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 2023 Takasaki Open 2 | |||||||||
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| Event name | Takasaki Open | ||||||||
| Founded | 2023 | ||||||||
| Location | Takasaki, Japan | ||||||||
| Venue | Shimizu Zenzo Memorial Tennis Courts | ||||||||
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
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The Takasaki Open, is a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourts. It is currently part of the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. The first edition is held in Takasaki, Japan in November 2023. [1]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 (2) |  Bai Zhuoxuan | Yuan Yue | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2023 | Yuan Yue |  Harriet Dart | 5–7, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 (2) |  Luksika Kumkhum Peangtarn Plipuech |  Liang En-shuo Wu Fang-hsien | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2023 | Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu |  Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–5] |
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