2024 Japan Women's Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2024 Japan Women's Open
2023 Champions Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
Events
Singles Doubles
  2023  · Japan Women's Open ·  2025  

Anna-Lena Friedsam and Nadiia Kichenok were the reigning champions, [1] but Friedsam did not participate this year. Kichenok partnered Miyu Kato, but lost in the first round to Nao Hibino and Makoto Ninomiya.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski / Flag of New Zealand.svg Erin Routliffe
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin / Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands (first round)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Ena Shibahara / Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Bucșa / Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Dabrowski
Flag of New Zealand.svg E Routliffe
66
Flag of Thailand.svg P Plipuech
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg C-y Tsao
4 3 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Dabrowski
Flag of New Zealand.svg E Routliffe
66
Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg E Hozumi
66 Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg E Hozumi
2 4
WC Flag of Japan.svg M Hontama
Flag of Japan.svg M Uchijima
3 4 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Dabrowski
Flag of New Zealand.svg E Routliffe
4 Flag of Spain.svg C Bucșa
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
66Flag placeholder.svg
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Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Dart
4 4 4 Flag of Spain.svg C Bucșa
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
Alt Flag of Serbia.svg A Krunić
Flag of Bulgaria.svg V Tomova
62 [11] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Bouzková
Flag of Colombia.svg C Osorio
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Bouzková
Flag of Colombia.svg C Osorio
3 6[13]Flag placeholder.svg
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Flag of the United States.svg S Santamaria
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Tang
3 77[10]Flag placeholder.svg
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Flag of Poland.svg K Piter
Flag of Hungary.svg F Stollár
664[8] Flag of the United States.svg S Santamaria
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Tang
63 [7]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg S Murray Sharan
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Silva
3 6[4] 3 Flag of Japan.svg E Shibahara
Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund
2 6[10]
3 Flag of Japan.svg E Shibahara
Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund
62 [10]3 Flag of Japan.svg E Shibahara
Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund
WC Flag of Japan.svg N Hibino
Flag of Japan.svg M Ninomiya
677 Flag of Italy.svg A Moratelli
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A Sisková
Flag of Japan.svg M Kato
Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
2 63WC Flag of Japan.svg N Hibino
Flag of Japan.svg M Ninomiya
3 65
Flag of Italy.svg A Moratelli
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A Sisková
66 Flag of Italy.svg A Moratelli
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A Sisková
677
2 Flag of the United States.svg S Kenin
Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands
1 2

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References

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