WTA 250Hard19 – 25 OctUpcoming

Osaka 2026

Leylah FernandezDefending champion

Results

Upcoming: Week of 19 Oct

About Osaka 2026

The Osaka tournament is a WTA 250 event scheduled for 19–25 October 2026 at Utsubo Tennis Center in Japan. The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts. Leylah Fernandez is the defending champion, having won in 2025. Previous winners in the listed editions include Suzan Lamens (2024), Ashlyn Krueger (2023), Nao Hibino (2019) and Hsieh Su-wei (2018). Samantha Stosur won the tournament twice in the editions listed, in 2013 and 2014.

Summarised from Tennis Post data as of 5 Oct.

Tournament facts

TourWTA

CategoryWTA 250

SurfaceHard · Outdoor

DatesWeek of 19 Oct

LocationOsaka, Japan

VenueUtsubo Tennis Center

Defending championLeylah Fernandez

Past champions

2025Leylah Fernandez
2024Suzan Lamens
2023Ashlyn Krueger
2019Nao Hibino
2018Hsieh Su-wei
2017Zarina Diyas
2016Christina McHale
2015Yanina Wickmayer
2014Samantha Stosur
2013Samantha Stosur
2012Heather Watson
2011Marion Bartoli

Tournament news

Photo: Knawder / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

7 Oct

Muchová needs nine match points to beat Osaka; Alexandrova stuns Nosková

Karolína Muchová survived a near three-hour thriller against Naomi Osaka to set up an all-Czech quarterfinal in Beijing, while Alexandrova routed the Wimbledon champion.

Photo: Hameltion / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

27 Sept

Birrell Claims Maiden WTA Title in All-Australian Seoul Final

Kimberly Birrell won her first WTA Tour-level singles title at the Korea Open, beating compatriot Maya Joint 6-4, 6-2 in an all-Australian final at age 28.

Photo: Hameltion derivative work: Kacir / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

8 Sept

Rybakina Dismantles Osaka, One Win From World No. 1

Elena Rybakina crushed 13th-seeded Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-4 in the US Open round of 16. A semifinal berth would hand her the world No. 1 ranking for the first time.