2024 Kangaroo Cup | |
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Date | 29 April–5 May 2024 |
Edition | 26th |
Category | ITF Women's World Tennis Tour |
Prize money | $100,000 |
Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
Location | Gifu, Japan |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Moyuka Uchijima | |
Doubles | |
Liang En-shuo / Tang Qianhui |
The 2024 Kangaroo Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the twenty-sixth edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2024 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Gifu, Japan, between 29 April and 5 May 2024. [1] [2]
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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AUS | Arina Rodionova | 104 | 1 |
USA | Emina Bektas | 108 | 2 |
JPN | Mai Hontama | 118 | 3 |
JPN | Moyuka Uchijima | 130 | 4 |
GBR | Lily Miyazaki | 140 | 5 |
NED | Arianne Hartono | 141 | 6 |
Valeria Savinykh | 157 | 7 | |
CAN | Rebecca Marino | 160 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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