Men's professional tennis tournament
Tennis tournament
The Japan Open (currently sponsored by Kinoshita Group ) 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 .[ 2] The championship includes men's singles and doubles competitions.
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.
Year Champion Runner-up Score 1915 G.A. Roper H.C.M. Horne 6–1, 7–5, 9–11, 6–4.[ 1] 1937 Gottfried Von Cramm Jiro Yamagishi 7–9, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[ 1] 1968 Koji Watanabe Osamu Ishiguro 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4.[ 1] 1969 Isao Kobayashi Ichizo Konishi 7–5, 8–6, 6–1.[ 1] 1970 Martin Mulligan Jun Kuki 6–2, 6–3, 7–5.[ 3] 1971 Jun Kamiwazumi Toshiro Sakai 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2.[ 1] 1972[ a] Toshiro Sakai Jun Kuki 6–3, 6–3 ↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓ 1973 Ken Rosewall John Newcombe 6–1, 6–4 1974 John Newcombe Ken Rosewall 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 1975 Raúl Ramírez Manuel Orantes 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 1976 Roscoe Tanner Corrado Barazzutti 6–3, 6–2 1977 Manuel Orantes Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–1 1978 Adriano Panatta Pat DuPré 6–3, 6–3 1979 Terry Moor Pat DuPré 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 1980 Ivan Lendl Eliot Teltscher 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 1981 Balázs Taróczy Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 1–6, 7–6 1982 Jimmy Arias Dominique Bedel 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 1983 Eliot Teltscher Andrés Gómez 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 1984 David Pate Terry Moor 6–3, 7–5 1985 Scott Davis Jimmy Arias 6–1, 7–6 1986 Ramesh Krishnan Johan Carlsson 6–3, 6–1 1987 Stefan Edberg David Pate 7–6, 6–4 1988 John McEnroe Stefan Edberg 6–2, 6–2 1989 Stefan Edberg (2) Ivan Lendl 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 ↓ ATP Tour 500 [ b] ↓ 1990 Stefan Edberg (3) Aaron Krickstein 6–4, 7–5 1991 Stefan Edberg (4) Ivan Lendl 6–1, 7–5, 6–0 1992 Jim Courier Richard Krajicek 6–4, 6–4, 7–6 1993 Pete Sampras Brad Gilbert 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 1994 Pete Sampras (2) Michael Chang 6–4, 6–2 1995 Jim Courier (2) Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–4 1996 Pete Sampras (3) Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–5 1997 Richard Krajicek Lionel Roux 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 1998 Andrei Pavel Byron Black 6–3, 6–4 1999 Nicolas Kiefer Wayne Ferreira 7–6(7–5) , 7–5 2000 Sjeng Schalken Nicolás Lapentti 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 2001 Lleyton Hewitt Michel Kratochvil 6–4, 6–2 2002 Kenneth Carlsen Magnus Norman 7–6(8–6) , 6–3 2003 Rainer Schüttler Sébastien Grosjean 7–6(7–5 ), 6–2 2004 Jiří Novák Taylor Dent 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 2005 Wesley Moodie Mario Ančić 1–6, 7–6(9–7) , 6–4 2006 Roger Federer Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3 2007 David Ferrer Richard Gasquet 6–1, 6–2 2008 Tomáš Berdych Juan Martín del Potro 6–1, 6–4 2009 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Mikhail Youzhny 6–3, 6–3 2010 Rafael Nadal Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–5 2011 Andy Murray Rafael Nadal 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 2012 Kei Nishikori Milos Raonic 7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 6–0 2013 Juan Martín del Potro Milos Raonic 7–6(7–5) , 7–5 2014 Kei Nishikori (2) Milos Raonic 7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 6–4 2015 Stan Wawrinka Benoît Paire 6–2, 6–4 2016 Nick Kyrgios David Goffin 4−6, 6−3, 7−5 2017 David Goffin Adrian Mannarino 6−3, 7−5 2018 Daniil Medvedev Kei Nishikori 6–2, 6–4 2019 Novak Djokovic John Millman 6–3, 6–2 2020 No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic )[ 4] [ 5] 2021 2022 Taylor Fritz Frances Tiafoe 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–2) 2023 Ben Shelton Aslan Karatsev 7–5, 6–1
