Pan Pacific Open Explained

Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament
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Editions:36 (2019)
City:Tokyo (1973–2018; 2022–present)
Osaka (2019)
Country:Japan
Venue:Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (1984–2007)
Ariake Coliseum (2008–17, 2022–present)
Arena Tachikawa Tachihi (2018)
Utsubo Tennis Center (2019)
Tier:Tier II (1990-1992)
Tier I (1993-2008)
Premier 5 (2005-2013)
Premier (2014-2019)
WTA 500 (2022-present)
Surface:Carpet / indoor (1984–2007)
Hard / outdoor (2008–17, 2019–)
Hard / indoor (2018)
Draw:28M / 24Q / 16D
Prize Money:$780,637 (2022)
Website:toray-ppo.co.jp
Singles: Veronika Kudermetova
Doubles: Ulrikke Eikeri
Ingrid Neel

The Pan Pacific Open, currently sponsored by Toray Industries, is a women's outdoor hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Tokyo, Japan.[1] It is a WTA 500-level tournament.[2]

History

The tournament was first held in 1973 as the Toray Sillook Championships. In 1976, the name was changed to the Sillook Open in Tokyo.[3] In 1982 it was renamed the TV Championships and in 1983, it changed yet again to the Queens Grand Prix. Its current name, the Pan Pacific Open, was designated in 1984 and had traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. In 2008, the event moved to outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum.[4]

It was classified as a Tier I tournament from 1993 through 2008. Then, it became a Premier 5 tournament in 2009 until it was downgraded to a Premier event from the 2014 edition onwards, with the Wuhan Open in Wuhan, China acting as its replacement in the Premier category. Martina Hingis holds the record for most singles titles with five.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1973 Billie Jean King Nancy Richey Gunter7–6, 5–7, 6–3
1974 Wendy Overton6–4, 7–5
1975 Evonne Goolagong Cawley6–7, 6–1, 7–6
19761–6, 6–4, 6–3
19777–5, 5–7, 6–4
1978 Virginia Wade (2) 6–4, 7–6
1979 Billie Jean King (2) Evonne Goolagong Cawley6–4, 7–5
1980 Billie Jean King (3) 7–5, 6–4
19816–4, 7–5
19827–6, 6–2
19836–2, 5–7, 6–1
19843–6, 6–4, 6–4
1985 Manuela Maleeva (2) 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–5
19866–4, 6–2
19876–4, 7–6(8–6)
19887–5 6–1
19896–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
1990 Steffi Graf (2) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–1, 6–2
1991 Gabriela Sabatini (2) Martina Navratilova2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1992 Gabriela Sabatini (3) Martina Navratilova6–2, 4–6, 6–2
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
1993 Martina Navratilova (2) 6–2, 6–2
1994 Steffi Graf (3) Martina Navratilova6–2, 6–4
1995 Kimiko Date Lindsay Davenport6–1, 6–2
1996 Iva Majoli Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–4, 6–1
1997 Martina Hingis Steffi Grafw/o
1998 Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis6–3, 6–3
1999 Martina Hingis (2) Amanda Coetzer6–2, 6–1
2000 Martina Hingis (3) Sandrine Testud6–3, 7–5
2001 Lindsay Davenport (2) Martina Hingis6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
2002 Martina Hingis (4) Monica Seles7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3
2003 Lindsay Davenport (3) Monica Seles6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–2
2004 Lindsay Davenport (4) 6–4, 6–1
2005 Maria Sharapova Lindsay Davenport6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
2006 Elena Dementieva6–2, 6–0
2007 Martina Hingis (5) Ana Ivanovic6–4, 6–2
2008 Dinara Safina Svetlana Kuznetsova6–1, 6–3
↓  Premier 5 tournament  ↓
2009 Maria Sharapova (2) Jelena Janković5–2 ret.
2010 Caroline Wozniacki Elena Dementieva1–6, 6–2, 6–3
2011 Agnieszka Radwańska Vera Zvonareva6–3, 6–2
2012 Nadia Petrova Agnieszka Radwańska6–0, 1–6, 6–3
2013 Petra Kvitová Angelique Kerber6–2, 0–6, 6–3
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2014 Ana Ivanovic Caroline Wozniacki6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2015 (2) Belinda Bencic6–2, 6–2
2016 (2) Naomi Osaka7–5, 6–3
2017 (3) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–0, 7–5
2018 Naomi Osaka6–4, 6–4
2019 Naomi Osaka Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–2, 6–3
2020-2021No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
↓  WTA 500  ↓
2022 Liudmila Samsonova Zheng Qinwen7–5, 7–5
2023 Veronika Kudermetova Jessica Pegula7–5, 6–1

