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Leylah Fernandez Wins Japan Open Title in Osaka, Outlasts Qualifier Tereza Valentova

The win propels her back to Canada’s top spot at No. 22 in the rankings.

Overview

  • Fernandez defeated 18-year-old Tereza Valentova 6-0, 5-7, 6-3, sealing the final after a one-sided opener and a tight decider.
  • It is Fernandez’s fifth career WTA singles title and her second of 2025 after winning Washington in July.
  • With the victory, she rises five places to No. 22 and reclaims the Canadian No. 1 ranking from Victoria Mboko.
  • Valentova, a qualifier making her first WTA final, earns 181 points and climbs to a career-high No. 58.
  • Fernandez adds 196 ranking points and $36,300 in prize money and next faces Mboko in the Tokyo Pan Pacific Open first round.