Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Clara Tauson are the top seeds of the WTA draw in Tokyo. The defending champion is Qinwen Zheng who conquered the last edition after beating Sofia Kenin 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final. The winner will pocket $164,000 in prize money while the runner-up will take home $101,000.

This is the overall prize money with a comparison with the previous edition.

2025 2024 Diff
Winner $ 164,000 $ 142,000 15%
Final $ 101,000 $ 87,566 15%
1/2 $ 59,000 $ 51,205 15%
1/4 $ 28,695 $ 24,910 15%
R2 $ 15,700 $ 13,590 16%
R1 $ 11,300 $ 9,820 15%
Points
Winner 500
Final 325
1/2 195
1/4 108
R2 60
R1 1

HIGHLIGHTS. This is what happened in the final last year


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Jasmine Paolini in 2025

Jasmine Paolini

49 - 29win/loss

Hard
30-18
I Hard
1-3
Clay
14-4
Grass
4-4
29 year old
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2025 Highlights

At the moment ranked no.8, Jasmine played her last match on the 18th of October when she was defeated by world no.9 Elena Rybakina 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Ningbo (draw).

This year Paolini achieved a compiled 46-18 win-loss record. The Italian clinched 1 title in Rome. The Italian got to the final in Cincinnati.

Paolini conquered 1 title in 2025 in Rome. Jasmine reached the final in Cincinnati (Cincinnati Open).

 

Ningbo
Paolini's Record

Elena Rybakina in 2025

Elena Rybakina

66 - 25win/loss

Hard
45-17
I Hard
5-0
Clay
11-4
Grass
5-4
26 year old
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2025 Highlights

Ranked no.9, Elena played her last match on the 18th of October when she overcame world no.8 Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Ningbo (draw).

Presently, during this year Elena achieved a composed 51-19 record. Rybakina clinched 1 title in Strasbourg.

Elena Rybakina will come up against the world no.10 Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final on Sunday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Alexandrova.

Elena has won 1 title in 2025 in Strasbourg.

The Kazakhstani won 9 titles in her career: 4 on hard courts, 4 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)

 

Ningbo
Rybakina 's Record

Ekaterina Alexandrova in 2025

Ekaterina Alexandrova

56 - 29win/loss

Hard
28-20
I Hard
5-1
Clay
15-5
Grass
8-3
31 year old
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2025 Highlights

Now the world no.10 (career-high), the Russian played her last match on the 18th of October when she beat world no.19 Diana Shnaider 6-3 6-4

in the semifinal in Ningbo (draw).

During this season Alexandrova owns an overall 46-22 win-loss record. Ekaterina clinched 1 title in Linz. Ekaterina was the finalist in Monterrey and Seoul.

Ekaterina Alexandrova will come up against the world no.9 Elena Rybakina in the final on Sunday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT. The head to head is 3-1 for Alexandrova.

Alexandrova conquered 1 title in 2025 in Linz. Ekaterina reached the final in Monterrey (Abierto GNP Seguros) and in Seoul (Korea Open).

Alexandrova won 5 titles in her career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)

 

Ningbo
Alexandrova's Record

Clara Tauson in 2025

Clara Tauson

42 - 25win/loss

Hard
29-14
I Hard
3-1
Clay
4-7
Grass
6-3
22 year old
LLWWLWLWWL
2025 Highlights

At the moment ranked no.12 (career-high), the Dane played her last match on the 14th of October when she was overcome by world no.104 Ajla Tomljanovic 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 1st round in Ningbo (draw).

This season the Dane has managed to achieve a composed 36-22 match record. Clara clinched 1 title in Auckland. Tauson reached the final in Dubai.

Tauson has won 1 title in 2025 in Auckland. Clara was the finalist in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Championships).

 

Ningbo
Tauson's Record