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1984 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
Elizabeth Sayers-Smylie
Catherine Tanvier
6–4, 6–4
1985 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (2)

Helena Suková (2)

Marcella Mesker
Elizabeth Sayers-Smylie
6–0, 6–4
1986 Bettina Bunge
Steffi Graf
Katerina Maleeva
Manuela Maleeva
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
1987 Anne White Robin White Katerina Maleeva
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
6–1, 6–2
1988 Pam Shriver
Helena Suková (3)
Gigi Fernández
Robin White
4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
1989 Katrina Adams
Zina Garrison
Mary Joe Fernández
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
1990 Gigi Fernández
Elizabeth Sayers-Smylie
Jo-Anne Faull
Rachel McQuillan
6–2, 6–2
1991 Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Sayers-Smylie (2)
Mary Joe Fernández
Robin White
4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1992 Arantxa Sánchez
Helena Suková (4)
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
7–5, 6–1
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
1993 Martina Navratilova
Helena Suková (5)
Lori McNeil
Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–3
1994 Elizabeth Sayers-Smylie (3)
Pam Shriver
Manon Bollegraf
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
1995 Gigi Fernández (2)
Natasha Zvereva
Lindsay Davenport
Rennae Stubbs
6–0, 6–3
1996 Gigi Fernández (3) Natasha Zvereva (2) Mariaan de Swardt
Irina Spîrlea
7–6(9–7), 6–3
1997 Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva (3)
Gigi Fernández
Martina Hingis
6–4, 6–3
1998 Martina Hingis
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 6–4
1999 Lindsay Davenport (2)
Natasha Zvereva (4)
Martina Hingis
Jana Novotná
6–2, 6–3
2000 Martina Hingis (2)
Mary Pierce
Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–1
2001 Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
Anna Kournikova
Iroda Tulyaganova
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
2002 Lisa Raymond (2)
Rennae Stubbs (2)
Els Callens
Roberta Vinci
6–1, 6–1
2003 Elena Bovina
Rennae Stubbs (3)
Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond
6–3, 6–4
2004 Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs (4)
Elena Likhovtseva
Magdalena Maleeva
6–0, 6–1
2005 Janette Husárová
Elena Likhovtseva
Lindsay Davenport
Corina Morariu
6–4, 6–3
2006 Lisa Raymond (3)
Samantha Stosur
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 6–1
2007 Lisa Raymond (4)
Samantha Stosur (2)
Vania King
Rennae Stubbs
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5
2008 Vania King
Nadia Petrova
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
6–1, 6–4
↓  Premier 5 tournament  ↓
2009 Alisa Kleybanova
Francesca Schiavone
Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama6–4, 6–2
2010 Iveta Benešová
Barbora Strýcová
Shahar Pe'er
Peng Shuai
6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
2011 Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond (5)
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
7–6(7–4), 0–6, [10–6]
2012 Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
6–1, 6–4
2013 Cara Black (2)
Sania Mirza
Chan Hao-Ching
Liezel Huber
4–6, 6–0, [11–9]
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2014 Cara Black (3)
Sania Mirza (2)
Garbiñe Muguruza
Carla Suárez Navarro
6–2, 7–5
2015 Garbiñe Muguruza
Carla Suárez Navarro
Chan Hao-ching
Latisha Chan
7–5, 6–1
2016 Sania Mirza (3)
Barbora Strýcová (2)
Liang Chen
Yang Zhaoxuan
6–1, 6–1
2017 Andreja Klepač
Daria Gavrilova
Daria Kasatkina
6–3, 6–2
2018 Miyu Kato
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 6–4
2019 Chan Hao-ching
Latisha Chan
Hsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Yu-chieh
7–5, 7–5
2020-2021no competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
↓  WTA 500  ↓
2022 Gabriela Dabrowski
Giuliana Olmos
Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Ellen Perez
6–4, 6–4
2023 Ulrikke Eikeri
Ingrid Neel
Eri Hozumi
Makoto Ninomiya
3–6, 7–5, [10–5]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ronald . Issy . 2022-09-22 . Naomi Osaka pulls out of Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo due to illness on Thursday . 2023-05-24 . CNN . en.
  2. Web site: Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Join us 2022 – WTA Official . 2023-05-24 . Women's Tennis Association . en.
  3. Web site: Koobit . 2023-05-24 . www.koobit.com.
  4. News: Tokyo's Pan Pacific Open moved to September . Reuters . April 12, 2007.