Christina McHale
Christina Maria McHale (born May 11, 1992) is an American professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are world No. 24 in singles and No. 35 in doubles.
Known for an aggressive baseline game, McHale was recognized by ''The New Yor ...
was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to
Zarina Diyas
Zarina Diyas (; ; born 18 October 1993) is a Kazakh professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as No. 31 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Diyas has won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2017 Japan Women' ...
.
Qualifier Diyas went on to win her first WTA title, defeating another qualifier
Miyu Kato in the final, 6–2, 7–5.
Former world no. 4
Kimiko Date
is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, and won the Japan Open a record four times. She reached a career-high ranking ...
played her last professional match at this tournament, losing in straight sets to
Aleksandra Krunić
Aleksandra Krunić ( sr-Cyrl, Александра Крунић; born 15 March 1993) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She is a Grand Slam doubles finalist at the 2025 French Open, partnering Anna Danilina.
In June 2018, she reached her b ...
in the first round.
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