Singapore Open: Top seed Kalinskaya stumbles, but finishes strongly to reach semi-finals

Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the top seed, moved into the last four of the Singapore Open by winning against Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 at the Kallang Tennis Hub on Friday night.

Kalinskaya, ranked No 18, will play American Ann Li next.

The Russian beat American Caroline Dolehide (6-4, 4-6, 6-2) and Swiss qualifier Simona Waltert (6-2, 7-6 (3)) in the previous rounds of the Singapore Open 2025.

Earlier in the tournament, Sawangkaew, ranked No 132, defeated Chinese qualifier Sijia Wei (6-4, 7-6 (2)) and Spaniard Cristina Bucsa (6-4, 6-4).

Singapore WTA 250, other last eight results (Kallang Tennis Hub, USD 275.094, most recent results first):

• Camila Osorio vs. Elise Mertens
• Jil Teichmann vs. Xinyu Wang
• Ann Li beat Kimberly Birrell (WC): 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4)