Year Champion Runner-up Score 1970[ 6] Kazuko Sawamatsu Kathy Harter 6–3, 7–5. 1971 Kimiyo Hatanaka Duk-Hee Lee 9–7, 4–6, 9–7 1972 Kazuko Sawamatsu (2) Alena Palmeová-West 6–3, 6–0 1973 Evonne Goolagong Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–3, 6–4 1974 Maria Bueno Katja Ebbinghaus 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 1975 Kazuko Sawamatsu (3) Ann Kiyomura 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 1976 Wendy Turnbull Michèle Gurdal 6–1, 6–1 1977 not held 1978 Ann Kiyomura Sonoe Yonezawa 6–4, 6–2 1979 Betsy Nagelsen Naoko Sato 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 1980 Mariana Simionescu Nerida Gregory 6–4, 6–4 1981 Marie Pinterová Pam Casale 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 1982 Laura Gildemeister Pilar Vásquez 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 1983 Etsuko Inoue Shelley Solomon 7–5, 6–2 1984 Lilian Drescher Shawn Foltz 6–4, 6–2 1985 Gabriela Sabatini Linda Gates 6–3, 6–4 1986 Helen Kelesi Bettina Fulco-Villella 6–2, 6–2 1987 Katerina Maleeva Barbara Gerken 6–2, 6–3 1988 Patty Fendick Stephanie Rehe 6–3, 7–5 1989 Kumiko Okamoto Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–2 1990 Catarina Lindqvist Elizabeth Smylie 6–3, 6–2 1991 Lori McNeil Sabine Appelmans 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 1992 Kimiko Date Sabine Appelmans 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 1993 Kimiko Date (2) Stephanie Rottier 6–1, 6–3 1994 Kimiko Date (3) Amy Frazier 7–5, 6–0 1995 Amy Frazier Kimiko Date 7–6, 7–5 1996 Kimiko Date (4) Amy Frazier 7–5, 6–4 1997 Ai Sugiyama Amy Frazier 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 1998 Ai Sugiyama (2) Corina Morariu 6–3, 6–3 1999 Amy Frazier (2) Ai Sugiyama 6–2, 6–2 2000 Julie Halard-Decugis Amy Frazier 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 2001 Monica Seles Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–3, 6–2 2002 Jill Craybas Silvija Talaja 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 2003 Maria Sharapova Anikó Kapros 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) 2004 Maria Sharapova (2) Mashona Washington 6–0, 6–1 2005 Nicole Vaidišová Tatiana Golovin 7–6(7–4) , 3–2 ret. 2006 Marion Bartoli Aiko Nakamura 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 2007 Virginie Razzano Venus Williams 4–6, 7–6(9–7) , 6–4 2008 Caroline Wozniacki Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 2009 see Japan Women's Open
Year Champions Runners-up Score ↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓ 1973 Mal Anderson Ken Rosewall Colin Dibley Allan Stone 7–5, 7–5 1974 not completed due to weather 1975 Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–4 1976 Bob Carmichael Ken Rosewall Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie 6–4, 6–4 1977 Geoff Masters Kim Warwick Colin Dibley Chris Kachel 6–2, 7–6 1978 Ross Case Geoff Masters Željko Franulović Buster Mottram 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 1979 Colin Dibley Pat DuPré Rod Frawley Francisco González 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 1980 Ross Case Jaime Fillol Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 1981 Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 1982 Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 1983 Sammy Giammalva Jr. Steve Meister Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 1984 David Dowlen Nduka Odizor Mark Dickson Steve Meister 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 1985 Scott Davis David Pate Sammy Giammalva Jr. Greg Holmes 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 1986 Matt Anger Ken Flach Jimmy Arias Greg Holmes 6–2, 6–3 1987 Paul Annacone Kevin Curren Andrés Gómez Anders Järryd 6–4, 7–6 1988 John Fitzgerald Johan Kriek Steve Denton David Pate 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 1989 Ken Flach Robert Seguso Kevin Curren David Pate 7–6, 7–6 ↓ ATP Tour 500 [ b] ↓ 1990 Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur Kent Kinnear Brad Pearce 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 1991 Stefan Edberg Todd Woodbridge John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 1992 Kelly Jones Rick Leach John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 1993 Ken Flach Rick Leach Glenn Michibata David Pate 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 1994 Henrik Holm Anders Järryd Sébastien Lareau Patrick McEnroe 7–5, 6–1 1995 Mark Knowles Jonathan Stark John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 1996 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Mark Knowles Rick Leach 6–2, 6–3 1997 Martin Damm Daniel Vacek Justin Gimelstob Patrick Rafter 2–6, 6–2, 7–6 1998 Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor Olivier Delaître Stefano Pescosolido 6–3, 6–4 1999 Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek Wayne Black Brian MacPhie 4–3, ret. 2000 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes Michael Hill Jeff Tarango 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 2001 Rick Leach David Macpherson Paul