2026 WTA Japan Open Daily Schedule, Order of Play and Results
The 2026 WTA Japan Open brings women’s professional tennis to Japan, with singles and doubles matches taking place throughout the week. The tournament gives players another important opportunity to earn ranking points during the Asian swing, while fans can follow a mix of established names, rising players and local Japanese talent.
This page provides the complete 2026 WTA Japan Open daily schedule, order of play and results, covering the tournament from the opening rounds through to the singles and doubles finals. Each daily section includes court assignments, match order, start times, player names, seeds and updated scores once matches are completed.
All primary match times are listed in Japan Standard Time (JST), with additional conversions for US Eastern Time, British Time, Central European Time and Australian Eastern Daylight Time. The page will be updated throughout the tournament so you can easily follow the latest WTA Japan Open 2026 schedule, order of play, scores and results in one place.
Main Draw Day 1 • Singles R32 & Doubles R16
Monday, October 19
Main draw begins:
The WTA Japan Open gets underway with women’s singles
Round of 32 matches and women’s doubles Round of 16 action
across Center Court, Court 1 and Court 2.
| Start Time JST |
Event / Round | Player / Team 1 | Player / Team 2 | US Eastern EDT |
UK BST |
Central Europe CEST |
Australia East AEDT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Court | |||||||
| 11:30 AM |
Women’s Singles R32 |
✓ V. Golubic SUI 6-3, 6-1 | M. Hontama JPN | 10:30 PM Oct 18 | 3:30 AM | 4:30 AM | 1:30 PM |
| Followed By |
Women’s Doubles R16 |
✓ Kobori / Shimizu JPN / JPN 6-4, 6-3 | Kichenok / Ninomiya UKR / JPN | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| After Suitable Rest |
Women’s Doubles R16 |
✓ Lee / Wu TPE / TPE 6-3, 6-3 | Hontama / Uchijima JPN / JPN | After Suitable Rest | After Suitable Rest | After Suitable Rest | After Suitable Rest |
| Followed By |
Women’s Singles R32 |
K. Boulter (8) GBR 6-3, 3-1 Susp. | H. Sakatsume JPN | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| Court 1 | |||||||
| 11:30 AM |
Women’s Singles R32 |
✓ L. Tagger AUT 6-3, 6-3 | L. Samsonova (5) RUS | 10:30 PM Oct 18 | 3:30 AM | 4:30 AM | 1:30 PM |
| Followed By |
Women’s Singles R32 |
C. McNally USA RETIRED | ✓ S. Kraus AUT 6-4, 3-1 | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| Followed By |
Women’s Singles R32 |
✓ A. Krueger USA 6-4, 6-4 | J. Tjen (6) INA | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| Court 2 | |||||||
| 11:30 AM |
Women’s Singles R32 |
✓ L. Tararudee THA 7-5, 6-3 | K. Quevedo ESP | 10:30 PM Oct 18 | 3:30 AM | 4:30 AM | 1:30 PM |
| Followed By |
Women’s Singles R32 |
✓ T. Gibson (4) AUS 7-5, 7-6(6) | H. Dart GBR | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| Followed By |
Women’s Doubles R16 |
✓ I. Neel / G. Olmos (3) EST / MEX 6-7(4), 6-3, [11-9] | Cho / Cho TPE / TPE | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
Schedule note:
The opening schedule features women’s singles Round of 32
matches alongside women’s doubles Round of 16 action.
Mai Hontama is scheduled for both singles and doubles, with
her doubles match listed after suitable rest.
Time zone note:
Match times are listed first in Japan Standard Time
(JST, UTC+9). Japan is 13 hours ahead of US Eastern Daylight
Time (EDT), 8 hours ahead of British Summer Time (BST)
and 7 hours ahead of Central European Summer Time (CEST).
Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) is two hours
ahead of Japan. “Followed By” means the match starts after
the previous match on the same court has finished, while
“After Suitable Rest” means the player must receive the
required rest period before returning to court.
