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Japan Open (tennis)

The Japan Open (currently sponsored by Rakuten[2]) is a men's tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Koto, Tokyo. The historical precursor event, the All-Japan Championships was founded in 1915,[1] then later became the Japan International Championships.[1] In 2018, the venue switched to the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza as the Ariake Coliseum was renovated for the tennis events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] The championship includes men's singles and doubles competitions.

History

The All-Japan Championships was first established in 1915 as a men's only tournament.[1] In 1924, a women's event was added to the programme. The tournament has been mainly played in Tokyo throughout its long run but has also been staged in other cities such as Osaka in 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939. Following World War II, the event was also known as the Japan International Championships up to the late 1960s. From 1979 until 2008, the Japan Open was a joint tournament for both men and women. This is no longer the case in the aftermath of the Ariake Coliseum hosting another women's professional tournament, the Pan Pacific Open. On the women's side, the Japan Open was held until 2014 on the WTA Tour, and then it was downgraded to a $100,000+H ITF Women's Circuit event. In 2019, the women's event was discontinued. The men's event is part of the ATP Tour 500 series level of tournaments.

Prior to the reorganization of the men's event with the advent of ATP Tour, the Japan Open was known as the Tokyo Outdoor Grand Prix and was part of the Grand Prix tennis tour between 1973 and 1989.

Past finals

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Tournament recognized as minor title by ATP.
  2. ^ a b Known as Championship Series from 1990 till 1999 and International Series Gold from 2000 till 2008.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tournaments: Japan International - Japan Open Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ 楽天が冠スポンサーに＝テニス・ジャパンオープン Jiji Press 2009-05-14
  3. ^ Gatto, Luigi (11 May 2018). "ATP 500 of Tokyo to switch venue". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971). "National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London, England: Queen Anne Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  5. ^ a b "楽天ジャパンオープン2020の開催中止について". Rakuten Japan Open (in Japanese). 18 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "楽天ジャパンオープン2021の開催中止について". Rakuten Japan Open (in Japanese). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. ^ Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971). "National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London, England: Queen Anne Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.

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