Czech tennis player Kateřina Siniaková reaches Osaka final, eyes first singles title in three years
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The gist
Czech tennis player Kateřina Siniaková beat Britain's Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-4 to reach the Osaka final.
A win there would end her three-year wait for a singles trophy.
Background
Kateřina Siniaková is a Czech tennis player who is world No. 1 in doubles, with 10 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and ranked No. 86 in singles. She has won five top-level singles titles, the last in 2023, and arrived in Osaka with a 21-19 singles record this season. She reclaimed the doubles No. 1 ranking in May after winning the Madrid title with Taylor Townsend, and has spent more than 180 weeks at the top, third-most in WTA history behind Martina Navratilova and Liezel Huber.
How it unfolded
- Oct 20, 2026Siniaková beat second seed Peyton Stearns in the third round in Osaka, with Stearns retiring while trailing 6-4, 0-6, 4-0.
- Oct 22, 2026Siniaková beat Magda Linette 6-4, 6-1 in the round of 16.
- Oct 23, 2026Siniaková beat qualifier Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinal.
- Oct 24, 2026Siniaková beat Britain's Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinal of the Kinoshita Group Japan Open in Osaka in one hour and 25 minutes.
- Oct 25, 2026Siniaková was scheduled to face American Ashlyn Krueger in the Osaka final.
- Oct 26, 2026Siniaková was drawn to face third seed Lanlana Tararudee in the first round of the Guangzhou Open, which runs October 26 to November 1.
Still unverified
Reports during the week said Boulter's run put her in position to reclaim the British No. 1 ranking from Sonay Kartal, who took it from her just days earlier.