Overview
- Fifth seed Bencic defeated sixth seed Linda Noskova 6-2, 6-3 in about 1 hour 21 minutes, hitting six aces and breaking serve three times.
- Bencic reached the final after spending roughly 5 hours 23 minutes on court in back-to-back three-set wins, while Noskova advanced with a quarterfinal retirement and a semifinal walkover after Elena Rybakina withdrew with a back issue.
- The WTA 500 tournament was depleted by nine pre-event withdrawals, including top-10 players Jasmine Paolini and Jessica Pegula.
- The Tokyo title is Bencic’s second of 2025 after Abu Dhabi and adds to her strong connection with the venue where she won Olympic gold in 2021.
- Ranking projections have Bencic rising to about No. 11 and Noskova to a career-high near No. 13, with prize money of approximately $164,000 for the champion and $101,000 for the runner-up.