Japan Open (tennis)

The Japan Open (currently sponsored by Rakuten[2]) is a men's tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Koto, Tokyo. The historical precursor event, the All-Japan Championships was founded in 1915,[1] then later became the Japan International Championships.[1] In 2018, the venue switched to the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza as the Ariake Coliseum was renovated for the tennis events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] The championship includes men's singles and doubles competitions.

Rakuten Japan Open
Tournament information
Founded1915 (1915)[1]
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueAriake Coliseum
Musashino Forest Sports Plaza (2018)
SurfaceHard / outdoors (1914–1972, 1976–1977, 1982–2017, 2019–)
Clay / outdoors (1973–1975, 1978–1981)
Hard / indoors (2018)
Websiterakutenopen.com
Current champions (2023)
Men's singlesUnited States Ben Shelton
Men's doublesAustralia Rinky Hijikata
Australia Max Purcell
ATP Tour
CategoryATP 500 series /
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP Championship Series
(1990–present)
Grand Prix circuit
(1973–1989)
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$2,046,340 (2019)
WTA Tour
CategoryTier III
Draw32M / 32Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$175,000 (2008)

History

The All-Japan Championships was first established in 1915 as a men's only tournament.[1] In 1924, a women's event was added to the programme. The tournament has been mainly played in Tokyo throughout its long run but has also been staged in other cities such as Osaka in 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939. Following World War II, the event was also known as the Japan International Championships up to the late 1960s. From 1979 until 2008, the Japan Open was a joint tournament for both men and women. This is no longer the case in the aftermath of the Ariake Coliseum hosting another women's professional tournament, the Pan Pacific Open. On the women's side, the Japan Open was held until 2014 on the WTA Tour, and then it was downgraded to a $100,000+H ITF Women's Circuit event. In 2019, the women's event was discontinued. The men's event is part of the ATP Tour 500 series level of tournaments.

Prior to the reorganization of the men's event with the advent of ATP Tour, the Japan Open was known as the Tokyo Outdoor Grand Prix and was part of the Grand Prix tennis tour between 1973 and 1989.

