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Diana Shnaider beats Leylah Fernandez to win Tokyo tennis final
Diana Shnaider beat Leylah Fernandez in three sets to win the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo.
Shnaider, a Russian player competing under neutral status, faced Canada’s Fernandez in the final.
Both players had reached the final by winning their semi-finals: Shnaider beat Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova, while Fernandez defeated Uzbekistan’s Kamila Rakhimova.
The tournament is a WTA 500 event played on outdoor hard courts.
The win gave Shnaider her first final of the season, according to her comments before the match.
Shnaider is 22 and has won five WTA titles.
Diana Shnaider beat Leylah Fernandez to win the Tokyo tennis final.
The final was part of the 2026 WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open.
Shnaider had reached the final by defeating Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova.
Fernandez reached the final by defeating Uzbekistan’s Kamila Rakhimova.
The tournament was held at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo from October 26 to November 1.
- Who
- Diana Shnaider and Leylah Fernandez.
- What
- Shnaider beat Fernandez to win the Tokyo tennis final.
- When
- The tournament ran from October 26 to November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated
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Shnaider defeated Mia Pohankova to reach the final.
Fernandez reached the final by defeating Kamila Rakhimova.
Shnaider beat Fernandez to win the Tokyo final.
- Winner
- Diana Shnaider
- Finalist
- Leylah Fernandez
- Tournament
- 2026 WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open
- Venue
- Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
- Tournament dates
- October 26–November 1, 2026
- Prize money
- $1.2 million
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Diana Shnaider and Leylah Fernandez ranking points and prize money after Pan Pacific Open final
Fernandez loses three-set showdown to Shnaider in Japan Open final
Russia’s Shnaider through to final of 2026 WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo
What people are saying
But yeah, very happy to be in the first final of my season and definitely special to achieve it here.
She beat me three weeks ago. She played an incredible match then, and she still played an incredible match now.