Canada’s Leylah Fernandez clinched her first Japan Open title with a three-set victory over Czech teenager Tereza Valentova. The win marks Fernandez’s fifth career title and second of 2025, lifting her to No. 22 in the WTA Live Rankings.

Osaka: Leylah Fernandez won her first Japan Open title on Sunday. The No. 4 seed defeated 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova, who was making her WTA final debut, 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in 2 hours and 11 minutes.

The victory marked Fernandez’s fifth career title and her second of 2025. All five of her career titles have been won on hard courts.

Her run in Osaka, which included five consecutive wins, was only the second time since her victory in Washington, D.C., in July that she won back-to-back matches.

With the win, Fernandez climbed five spots to No. 2

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