This article documents a current Japan Women's Open. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (October 2024) |
The 2024 Japan Women's Open (also known as the Kinoshita Group Japan Open for sponsorship purposes) is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the thirteenth edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA 250 tournaments of the 2024 WTA Tour. It is held at the Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka, Japan, from 14 to 20 October 2024.[1]
| 2024 Japan Women's Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14–20 October |
| Edition | 13th |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Osaka, Japan |
| Venue | Utsubo Tennis Center |
| 2023 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Ashlyn Krueger | |
| Doubles | |
 Anna-Lena Friedsam /  Nadiia Kichenok | |
Champions
editSingles
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vs.
Doubles
editSingles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 POL |
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 CAN |
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 BEL
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Elise Mertens | 30 | 3 |
 CZE
|
Marie Bouzková | 42 | 4 |
 ARM
|
Elina Avanesyan | 47 | 5 |
 BUL
|
Viktoriya Tomova | 48 | 6 |
 FRA
|
Diane Parry | 50 | 7 |
 ITA
|
Elisabetta Cocciaretto | 54 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 7 October 2024
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit
Bianca Andreescu → replaced by 
Greet Minnen[a]
Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Ashlyn Krueger
Clara Burel → replaced by 
Harriet Dart- Leylah Fernandez → replaced by Jessika Ponchet
Magdalena Fręch → replaced by 
Eva Lys- Varvara Gracheva → replaced by
Lucia Bronzetti 
Lulu Sun → replaced by Erika Andreeva
Wang Xinyu → replaced by 
Cristina Bucșa
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski |  NZL
|
Erin Routliffe | 5 | 1 |
| USA
|
Sofia Kenin | USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 47 | 2 |
 JPN
|
Ena Shibahara | GER
|
Laura Siegemund | 49 | 3 |
 ESP
|
Cristina Bucșa |  ROU
|
Monica Niculescu | 61 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 7 October 2024
Other entrants
editThe following teams received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Ashlyn Krueger / Asia Muhammad → replaced by
Aleksandra Krunić / 
Viktoriya Tomova
References
edit- ^ "Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ Withdrew from the entry list (using protected ranking) and received wildcard.