Past finals

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1915United Kingdom G.A. RoperUnited Kingdom H.C.M. Horne6–1, 7–5, 9–11, 6–4.[1]
1937Germany Gottfried Von CrammJapan Jiro Yamagishi7–9, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[1]
1968Japan Koji WatanabeJapan Osamu Ishiguro6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4.[1]
1969Japan Isao KobayashiJapan Ichizo Konishi7–5, 8–6, 6–1.[1]
1970Australia Martin MulliganJapan Jun Kuki6–2, 6–3, 7–5.[4]
1971Japan Jun KamiwazumiJapan Toshiro Sakai6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2.[1]
1972[lower-alpha 1]Japan Toshiro SakaiJapan Jun Kuki6–3, 6–3
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1973Australia Ken RosewallAustralia John Newcombe6–1, 6–4
1974Australia John NewcombeAustralia Ken Rosewall3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1975Mexico Raúl RamírezSpain Manuel Orantes6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1976United States Roscoe TannerItaly Corrado Barazzutti6–3, 6–2
1977Spain Manuel OrantesAustralia Kim Warwick6–2, 6–1
1978Italy Adriano PanattaUnited States Pat DuPré6–3, 6–3
1979United States Terry MoorUnited States Pat DuPré3–6, 7–6, 6–2
1980Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlUnited States Eliot Teltscher3–6, 6–4, 6–0
1981Hungary Balázs TaróczyUnited States Eliot Teltscher6–3, 1–6, 7–6
1982United States Jimmy AriasFrance Dominique Bedel6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1983United States Eliot TeltscherEcuador Andrés Gómez7–5, 3–6, 6–1
1984United States David PateUnited States Terry Moor6–3, 7–5
1985United States Scott DavisUnited States Jimmy Arias6–1, 7–6
1986India Ramesh KrishnanSweden Johan Carlsson6–3, 6–1
1987Sweden Stefan EdbergUnited States David Pate7–6, 6–4
1988United States John McEnroeSweden Stefan Edberg6–2, 6–2
1989Sweden Stefan Edberg (2) Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl6–3, 2–6, 6–4
↓  ATP Tour 500[lower-alpha 2]  ↓
1990Sweden Stefan Edberg (3) United States Aaron Krickstein6–4, 7–5
1991Sweden Stefan Edberg (4) Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl6–1, 7–5, 6–0
1992United States Jim CourierNetherlands Richard Krajicek6–4, 6–4, 7–6
1993United States Pete SamprasUnited States Brad Gilbert6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1994United States Pete Sampras (2) United States Michael Chang6–4, 6–2
1995United States Jim Courier (2) United States Andre Agassi6–3, 6–4
1996United States Pete Sampras (3) United States Richey Reneberg6–4, 7–5
1997Netherlands Richard KrajicekFrance Lionel Roux6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1998Romania Andrei PavelZimbabwe Byron Black6–3, 6–4
1999Germany Nicolas KieferSouth Africa Wayne Ferreira7–6(7–5), 7–5
2000Netherlands Sjeng SchalkenEcuador Nicolás Lapentti6–4, 3–6, 6–1
2001Australia Lleyton HewittSwitzerland Michel Kratochvil6–4, 6–2
2002Denmark Kenneth CarlsenSweden Magnus Norman7–6(8–6), 6–3
2003Germany Rainer SchüttlerFrance Sébastien Grosjean7–6(7–5), 6–2
2004Czech Republic Jiří NovákUnited States Taylor Dent5–7, 6–1, 6–3
2005South Africa Wesley MoodieCroatia Mario Ančić1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
2006Switzerland Roger FedererUnited Kingdom Tim Henman6–3, 6–3
2007Spain David FerrerFrance Richard Gasquet6–1, 6–2
2008Czech Republic Tomáš BerdychArgentina Juan Martín del Potro6–1, 6–4
2009France Jo-Wilfried TsongaRussia Mikhail Youzhny6–3, 6–3
2010Spain Rafael NadalFrance Gaël Monfils6–1, 7–5
2011United Kingdom Andy MurraySpain Rafael Nadal3–6, 6–2, 6–0
2012Japan Kei NishikoriCanada Milos Raonic7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–0
2013Argentina Juan Martín del PotroCanada Milos Raonic7–6(7–5), 7–5
2014Japan Kei Nishikori (2) Canada Milos Raonic7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
2015Switzerland Stan WawrinkaFrance Benoît Paire6–2, 6–4
2016Australia Nick KyrgiosBelgium David Goffin4−6, 6−3, 7−5
2017Belgium David GoffinFrance Adrian Mannarino6−3, 7−5
2018Russia Daniil MedvedevJapan Kei Nishikori6–2, 6–4
2019Serbia Novak DjokovicAustralia John Millman6–3, 6–2
2020No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[5][6]
2021
2022United States Taylor FritzUnited States Frances Tiafoe7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
2023United States Ben Shelton Aslan Karatsev7–5, 6–1

