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British No. 1 Katie Boulter reaches Ostrava final, then heads to Japan Open
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British No. 1 Katie Boulter reaches Ostrava final, then heads to Japan Open

The gist

British No. 1 Katie Boulter, ranked No. 120 and unseeded.
She next plays the Japan Open first round in Osaka after a season of few wins.

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 13, 2026Boulter lost in the first round of the Wuhan Open to Russian Diana Shnaider 6-3 6-1 in one hour and 30 minutes, losing her serve four times in the second set.
  2. Oct 17, 2026Great Britain crashed out of the Billie Jean King Cup to the USA; Boulter remained "motivated."
  3. Oct 18, 2026Unseeded and ranked No. 120, Boulter reached her fifth career tour-level final at the Ostrava Open with a straight-sets defeat of Katie Volynets.

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