Hanley Nathan Healey 1–6, 7–6, 7–6 2002 Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard Jan-Michael Gambill Graydon Oliver 7–6, 6–4 2003 Justin Gimelstob Nicolas Kiefer Scott Humphries Mark Merklein 6–7, 6–3, 7–6 2004 Jared Palmer Pavel Vízner Jiří Novák Petr Pála 5–1, ret. 2005 Satoshi Iwabuchi Takao Suzuki Simon Aspelin Todd Perry 5–4, 5–4 2006 Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas 6–2, 7–5 2007 Jordan Kerr Robert Lindstedt Frank Dancevic Stephen Huss 6–4, 6–4 2008 Mikhail Youzhny Mischa Zverev Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes 6–3, 6–4 2009 Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr 6–2, 5–7, [10–8] 2010 Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer Andreas Seppi Dmitry Tursunov 6–3, 6–2 2011 Andy Murray Jamie Murray František Čermák Filip Polášek 6–1, 6–4 2012 Alexander Peya Bruno Soares Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 7–6(7–5) 2013 Rohan Bopanna Édouard Roger-Vasselin Jamie Murray John Peers 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 2014 Pierre-Hugues Herbert Michał Przysiężny Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo 6–3, 6–7(3–7) , [10–5] 2015 Raven Klaasen Marcelo Melo Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah 7–6(7–5) , 3–6, [10–7] 2016 Marcel Granollers Marcin Matkowski Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram 6–2, 7–6(7–4) 2017 Ben McLachlan Yasutaka Uchiyama Jamie Murray Bruno Soares 6–4, 7–6(7–1) 2018 Ben McLachlan Jan-Lennard Struff Raven Klaasen Michael Venus 6–4, 7–5 2019 Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin Nikola Mektić Franko Škugor 7–6(9–7) , 6–4 2020 no competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic )[ 4] [ 5] 2021 2022 Mackenzie McDonald Marcelo Melo Rafael Matos David Vega Hernández 6–4, 3–6, [10–4] 2023 Rinky Hijikata Max Purcell Jamie Murray Michael Venus 6–4, 6–1
Year Champions Runners-up Score 1979– 1989 not available 1990 Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Hu Na Michelle Jaggard 6–0, 3–6, 6–1 1991 Amy Frazier Maya Kidowaki Yone Kamio Akiko Kijimuta 6–2, 6–4 1992 Amy Frazier Rika Hiraki Kimiko Date Stephanie Rehe 5–7, 7–6(7–5) , 6–0 1993 Ei Iida Maya Kidowaki Li Fang Kyōko Nagatsuka 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 1994 Mami Donoshiro Ai Sugiyama Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi 6–4, 6–1 1995 Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida Kyōko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 1996 Kimiko Date Ai Sugiyama Amy Frazier Kimberly Po 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 1997 Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Rika Hiraki Kerry-Anne Guse Corina Morariu 6–4, 6–2 1998 Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi Amy Frazier Rika Hiraki 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 1999 Corina Morariu Kimberly Po Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse 6–3, 6–2 2000 Julie Halard-Decugis Corina Morariu Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 6–2 2001 Liezel Huber Rachel McQuillan Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya 6–2, 6–0 2002 Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 2003 Maria Sharapova Tamarine Tanasugarn Ansley Cargill Ashley Harkleroad 7–6(7–1) , 6–0 2004 Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik Jennifer Hopkins Mashona Washington 6–1, 6–4 2005 Gisela Dulko Maria Kirilenko Shinobu Asagoe María Vento-Kabchi 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 2006 Vania King Jelena Kostanić Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung 7–6(7–2) , 5–7, 6–2 2007 Sun Tiantian Yan Zi Chuang Chia-jung Vania King 1–6, 6–2, [10–6] 2008 Jill Craybas Marina Erakovic Ayumi Morita Aiko Nakamura 4–6, 7–5, [10–6] 2009 see Japan Women's Open
^ Tournament recognized as minor title by ATP. ^ a b Known as Championship Series from 1990 till 1999 and International Series Gold from 2000 till 2008. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tournaments: Japan International - Japan Open Championships" . The Tennis Base . Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023 . ^ Gatto, Luigi (11 May 2018). "ATP 500 of Tokyo to switch venue" . Tennis World USA. Retrieved 28 September 2018 . ^ 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 . ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022 . ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022 . ^ 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 .
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