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1970[7]Japan Kazuko SawamatsuUnited States Kathy Harter6–3, 7–5.
1971Japan Kimiyo HatanakaSouth Korea Duk-Hee Lee9–7, 4–6, 9–7
1972Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu (2) Czechoslovakia Alena Palmeová-West6–3, 6–0
1973Australia Evonne GoolagongWest Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff6–3, 6–4
1974Brazil Maria BuenoWest Germany Katja Ebbinghaus3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1975Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu (3)United States Ann Kiyomura6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1976Australia Wendy TurnbullBelgium Michèle Gurdal6–1, 6–1
1977not held
1978United States Ann KiyomuraJapan Sonoe Yonezawa6–4, 6–2
1979United States Betsy NagelsenJapan Naoko Sato6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1980Romania Mariana SimionescuAustralia Nerida Gregory6–4, 6–4
1981Hungary Marie PinterováUnited States Pam Casale2–6, 6–4, 6–1
1982Peru Laura GildemeisterPeru Pilar Vásquez3–6, 6–4, 6–0
1983Japan Etsuko InoueUnited States Shelley Solomon7–5, 6–2
1984Switzerland Lilian DrescherUnited States Shawn Foltz6–4, 6–2
1985Argentina Gabriela SabatiniUnited States Linda Gates6–3, 6–4
1986Canada Helen KelesiArgentina Bettina Fulco-Villella6–2, 6–2
1987Bulgaria Katerina MaleevaUnited States Barbara Gerken6–2, 6–3
1988United States Patty FendickUnited States Stephanie Rehe6–3, 7–5
1989Japan Kumiko OkamotoAustralia Elizabeth Smylie6–4, 6–2
1990Sweden Catarina LindqvistAustralia Elizabeth Smylie6–3, 6–2
1991United States Lori McNeilBelgium Sabine Appelmans2–6, 6–2, 6–1
1992Japan Kimiko DateBelgium Sabine Appelmans7–5, 3–6, 6–3
1993Japan Kimiko Date (2) Netherlands Stephanie Rottier6–1, 6–3
1994Japan Kimiko Date (3) United States Amy Frazier7–5, 6–0
1995United States Amy FrazierJapan Kimiko Date7–6, 7–5
1996Japan Kimiko Date (4) United States Amy Frazier7–5, 6–4
1997Japan Ai SugiyamaUnited States Amy Frazier4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1998Japan Ai Sugiyama (2) United States Corina Morariu6–3, 6–3
1999United States Amy Frazier (2) Japan Ai Sugiyama6–2, 6–2
2000France Julie Halard-DecugisUnited States Amy Frazier5–7, 7–5, 6–4
2001United States Monica SelesThailand Tamarine Tanasugarn6–3, 6–2
2002United States Jill CraybasCroatia Silvija Talaja2–6, 6–4, 6–4
2003Russia Maria SharapovaHungary Anikó Kapros2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
2004Russia Maria Sharapova (2) United States Mashona Washington6–0, 6–1
2005Czech Republic Nicole VaidišováFrance Tatiana Golovin7–6(7–4), 3–2 ret.
2006France Marion BartoliJapan Aiko Nakamura2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2007France Virginie RazzanoUnited States Venus Williams4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
2008Denmark Caroline WozniackiEstonia Kaia Kanepi6–2, 3–6, 6–1
2009see Japan Women's Open

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1973Australia Mal Anderson
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Allan Stone
7–5, 7–5
1974not completed due to weather
1975United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
7–6, 6–4
1976Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ken Rosewall
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
6–4, 6–4
1977Australia Geoff Masters
Australia Kim Warwick
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Chris Kachel
6–2, 7–6
1978Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
1979Australia Colin Dibley
United States Pat DuPré
Australia Rod Frawley
Paraguay Francisco González
3–6, 6–1, 6–1
1980Australia Ross Case
Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Terry Moor
United States Eliot Teltscher
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1981Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
United States Larry Stefanki
United States Robert Van't Hof
3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1982United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Ferdi Taygan
United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson
6–1, 3–6, 7–6
1983United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Steve Meister
United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1984United States David Dowlen
Nigeria Nduka Odizor
United States Mark Dickson
United States Steve Meister
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
1985United States Scott Davis
United States David Pate
United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Greg Holmes
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
1986United States Matt Anger
United States Ken Flach
United States Jimmy Arias
United States Greg Holmes
6–2, 6–3
1987United States Paul Annacone
United States Kevin Curren
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–4, 7–6
1988Australia John Fitzgerald
United States Johan Kriek
United States Steve Denton
United States David Pate
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1989United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
United States Kevin Curren
United States David Pate
7–6, 7–6
↓  ATP Tour 500[lower-alpha 2]  ↓
1990Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Wally Masur
United States Kent Kinnear
United States Brad Pearce
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1991Sweden Stefan Edberg
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1992United States Kelly Jones
United States Rick Leach
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
0–6, 7–5, 6–3
1993United States Ken Flach
United States Rick Leach
Canada Glenn Michibata
United States David Pate
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1994Sweden Henrik Holm
Sweden Anders Järryd
Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Patrick McEnroe
7–5, 6–1
1995The Bahamas Mark Knowles
United States Jonathan Stark
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
1996Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
United States Rick Leach
6–2, 6–3
1997Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
United States Justin Gimelstob
Australia Patrick Rafter
2–6, 6–2, 7–6
1998Canada Sébastien Lareau
Canada Daniel Nestor
France Olivier Delaître
Italy Stefano Pescosolido
6–3, 6–4
1999United States Jeff Tarango
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
United States Brian MacPhie
4–3, ret.
2000India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
2001United States Rick Leach
Australia David Macpherson
Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Nathan Healey
1–6, 7–6, 7–6
2002South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Chris Haggard
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Graydon Oliver
7–6, 6–4
2003United States Justin Gimelstob
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
United States Scott Humphries
The Bahamas Mark Merklein
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
2004United States Jared Palmer
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Petr Pála
5–1, ret.
2005Japan Satoshi Iwabuchi
Japan Takao Suzuki
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
5–4, 5–4
2006Australia Ashley Fisher
United States Tripp Phillips
United States Paul Goldstein
United States Jim Thomas
6–2, 7–5
2007Australia Jordan Kerr
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Canada Frank Dancevic
Australia Stephen Huss
6–4, 6–4
2008Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Germany Mischa Zverev
Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
6–3, 6–4
2009Austria Julian Knowle
Austria Jürgen Melzer
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
Australia Jordan Kerr
6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
2010United States Eric Butorac
Netherlands Antilles Jean-Julien Rojer
Italy Andreas Seppi
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
6–3, 6–2
2011United Kingdom Andy Murray
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Filip Polášek
6–1, 6–4
2012Austria Alexander Peya
Brazil Bruno Soares
India Leander Paes
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2013India Rohan Bopanna
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Australia John Peers
7–6(7–5), 6–4
2014France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Poland Michał Przysiężny
Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
2015South Africa Raven Klaasen
Brazil Marcelo Melo
Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–7]
2016Spain Marcel Granollers
Poland Marcin Matkowski
South Africa Raven Klaasen
United States Rajeev Ram
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2017Japan Ben McLachlan
Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Brazil Bruno Soares
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
2018Japan Ben McLachlan
Germany Jan-Lennard Struff
South Africa Raven Klaasen
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–4, 7–5
2019France Nicolas Mahut
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Franko Škugor
7–6(9–7), 6–4
2020no competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[5][6]
2021
2022United States Mackenzie McDonald
Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil Rafael Matos
Spain David Vega Hernández
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
2023Australia Rinky Hijikata
Australia Max Purcell
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–4, 6–1

