Siniakova and Krueger set for top-50 return after Tokyo run
Katerina Siniakova and Ashlyn Krueger will both return to the WTA top 50 after the Tokyo final, which the Czech won 6-1, 6-0 to collect 249 points and climb from 86th to 49th, with the American moving to 44th in a final that lasted one hour and eight minutes.
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Katerina Siniakova e Ashlyn Krueger vão voltar ao top 50 do ranking da WTA depois de chegarem à final do WTA 250 de Tóquio.
As duas passaram sem cabeça de chave, eliminando adversárias mais bem ranqueadas. O caminho de Siniakova incluiu vitórias sobre Peyton Stearns, cabeça de chave 2, e Katie Boulter, cabeça 8, até a 11ª final de simples dela no WTA Tour. Krueger, por sua vez, eliminou Janice Tjen (cabeça 6), Talia Gibson (cabeça 4) e a cabeça 1 Ann Li.
Krueger, campeã do torneio em 2023, havia precisado de mais de duas horas e três sets para passar por Li, e nunca se acertou na final. Siniakova venceu por 6-1 e 6-0 em apenas uma hora e oito minutos, chegando ao sexto título de simples no WTA Tour.
A tcheca quebrou no primeiro, no quinto e no sétimo games do primeiro set, e depois emendou 10 games seguidos, com mais quebras no terceiro, no quarto e no sexto games do segundo set.
Para Siniakova, isso encerra uma espera de três anos por um título de simples; o último havia sido no Jiangxi Open. O Japan Open que ela venceu em 2023 segue como o único título de elite de Krueger.
Siniakova pode ter só seis títulos de simples, mas é uma das grandes jogadoras de duplas da sua geração, com 39 troféus de duplas femininas, sete deles conquistados em 2026. Ela também completou dois Career Grand Slams: três Australian Opens, quatro Roland Garros, três Wimbledons e dois US Opens.
As duas foram recompensadas no ranking. Siniakova, que já foi 27ª, começou a semana em 86ª; os 249 pontos que somou a levaram 37 posições acima, a 49ª no Live WTA Rankings. Krueger, ex-número 29 do mundo, começou em 55ª e somou 163 pontos, um salto de 11 posições para 44ª.
Os ganhos de Siniakova em 2026 estavam em US$ 3.293.819 antes do Japan Open, a maior parte vinda das duplas depois dos títulos de duplas femininas no Aberto da França e no US Open, e o total de carreira era de US$ 18.238.169. A vitória em Tóquio acrescenta US$ 37.390. Krueger, que havia ganhado US$ 1.351.128 neste ano, recebe US$ 22.125 como vice-campeã.
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