Overview
- Chinappa defeated Egypt's third seed Haya Ali 11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8 in Yokohama to secure her 11th PSA title.
- Currently ranked No. 117, she upset No. 2 seed Nardine Garas in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Rana Ismail in the semifinals.
- The Japan Open is a $15,000 PSA Challenger event staged in Yokohama, Japan.
- In a separate PSA Gold tournament, India’s Abhay Singh opened the Silicon Valley Open with a straight-games win over Karim El Hammamy.
- Singh fell in the round of 16 in Redwood City, losing to fifth seed Victor Crouin in three games.