Kangaroo Cup

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Kangaroo Cup
Tennisball current event.svg 2019 Kangaroo Cup
ITF Women's Tour
Event nameKangaroo Cup International Ladies Open Tennis
Location Gifu, Japan
VenueNagaragawa Tennis Plaza, Gifu Memorial Center
CategoryITF Women's Circuit
Surface Hard
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$80,000

The Kangaroo Cup is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a $80,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and has been held in Gifu, Japan, since 1997.

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Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2020
Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zarina Diyas Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liang En-shuo 6–0, 6–2
2018 Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara Flag of Japan.svg Moyuka Uchijima 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2017 Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin 6–2, 6–3
2016 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
2015 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Saisai Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
2014 Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Bychkova 6–1, 6–2
2013 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg An-Sophie Mestach Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang 1–6, 6–3, 6–0
2012 Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm Flag of Thailand.svg Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
2011 Flag of Japan.svg Sachie Ishizu Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith 6–1, 6–3
2010 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Shengnan 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2009 Flag of Japan.svg Aiko Nakamura Flag of Japan.svg Tomoko Yonemura 6–1, 6–4
2008 Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
2007 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita 6–3, 6–1
2006 Flag of Japan.svg Erika Takao Flag of Japan.svg Aiko Nakamura 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
2005 Flag of Japan.svg Saori Obata Flag of Japan.svg Shiho Hisamatsu 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
2004 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Ana Ivanovic Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-ra 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
2003 Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe Flag of Japan.svg Saori Obata 6–4, 6–1
2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryanne Stewart 6–2, 6–3
2000 Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe 7–5, 6–4
1999 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Shi-ting Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hee 6–7, 7–5, 6–2
1998 Flag of Japan.svg Misumi Miyauchi Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hee 6–3, 6–4
1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-ra 7–5, 7–5

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2023 Flag of South Korea.svg Han Na-lae
Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Su-jeong
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Ya-hsuan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Fang-hsien
7–63, 2–6, [10–8]
2022
Tournament not held
2021
Tournament not held
2020
Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Duan Yingying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Omae
Flag of Thailand.svg Peangtarn Plipuech
6–3, 4–6, [10–4]
2018 Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Naito
Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Lykina
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith
7–5, 6–4
2017 Flag of Japan.svg Eri Hozumi
Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katy Dunne
Flag of Israel.svg Julia Glushko
6–4, 6–2
2016 Flag of Japan.svg Eri Hozumi
Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata
Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Okuno
6–1, 6–2
2015 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yafan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg An-Sophie Mestach
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith
6–2, 6–3
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarmila Gajdošová
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arina Rodionova
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Shu-ying
6–3, 6–3
2013 Flag of Thailand.svg Luksika Kumkhum
Flag of Japan.svg Erika Sema
Flag of Japan.svg Nao Hibino
Flag of Japan.svg Riko Sawayanagi
6–4, 6–3
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Saisai
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Wen-hsin
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
2011 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Thailand.svg Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Flag of Japan.svg Erika Sema
6–2, 6–3
2010 Flag of Japan.svg Erika Sema
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoko Yonemura
Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Lykina
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sophie Ferguson
Flag of Japan.svg Aiko Nakamura
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi
Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara
6–2, 6–1
2008 Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm
Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Thijssen
6–1, 6–7(8–10), [10–7]
2007 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Flag of Japan.svg Kumiko Iijima
Flag of Japan.svg Seiko Okamoto
6–1, 3–6, 6–0
2006 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–5
2005 Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara
Flag of Japan.svg Saori Obata
Flag of Japan.svg Ryōko Fuda
Flag of Japan.svg Seiko Okamoto
6–1, 6–2
2004 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-ra
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of Indonesia.svg Wynne Prakusya
7–6(7–4), 6–2
2003 Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara
Flag of Japan.svg Saori Obata
Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
1–6, 7–5, 6–3
2002 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evie Dominikovic
Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara
6–2, 6–2
2001 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-ha
Flag of Indonesia.svg Wynne Prakusya
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
1–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2000 Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida
Flag of South Africa.svg Surina De Beer
Flag of South Africa.svg Esmé de Villiers
6–3, 6–1
1999 Flag of South Korea.svg Chae Kyung-yee
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong
Flag of Japan.svg Shiho Hisamatsu
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1998 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hee
7–6, 6–4
1997 Flag of Japan.svg Saori Obata
Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Shibata
Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg Yasuko Nishimata
6–3, 7–5

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