Naoko Sawamatsu is a former professional tennis player.
The 1994 WTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the year-ending WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
The 1994 Peters NSW Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia that was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 102nd edition of the tournament and was held from 10 January through 16 January 1994. Pete Sampras and Kimiko Date won the singles titles.
The 1997 Danamon Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Gelora Senayan Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia and was part of the Tier IV category of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the fifth and last edition of the tournament and was held from April 22 through April 27, 1997. Second-seeded Naoko Sawamatsu won the singles title.
The 1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix and of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 11 April through 17 April 1988. John McEnroe and Patty Fendick won the singles titles.
The 1994 IGA Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at The Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States that was part of Tier III of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 9th edition of the tournament was held from February 14 through February 20, 1994. Unseeded Meredith McGrath won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 1994 Volkswagen Cup was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1994 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 13 June until 18 June 1994. Unseeded Meredith McGrath won the singles title.
Naoko Kijimuta is a retired tennis player and winner of five professional doubles tournaments. She has been a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup.
The 1994 European Indoors was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Saalsporthalle Allmend in Zürich in Switzerland and was part of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 3 October through 9 October 1994. Fifth-seeded Magdalena Maleeva won the singles title, succeeding her retired sister Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, and earning $150,000 in first-prize money.
The 1994 International Damen Grand Prix Leipzig was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Messehalle 7 in Leipzig in Germany that was part of the Tier II category of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 September through 2 October 1994. Second-seeded Jana Novotná won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.
The 1991 Virginia Slims of California was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California in the United States and was part of the Tier II category of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament ran from November 4 through November 10, 1991. Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $70,000 first-prize money as well as 300 ranking points.
The 1993 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California in the United States and was part of the Tier II category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament ran from November 1 through November 7, 1993. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her fifth at the event after 1979, 1980, 1988 and 1991, and earned $75,000 first-prize money as well as 300 ranking points.
The 1993 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Strasbourg, France that was part of Tier III of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 17 May until 23 May 1993. Fifth-seeded Naoko Sawamatsu won the singles title and earned $25,000 first-prize money.
The 1992 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Ligue d'Alsace de Tenis in Strasbourg, France that was part of Tier IV of the 1992 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 18 May until 24 May 1992. Second-seeded Judith Wiesner won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 1994 Volvo Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Dusit Resort Hotel in Pattaya in Thailand that was part of Tier IV of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 11 April through 17 April 1994. First-seeded Sabine Appelmans won the singles title, her second at the event after 1992, and earned $18,000 first-prize money.
The 1993 Volvo Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Dusit Resort Hotel in Pattaya in Thailand that was part of Tier IV of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 12 April through 18 April 1993. Eighth-seeded Yayuk Basuki won the singles title, her second at the event after 1991, and earned $18,000 first-prize money.
The 1990 DHL Singapore Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Kallang Tennis Centre in Singapore and was part of the Tier IV category of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place from 23 April through 29 April 1990. Unseeded Naoko Sawamatsu won the singles title.
The 1987 Singapore Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Kallang, Singapore and was part of the Category 1 tier of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the Singapore Women's Open and was held from 27 April through 3 May 1987. Third-seeded Anne Minter won the singles title.
The 1993 Internationaux de Strasbourg doubles event was part of the 1993 Internationaux de Strasbourg women's tennis tournament which was part of Tier III of the 1993 WTA Tour and held from 17 May until 23 May 1993 in Strasbourg, France. Patty Fendick and Andrea Strnadová were the defending doubles champions, but none competed this year. Shaun Stafford and Andrea Temesvári won the title by defeating Jill Hetherington and Kathy Rinaldi 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 in the final.
Naoko Sawamatsu successfully defended her title by defeating Florencia Labat 7–5, 7–5 in the final.
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