Sara Sorribes Tormo to Face Maddison Inglis in WTA Kinoshita Group Japan Open Qualifying Round

Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain will compete against Australia’s Maddison Inglis in the qualifying first round of the Kinoshita Group Japan Open on October 17, 2026. Sorribes Tormo has a head-to-head record of 0-1 against Inglis since 2022.

Sorribes Tormo, in her last five matches, has recorded three wins and two losses. Most recently, she participated in the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open where she was defeated by Daria Kasatkina in the qualifying final on October 11, 2026, with a score of 6-2, 1-6, 2-6. Prior to that, she won against Talia Gibson on October 10, 2026, (7-5, 6-0) but experienced a loss to Aliona Falei in the quarter-finals of the Jingshan Tennis Open on October 2, 2026.

Inglis has also experienced mixed results in her recent matches, winning three and losing two in her last five encounters. At the China Open on October 2, 2026, she lost to Sara Bejlek (3-6, 5-7) in the second round following a victory over Zeynep Sonmez in the first round (6-4, 6-4). She reached the qualifying final at the China Open on September 29, 2026, beating Darya Astakhova (6-2, 7-5) and Xinxin Yao in the first round of qualifying (6-1, 7-5) on September 28, 2026.