Asian Open (tennis)

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Asian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameMizuno World Ladies Open (1992)
World Ladies Open (1993)
Asian Open (1994)
Tour WTA Tour
Founded1992
Abolished1994
Editions3
Surface Carpet / indoors

The Asian Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1992 to 1994. It was held at the Amagasaki Memorial Sports Centre in Osaka in Japan and was played on indoor carpet courts.

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Past finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1992 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková Flag of Peru.svg Laura Gildemeister 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
1993 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date 6–3, 6–2
1994 Flag of Switzerland.svg Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Majoli 6–1, 4–6, 7–5

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1992 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
1993 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva
Flag of Switzerland.svg Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
6–1, 6–3
1994 Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pam Shriver
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie
6–4, 6–7, 7–5

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