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Tennis tournament
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 .[
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
Agnieszka Radwańska , winner of the 2011 singles
Singles
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
Doubles
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]
See also
References
External links
Former Tournament categories
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Tournaments by year Active tournaments Defunct tournaments Other