Toyota Princess Cup

Toyota Princess Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	Women's Tennis Association
Founded	1997
Abolished	2002
Editions	6
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Category	Tier II
Surface	Hard / outdoor

The Toyota Princess Cup was a WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament held annually from 1997-2002. It was played in Tokyo, Japan and was categorized as a Tier II event.

Competitors played their matches on outdoor hardcourts. Monica Seles and Serena Williams each won the event twice, with Seles collecting a further two titles in the doubles event. Ai Sugiyama was the only winner from Japan, with her two triumphs coming in the doubles in 1997 and 2000.

Prize money

These were the total prize funds for each tournament.

Year	Prize money
1997–98	$450,000
1999	$520,000
2000	$535,000
2001	$565,000
2002	$585,000

Results

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1997	Monica Seles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 3–6, 7–6
1998	Monica Seles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1999	Lindsay Davenport	Monica Seles	7–5, 7–6
2000	Serena Williams	Julie Halard-Decugis	7–5, 6–1
2001	Jelena Dokić	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 6–2
2002	Serena Williams	Kim Clijsters	2–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1997	Monica Seles Ai Sugiyama	Julie Halard-Decugis Chanda Rubin	6–1, 6–0
1998	Anna Kournikova Monica Seles	Mary Joe Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 6–4
1999	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	Amanda Coetzer Jelena Dokić	6–7, 6–4, 6–2
2000	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	Nana Miyagi Paola Suárez	6–0, 6–2
2001	Cara Black Liezel Huber	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	6–1, 6–3
2002	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Svetlana Kuznetsova	Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch	6–2, 6–4

References

• WTA Tour website