Anna Kalinskaya vs Leylah Fernandez prediction, betting tips & odds, head-to-head, preview: Washington Open 2025

Both Anna Kalinskaya and Leylah Fernandez are one win away from winning their maiden title in 2025.

After 3 hours and 12 minutes, Leylah Fernandez managed to find a way to outlast Elena Rybakina in one of the greatest WTA matches this year. Incredible serving was on display, as both players managed to break just once each, and three consecutive tiebreaks decided the winner.

The Kazakh took the opening set and was serving for the match in the second. But the Canadian showed immense grit and mental resolve to pull things back and eventually carried the momentum home in the decider. This is Fernandez’s first WTA tour final in 2025, and seventh overall.

Match details

• Tournament: Washington Open 2025
• Round: Final
• Date: July 28
• Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., USA.
• Surface: Hard

Preview

Anna Kalinskaya has never won a title on WTA tour. She came agonisingly close in Berlin last year, where she had five championship points against Jessica Pegula but failed to convert them. Her gutsy victory over Emma Raducanu though provides her with another chance to claim the crown, which has evaded her for a while, as she attempts to reclaim her position on the rankings chart.

The Russian has been Washinton Open 2025’s best player by a distance having not dropped a solitary set so far. However, the nerves of the final can induce mistakes and Kalinskaya will have to produce her best tennis to defeat Fernandez.

The Canadian has already delivered two major upsets, eliminating top seed Jessica Pegula and third seed Elena Rybakina. She also holds a 1-0 head-to-head edge, having defeated Kalinskaya in their only prior encounter at the 2021 Guadalajara event in three sets.

Form

• Anna Kalinskaya: W-W-W-W-L
• Leylah Fernandez: W-W-W-W-L

Head-to-head record

• Matches: 1
• Anna Kalinskaya: 0
• Leylah Fernandez: 1

Stats

Anna Kalinskaya

• Kalinskaya has a 14-14 win-loss record in the 2025 season
• Kalinskaya has won 65% of the matches played on hard courts
• Kalinskaya has not won a WTA singles title in the 2025 season so far

 Leylah Fernandez

• Fernandez has a 20-17 win-loss record in the 2025 season
• Fernandez has won 63% of matches played on hard courts
• Fernandez has not won a WTA title in the 2025 season so far

Anna Kalinskaya vs Leylah Fernandez: Betting tips and odds

• Moneyline: Fernandez -105, Kalinskaya -108
• Spread: Fernandez +1.5 (-150), Kalinskaya +0.5 (-135)
• Total Games: Over 21.5 (-118), Under 21.5 (-110)
• 1st Set Moneyline: Fernandez -110, Kalinskaya -110
• 1st Set Total Games: Over 8.5 (-295), Under 9.5 (-138)

Match prediction

After a modest season, one of these two players will finally get their hands on a trophy. The challenge for Fernandez would be the short and quick turnaround after her gruelling semi-final clash. The match lasted for 200 minutes and certainly took a toll on her body.

While Kalinskaya did not have it easy either, she spent lesser time on court, and would be fresher. The Russian will favor her chances should the battle go the distance, but the nerves of winning a maiden WTA title could create problems for her.

The two best players meet in the final: Kalinskaya has not dropped a set so far, while Fernandez has defeated two of the best players in the tournament. A deserving champion will be crowned, in what should be yet another instance of breath-taking WTA tennis action.

Result: Kalinskaya to win in three sets.

Where and how to watch live telecast and streaming of Anna Kalinskaya vs Leylah Fernandez final match at Washington Open 2025?

Indian viewers can watch the Washington Open 2025 final between Anna Kalinskaya and Leylah Fernandez on Discovery India. Sky Sports will broadcast the contest live in the United Kingdom. The Tennis Channel is the official broadcaster in the United States.

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