Main Draw Day 2 • Singles R32 & Doubles R16
Tuesday, October 20
Day 2 in Japan:
Women’s singles Round of 32 action continues across three courts,
alongside women’s doubles Round of 16 matches. Katie Boulter and
Haruka Sakatsume are also scheduled to resume their suspended match.
| Start Time JST |
Event / Round | Player / Team 1 | Player / Team 2 | US Eastern EDT |
UK BST |
Central Europe CEST |
Australia East AEDT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Court | |||||||
| 11:30 AM |
Women’s Singles R32 |
A. Li (1) USA | E. Jones AUS | 10:30 PM Oct 19 | 3:30 AM | 4:30 AM | 1:30 PM |
|
Suspended To Resume |
Women’s Singles R32 Suspended |
K. Boulter (8) GBR Leads 6-3, 3-1 | H. Sakatsume JPN | To Resume | To Resume | To Resume | To Resume |
| Followed By |
Women’s Singles R32 |
M. Uchijima JPN | E. Shibahara JPN | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| Followed By |
Women’s Singles R32 |
K. Siniakova CZE | P. Stearns (2) USA | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| Followed By |
Women’s Doubles R16 |
Hunter / Tjen (1) AUS / INA | Martins / Sorribes Tormo BRA / ESP | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
|
Followed By Possible Court Change NB 4:30 PM |
Women’s Doubles R16 |
Hozumi / Klepac JPN / SLO | Chan / Kato (2) TPE / JPN |
Followed By Court Change NB 3:30 AM |
Followed By Court Change NB 8:30 AM |
Followed By Court Change NB 9:30 AM |
Followed By Court Change NB 6:30 PM |
| Court 1 | |||||||
| 11:30 AM |
Women’s Singles R32 |
C. Liu USA | M. Linette POL | 10:30 PM Oct 19 | 3:30 AM | 4:30 AM | 1:30 PM |
| Followed By |
Women’s Singles R32 |
P. Badosa ESP | A. Ruzic CRO | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| Followed By |
Women’s Singles R32 |
K. Day USA | K. Birrell (3) AUS | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| Followed By |
Women’s Doubles R16 |
Guarachi / Muhammad CHI / USA | Maleckova / Skoch CZE / CZE | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| Court 2 | |||||||
| 11:30 AM |
Women’s Singles R32 |
T. Valentova CZE | S. Zhang CHN | 10:30 PM Oct 19 | 3:30 AM | 4:30 AM | 1:30 PM |
| Followed By |
Women’s Singles R32 |
O. Oliynykova (7) UKR | M. Stoiana USA | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| Followed By |
Women’s Singles R32 |
M. Joint AUS | Z. Sonmez TUR | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
| Followed By |
Women’s Doubles R16 |
Liu / Quevedo USA / ESP | Dart / Watson GBR / GBR | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By | Followed By |
|
Followed By Possible Court Change NB 4:00 PM |
Women’s Doubles R16 |
Fossa Huergo / Plipuech ARG / THA | Haverlag / Tagger NED / AUT |
Followed By Court Change NB 3:00 AM |
Followed By Court Change NB 8:00 AM |
Followed By Court Change NB 9:00 AM |
Followed By Court Change NB 6:00 PM |
Schedule note:
Katie Boulter and Haruka Sakatsume are due to resume their
suspended Round of 32 match, with Boulter leading 6-3, 3-1.
The exact restart time is not specified in the supplied order
of play.
Court-change note:
Hozumi/Klepac vs Chan/Kato may be moved to another court,
but any court change is not before 4:30 PM JST.
Fossa Huergo/Plipuech vs Haverlag/Tagger also carries a
possible court-change provision, not before 4:00 PM JST.
Time zone note:
Match times are listed first in Japan Standard Time
(JST, UTC+9). Japan is 13 hours ahead of US Eastern Daylight
Time (EDT), 8 hours ahead of British Summer Time (BST),
and 7 hours ahead of Central European Summer Time (CEST).
Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) is 2 hours ahead
of Japan. “Followed By” means the match starts after the
previous match on the same court has finished.
