WTA Roundup: Misaki Doi’s Career Ends in Tokyo

Misaki Doi of Japan hits a return against Petra Martic of Croatia during their women's singles match on day two of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Sept.26, 2023. (Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images)

No. 4 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece defeated Misaki Doi 6–3, 6–1 in the final match of the Japanese player’s career on Thursday at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

Sakkari struck 25 winners and did not face a break point in the 65-minute victory, advancing to the quarterfinals to face No. 5 seed Caroline Garcia of France. Doi, 32, ends a pro career that began in 2006 and featured one singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour.

Maria Sakkari of Greece gestures at the net after a point against Misaki Doi of Japan during their women's singles match on day four of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2023. (Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images)

Garcia defeated Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina 6-4, 6-3 and No. 6 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia eliminated Greece’s Despina Papamichail 6-4, 6–4 in their second-round matches. Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova outlasted the Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova 6–4, 4–6, 6–0.

Ningbo Open

Russian teenager Diana Shnaider knocked out No. 2 seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to reach the semifinals in Ningbo, China.

Shnaider, 19, saved seven of 10 break points during the 2-hour match and moves on to face another Czech, Linda Fruhvirtova, a 6–0, 6–3 quarterfinal winner against No. 8 seed Lucia Bronzetti of Italy.

Top seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia moved into the final four with a 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 win against Vera Zvonareva of Russia. Jabeur will meet unseeded Nadia Podoroska of Argentina, who breezed to a 6–1, 6–1 win over the Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova.