Japan Women's Open

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Japan Women's Open Tennis
Tournament information
Founded2009
Editions11 (2019)
LocationOsaka (2009–2014, 2023-)
Tokyo (2015–2017)
Hiroshima (2018–2019)
Japan
VenueUtsubo Tennis Center (2009-2014, 2023-)
Ariake Tennis Forest Park (2015-2017)
Regional Park Tennis Stadium (2018-2019)
SurfaceHard / outdoors
Websitejta-tennis.or.jp
Current champions (2023)
SinglesUnited States Ashlyn Krueger
DoublesGermany Anna-Lena Friedsam
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
WTA Tour
CategoryInternational
(2009-2019)
WTA 250
(2023–current)
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$259,303 (2023)

The Japan Women's Open Tennis is a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. The event is affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour. As successor to the Japan Open (where men and women played simultaneously, up to 2008) the event was held in women-only form for the first time in 2009, and was the second tournament of the season held in Japan: the Pan Pacific Open, a Premier 5 tournament, was held two weeks before. In 2015, the event was moved from Osaka to Tokyo and in 2018 to Hiroshima, before returning to Osaka in 2023 after a three year hiatus.

Past finals[edit]

Singles[edit]

Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
Osaka 2023 United States Ashlyn Krueger China Zhu Lin 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2022 no competition (due to financial crisis)
2021 no competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[1][2]
2020
Hiroshima 2019 Japan Nao Hibino Japan Misaki Doi 6–3, 6–2
2018 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei United States Amanda Anisimova 6–2, 6–2
Tokyo 2017 Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas Japan Miyu Kato 6–2, 7–5
2016 United States Christina McHale Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2015 Belgium Yanina Wickmayer Poland Magda Linette 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Osaka 2014 Australia Samantha Stosur (3) Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas 7–6(9–7), 6–3
2013 Australia Samantha Stosur (2) Canada Eugenie Bouchard 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
2012 United Kingdom Heather Watson Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
2011 France Marion Bartoli Australia Samantha Stosur 6–3, 6–1
2010 Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm 7–5, 6–7(7–4), 6–1
2009 Australia Samantha Stosur Italy Francesca Schiavone 7–5, 6–1

Doubles[edit]

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Osaka 2023 Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
Anna Kalinskaya
Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
7–6(7–3), 6–3
2022 no competition (due to financial crisis)
2021 no competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[1][2]
2020
Hiroshima 2019 Japan Misaki Doi
Japan Nao Hibino
United States Christina McHale
Russia Valeria Savinykh
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
2018 Japan Eri Hozumi
China Zhang Shuai (2)
Japan Miyu Kato
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
6–2, 6–4
Tokyo 2017 Japan Shuko Aoyama (3)
China Yang Zhaoxuan
Australia Monique Adamczak
Australia Storm Sanders
6–0, 2–6, [10–5]
2016 Japan Shuko Aoyama (2)
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
United Kingdom Jocelyn Rae
United Kingdom Anna Smith
6–3, 6–3
2015 Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Japan Misaki Doi
Japan Kurumi Nara
6–1, 6–2
Osaka 2014 Japan Shuko Aoyama
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Germany Tatjana Maria
6–1, 6–2
2013 France Kristina Mladenovic
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Australia Samantha Stosur
China Zhang Shuai
6–4, 6–3
2012 United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
United Kingdom Heather Watson
6–1, 6–4
2011 Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
China Zhang Shuai
United States Vania King
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
7–5, 3–6, [11–9]
2010 Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
United States Lilia Osterloh
Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Rika Fujiwara
6–0, 6–3
2009 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
United States Lisa Raymond
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
United States Abigail Spears
6–2, 6–4

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "花キューピットオープン2020の開催中止について". Hana-cupid Japan Women’s Open(花キューピットオープン) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  2. ^ a b "花キューピットオープン2021の開催中止について". Hana-cupid Japan Women’s Open(花キューピットオープン) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-05-22.