Nichirei International Championships

The Nichirei International Championships is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated professional women's tennis tournament played from 1990 to 1996. It was held in Tokyo in Japan and was played on indoor carpet courts in 1990 and on outdoor hard courts from 1991 to 1996.

Nichirei International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameNichirei International Championships
TourWTA Tour
Founded1990
Abolished1996
Editions7
LocationTokyo, Japan
SurfaceCarpet (1990)
Hard (1991–96)

Monica Seles won the event a record three times, representing the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992, and the United States in 1996. Mary Joe Fernández garnered the most championships overall, with four of her five triumphs coming in the doubles competition.

The tournament was replaced by the Toyota Princess Cup.

Prize money

YearPrize Money
199092$350,000
1993$375,000
1994$400,000
1995$430,000
1996$450,000

Finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990United States Mary Joe FernándezUnited States Amy Frazier3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1991Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica SelesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández6–1, 6–1
1992Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica SelesArgentina Gabriela Sabatini6–2, 6–0
1993South Africa Amanda CoetzerJapan Kimiko Date6–3, 6–2
1994Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioUnited States Amy Frazier6–1, 6–2
1995France Mary PierceSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–3, 6–3
1996United States Monica SelesSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–1, 6–4
1997succeeded by Toyota Princess Cup

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990United States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Robin White
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Martina Navratilova
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1991United States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Pam Shriver
United States Carrie Cunningham
Peru Laura Gildemeister
6–3, 6–3
1992United States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Robin White
Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Japan Nana Miyagi
6–4, 6–4
1993United States Lisa Raymond
United States Chanda Rubin
South Africa Amanda Coetzer
United States Linda Wild
6–4, 6–1
1994France Julie Halard
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
United States Amy Frazier
Japan Rika Hiraki
6–1, 0–6, 6–1
1995United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Mary Joe Fernández
South Africa Amanda Coetzer
United States Linda Wild
6–3, 6–2
1996South Africa Amanda Coetzer
France Mary Pierce
South Korea Sung-Hee Park
Chinese Taipei Shi-Ting Wang
6–1, 7–6
1997succeeded by Toyota Princess Cup

References


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