Recent form
The Tokyo tournament is confirmed from October 26 to November 1, 2026, on outdoor hard courts, as a WTA 500 event with 28 players. However, Tagger–Linette's inclusion in this draw, the round, and the time are not confirmed.
Tagger defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-3 on October 19 and then Tereza Valentova 7-5, 6-3 on October 21 in Osaka, before losing to Ann Li 4-6, 6-3, 6-7(0) on October 23. Linette lost to Kateřina Siniaková 4-6, 1-6 in Osaka, then defeated Anastasia Zakharova 7-6(6), 6-4 in Guangzhou on October 27.
These runs relate to separate tournaments and do not allow their level for this match to be compared directly.


