In the second all-Japanese WTA final in the Open Era, Nao Hibino defeated Misaki Doi to win the 2019 Hiroshima title - the first Japanese winner on home soil since Ai Sugiyama won Tokyo 1998 (Japan Women's Open)

Local heroines: Hibino becomes latest WTA home champion

Nao Hibino won the second all-Japanese WTA final in the Open Era at Hiroshima 2019, defeating Misaki Doi to collect her second career title (Japan Women's Open)

From Sawamatsu and Date to Osaka and Hibino: Japan's WTA champions in pictures

After a two-year gap, Clijsters returned to the tour in 2009. In just her third event back, she won her second US Open title as an unranked wildcard, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the final. Jada joined her mom on court to celebrate. (Getty)

Comeback Kim: Clijsters's celebrated career in photos

Kim Clijsters has played Venus Williams on 13 occasions, boasting a 7-6 winning record against the American. (Getty)

Active Rivalries: WTA players with the most matches against Kim Clijsters

Misaki Doi stared down the barrel of three consecutive match points in her Hiroshima first round as Junri Namigata held a 6-4, 5-4, 40-0 lead - but Doi bounced back to take the all-Japanese derby 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 (Japan Women's Open)

Great escapes: Doi, Riske save match points en route to wins in Asia

A wildcard into Zhengzhou qualifying ranked World No.650, 19-year-old Wang Meiling upset Liang En-Shuo en route to navigating through to her first WTA main draw on home soil (Zhengzhou Open)

Welcome to the Tour: Wang Meiling, Danilina qualify for WTA debuts

Sara Errani, Wang Yafan, Zhang Shuai, Peng Shuai and Samantha Stosur all participated in a Chinese writing activity with local children at the Jiangxi Open player party.

A night out in Nanchang: 2019 Jiangxi Open players' party

Kristie Ahn was the week’s big winner in terms of ranking as she had an astonishing 49-place gain to move to WTA World No.93 off the back of a fourth-round performance at the US Open. (Getty)

Ranking Rockets: Andreescu, Townsend and Ahn leap up the standings

Bianca Andreescu posed for the cameras on Sunday (Getty)

Beaming Bianca: Andreescu's US Open champion trophy shoot in New York

Bianca Andreescu announced herself in January when, as a qualifier ranked World No.152, she ousted Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of Auckland en route to her maiden final (Getty)

Bianca's power of eight: Andreescu's perfect Top 10 record

Samantha Stosur won the first tournament, beating Francesca Schiavone 7-5, 6-1 in Osaka in 2009 (Getty)

Jubilant in Japan: A decade of champions

Bianca Andreescu, your 2019 US Open champion! (Getty Images)

Story of the final: Bianca Andreescu crowned at US Open after Serena victory