Japan Women's Open

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Japan Women's Open Tennis
Tournament information
Founded2009
Editions11 (2019)
Location Osaka (2009–2014, 2023-)
Tokyo (2015–2017)
Hiroshima (2018–2019)
Japan
Venue Utsubo Tennis Center (2009-2014, 2023-)
Ariake Tennis Forest Park (2015-2017)
Regional Park Tennis Stadium (2018-2019)
SurfaceHard / outdoors
Website jta-tennis.or.jp
Current champions (2023)
Singles Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Krueger
Doubles Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
WTA Tour
Category International
(2009-2019)
WTA 250
(2023–current)
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize money US$259,303 (2023)

The Japan Women's Open Tennis is a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. The event is affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour. As successor to the Japan Open (where men and women played simultaneously, up to 2008) the event was held in women-only form for the first time in 2009, and was the second tournament of the season held in Japan: the Pan Pacific Open, a Premier 5 tournament, was held two weeks before. In 2015, the event was moved from Osaka to Tokyo and in 2018 to Hiroshima, before returning to Osaka in 2023 after a three year hiatus.

Contents

Past finals

Singles

LocationYearChampionRunner-upScore
Osaka 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Krueger Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2022no competition (due to financial crisis)
2021no competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) [1] [2]
2020
Hiroshima 2019 Flag of Japan.svg Nao Hibino Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi 6–3, 6–2
2018 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Anisimova 6–2, 6–2
Tokyo 2017 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zarina Diyas Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato 6–2, 7–5
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2015 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Osaka 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (3) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zarina Diyas 7–6(9–7), 6–3
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (2) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
2011 Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 6–3, 6–1
2010 Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm 7–5, 6–7(7–4), 6–1
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone 7–5, 6–1

Doubles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Osaka 2023 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
Flag placeholder.svg Anna Kalinskaya
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva
7–6(7–3), 6–3
2022no competition (due to financial crisis)
2021no competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) [1] [2]
2020
Hiroshima 2019 Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi
Flag of Japan.svg Nao Hibino
Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
2018 Flag of Japan.svg Eri Hozumi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai (2)
Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato
Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya
6–2, 6–4
Tokyo 2017 Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama (3)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhaoxuan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders
6–0, 2–6, [10–5]
2016 Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama (2)
Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Smith
6–3, 6–3
2015 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi
Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara
6–1, 6–2
Osaka 2014 Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena
Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria
6–1, 6–2
2013 Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
6–4, 6–3
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson
6–1, 6–4
2011 Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova
7–5, 3–6, [11–9]
2010 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh
Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara
6–0, 6–3
2009 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
6–2, 6–4

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