Belinda Bencic’s Tokyo success story gained a new chapter this weekend. The Swiss star, already an Olympic champion on these very courts, added the Toray Pan Pacific Open crown to her collection with a commanding 6–2 6–3 victory over Czech Linda Noskova. Ten years after losing the Tokyo tournament final to Agnieszka Radwanska, Bencic walked away with her tenth career title in the Japanese city.
The Ariake Colosseum has already been the scene of Bencic’s greatest triumphs. It was here, during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, that she won gold in singles and silver in doubles, etching her name into Swiss sporting history.