Alexandra Sasnovich Has Qualified For The Main Draw Of The WTA-500 Tournament In Tokyo

• 25.10.2026, 14:08

In the final round of qualifying, the Belarusian player defeated the Uzbek competitor.

Belarusian tennis player and the country’s No. 3-ranked player Alexandra Sasnovich advanced to the main draw of the WTA-500 tournament in Tokyo on October 25. This was reported by the Telegram channel of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus.

In the final round of qualifying, Sasnovich faced Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova, who is ranked 67th. The players spent two hours on the court, with the Belarusian winning 6–4, 6–4.

In the first round of qualifying, the 122nd-ranked player defeated Ukrainian athlete Yulia Starodubtseva, ranked 50th in the WTA. Their match lasted two hours minus one minute and ended with a score of 6–4, 7–5.

Main draw matches will begin on October 26 and run through November 1. Twenty-eight players will compete for the singles title, and 16 pairs will compete in doubles.

The defending champion is Swiss player Belinda Bencic. Last year, she defeated the Czech player Linda Nosková (6-2, 6-3) in the final.

The tournament’s prize fund totals more than $1.2 million.