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1979–
1989
not available
1990United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
United States Hu Na
Australia Michelle Jaggard
6–0, 3–6, 6–1
1991United States Amy Frazier
Japan Maya Kidowaki
Japan Yone Kamio
Japan Akiko Kijimuta
6–2, 6–4
1992United States Amy Frazier
Japan Rika Hiraki
Japan Kimiko Date
United States Stephanie Rehe
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–0
1993Japan Ei Iida
Japan Maya Kidowaki
China Li Fang
Japan Kyōko Nagatsuka
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1994Japan Mami Donoshiro
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Japan Nana Miyagi
6–4, 6–1
1995Japan Miho Saeki
Japan Yuka Yoshida
Japan Kyōko Nagatsuka
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
1996Japan Kimiko Date
Japan Ai Sugiyama
United States Amy Frazier
United States Kimberly Po
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
1997France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Japan Rika Hiraki
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
United States Corina Morariu
6–4, 6–2
1998Japan Naoko Kijimuta
Japan Nana Miyagi
United States Amy Frazier
Japan Rika Hiraki
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1999United States Corina Morariu
United States Kimberly Po
Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
6–3, 6–2
2000France Julie Halard-Decugis
United States Corina Morariu
Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 6–2
2001South Africa Liezel Huber
Australia Rachel McQuillan
Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
6–2, 6–0
2002Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Japan Nana Miyagi
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
2003Russia Maria Sharapova
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
United States Ansley Cargill
United States Ashley Harkleroad
7–6(7–1), 6–0
2004Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
United States Jennifer Hopkins
United States Mashona Washington
6–1, 6–4
2005Argentina Gisela Dulko
Russia Maria Kirilenko
Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2006United States Vania King
Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2
2007China Sun Tiantian
China Yan Zi
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
United States Vania King
1–6, 6–2, [10–6]
2008United States Jill Craybas
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Japan Ayumi Morita
Japan Aiko Nakamura
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
2009see Japan Women's Open

See also

Notes

  1. Tournament recognized as minor title by ATP.
  2. Known as Championship Series from 1990 till 1999 and International Series Gold from 2000 till 2008.

References

  1. "Tournaments: Japan International - Japan Open Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. 楽天が冠スポンサーに=テニス・ジャパンオープン Jiji Press 2009-05-14
  3. Gatto, Luigi (11 May 2018). "ATP 500 of Tokyo to switch venue". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971). "National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London, England: Queen Anne Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  5. "楽天ジャパンオープン2020の開催中止について". Rakuten Japan Open (in Japanese). 18 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  6. "楽天ジャパンオープン2021の開催中止について". Rakuten Japan Open (in Japanese). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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