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]

Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament
WTA Tour
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Editions39 (2024)
LocationTokyo (1973–2018; 2022–present)
Osaka (2019)
Japan
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (1984–2007)
Ariake Coliseum (2008–17, 2022–present)
Arena Tachikawa Tachihi (2018)
Utsubo Tennis Center (2019)
CategoryTier II (1990-1992)
Tier I (1993-2008)
Premier 5 (2005-2013)
Premier (2014-2019)
WTA 500 (2022-present)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor (1984–2007)
Hard / outdoor (2008–17, 2019–)
Hard / indoor (2018)
Draw28M / 24Q / 16D
Prize money$922,573 (2024)
Websitetoray-ppo.co.jp
Current champions (2024)
SinglesChina Zheng Qinwen
DoublesJapan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Eri Hozumi

History

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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.[citation needed] 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

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Agnieszka Radwańska, winner of the 2011 singles

Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1973   Billie Jean King   Nancy Richey Gunter 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
1974   Kazuko Sawamatsu   Wendy Overton 6–4, 7–5
1975   Margaret Court   Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–7, 6–1, 7–6
1976   Betty Stöve   Margaret Court 1–6, 6–4, 6–3
1977   Virginia Wade   Martina Navratilova 7–5, 5–7, 6–4
1978   Virginia Wade (2)   Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–6
1979   Billie Jean King (2)   Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–4, 7–5
1980   Billie Jean King (3)   Terry Holladay 7–5, 6–4
1981   Ann Kiyomura   Bettina Bunge 6–4, 7–5
1982   Bettina Bunge   Barbara Potter 7–6, 6–2
1983   Lisa Bonder   Andrea Jaeger 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1984   Manuela Maleeva   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1985   Manuela Maleeva (2)   Bonnie Gadusek 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–5
1986   Steffi Graf   Manuela Maleeva 6–4, 6–2
1987   Gabriela Sabatini   Manuela Maleeva 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
1988   Pam Shriver   Helena Suková 7–5 6–1
1989   Martina Navratilova   Lori McNeil 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
1990   Steffi Graf (2)   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–2
1991   Gabriela Sabatini (2)   Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1992   Gabriela Sabatini (3)   Martina Navratilova 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
1993   Martina Navratilova (2)   Larisa Savchenko-Neiland 6–2, 6–2
1994   Steffi Graf (3)   Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4
1995   Kimiko Date   Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 6–2
1996   Iva Majoli   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–1
1997   Martina Hingis   Steffi Graf w/o
1998   Lindsay Davenport   Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–3
1999   Martina Hingis (2)   Amanda Coetzer 6–2, 6–1
2000   Martina Hingis (3)   Sandrine Testud 6–3, 7–5
2001   Lindsay Davenport (2)   Martina Hingis 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
2002   Martina Hingis (4)   Monica Seles 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3
2003   Lindsay Davenport (3)   Monica Seles 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–2
2004   Lindsay Davenport (4)   Magdalena Maleeva 6–4, 6–1
2005   Maria Sharapova   Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
2006   Elena Dementieva   Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–0
2007   Martina Hingis (5)   Ana Ivanovic 6–4, 6–2
2008   Dinara Safina   Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–3
↓  Premier 5 tournament  ↓
2009   Maria Sharapova (2)   Jelena Janković 5–2 ret.
2010   Caroline Wozniacki   Elena Dementieva 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
2011   Agnieszka Radwańska   Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2
2012   Nadia Petrova   Agnieszka Radwańska 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
2013   Petra Kvitová   Angelique Kerber 6–2, 0–6, 6–3
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2014   Ana Ivanovic   Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2015   Agnieszka Radwańska (2)   Belinda Bencic 6–2, 6–2
2016   Caroline Wozniacki (2)   Naomi Osaka 7–5, 6–3
2017   Caroline Wozniacki (3)   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–0, 7–5
2018   Karolína Plíšková   Naomi Osaka 6–4, 6–4
2019   Naomi Osaka   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–3
2020-2021 No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
↓  WTA 500  ↓
2022   Liudmila Samsonova   Zheng Qinwen 7–5, 7–5
2023   Veronika Kudermetova   Jessica Pegula 7–5, 6–1
2024   Zheng Qinwen   Sofia Kenin 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
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 Sugiyama

6–4, 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
  María José Martínez Sánchez
  Daria Gavrilova
  Daria Kasatkina
6–3, 6–2
2018   Miyu Kato
  Makoto Ninomiya
  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
2020-2021 no 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]
2024   Shuko Aoyama
  Eri Hozumi
  Ena Shibahara
  Laura Siegemund
6–4, 7–6(7–3)

See also

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References

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