
USA S. Santamaria/CHN Q. Tang vs POL K. Piter/HUN F. Stollar

by ti-amie ORDER OF PLAY - TUESDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2024

CENTER COURT

Starting at 10:30 AM

[WC] Bianca Andreescu CAN vs Greet Minnen BEL
Followed By
Moyuka Uchijima JPN vs [4] Marie Bouzkova CZE
Followed By
Ashlyn Krueger USA vs [5] Elina Avanesyan ARM
Followed By
[3] Elise Mertens BEL
vs [WC] Mai Hontama JPN
Followed By
[1] Gabriela Dabrowski CAN/Erin Routliffe NZL
vs Peangtarn Plipuech THA/Chia Yi Tsao TPE

COURT 1
Starting at 10:30 AM

[Q] Laura Siegemund GER vs Harriet Dart GBR
Followed by
[Q] Ana Bogdan ROU vs Veronika Kudermetova
Followed by
Samantha Murray Sharan GBR/Eden Silva GBR vs [3] Ena Shibahara JPN/Laura Siegemund GER
Followed by
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro ESP vs [WC] Sara Saito JPN
Followed by
[Q] Kimberly Birrell AUS vs Saisai Zheng CHN

COURT 8
Starting at 10:30 AM

[LL] Eva Lys GER vs Camila Osorio CO
Followed by
[7] Diane Parry FRA
vs Erika Andreeva
Followed by
Angelica Moratelli ITA/Anna Siskova CZE vs [2] Sofia Kenin USA/Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA

by ti-amie Wednesday October 15 Order of Play

Center Court

Starts at 9:30 PM

NED S. Lamens vs ITA L. Bronzetti
Followed By
GBR H. Dart vs DEN C. Tauson
Followed by
JPN A. Ito vs ITA E. Cocciaretto (8)
Followed by
Quarter finals
TBD vs JPN S. Aoyama/JPN E. Hozumi
Followed by
Quarter finals
JPN N. Hibino/JPN M. Ninomiya vs ITA A. Moratelli/CZE A. Siskova

Court 1
Starts at 9:30 PM

GER E. Lys vs USA M. Kessler
Followed by
USA A. Krueger/USA A. Muhammad vs CZE M. Bouzkova/COL C. Osorio
Followed by
USA S. Santamaria/CHN Q. Tang vs TBD
Followed by
ESP C. Bucsa/ROU M. Niculescu (4)
vs HUN T. Babos/GBR H. Dart

by ti-amie Thursday October 17 Order of Play

Center Court

Starts at 9:30 PM

ROU A. Bogdan vs CZE M. Bouzkova (4)
Followed By
BEL E. Mertens (3)
vs AUS K. Birrell
Followed By
JPN S. Saito vs ARM E. Avanesyan (5)
Followed By
JPN E. Shibahara/GER L. Siegemund (3)
vs ITA A. Moratelli/CZE A. Siskova

Court 1
Starts at 10:30 PM

FRA D. Parry (7) vs BEL G. Minnen
Followed By
ESP C. Bucsa/ROU M. Niculescu (4)
vs CZE M. Bouzkova/COL C. Osorio

by ti-amie Friday October 18 Order of Play

Center Court

Starts at 9:30 PM

NED S. Lamens vs ROU A. Bogdan
Followed By
GER E. Lys vs JPN A. Ito
Followed By
FRA D. Parry (7)
vs DEN C. Tauson
Followed By
AUS K. Birrell vs JPN S. Saito

Court 1
Starts at 10:30 PM

Semifinal
G. Dabrowski/NZL E. Routliffe (1) vs ESP C. Bucsa/ROU M. Niculescu (4)

by ti-amie Saturday October 19 Order of Play

Center Court

Starts at 10:00 PM

NED S. Lamens vs FRA D. Parry (7)
Followed By
JPN A. Ito vs AUS K. Birrell
Followed By
Final
ESP C. Bucsa/ROU M. Niculescu (4) vs JPN E. Shibahara/GER L. Siegemund (3)

by ti-amie Sunday October 20 Order of Play

Center Court

Starts at 10:00 PM

Semifinal
JPN A. Ito vs AUS K. Birrell
Followed By
Final
ESP C. Bucsa/ROU M. Niculescu (4) vs JPN E. Shibahara/GER L. Siegemund (3)
Followed By
Final
TBD vs TBD

Court 1
Starts at 10:00 PM

Semifinal
NED S. Lamens vs FRA D. Parry (7)

by Fastbackss A double day for both finalists. Not fun

by Suliso Suzan Lamens... I don't think I've heard of her before.

by ponchi101 I am SURE I have never heard of her before.
New faces in the WTA.

by skatingfan Previous career high of 120 just two months ago, and now in the top 100. She has never played in the main draw of a Grand Slam event.

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by ponchi101 The QF to winner story is becoming more common. Twice a year, maybe?

by ti-amie
ponchi101 wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 11:49 pm The QF to winner story is becoming more common. Twice a year, maybe?
Somehow I don't think she's going to get the Emma Raducanu treatment in the press. It'll be interesting to see how she progresses next year.

by Suliso I think this one is more of a random occurence.

by ponchi101 Sure. All winners have a randomness to them. But their used to be like cohorts for the winners. The 1-10 ranked players won 2-3 tournaments a year (each one, on average), the 11-50 won 1-2, the 51-100 won maybe 3-4 combined.
The qualifiers are winning 1-2 a year, combining them all.