The
Japan Open (currently sponsored by
Rakuten) 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, then later became the
Japan International Championships. 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. The championship includes men's singles and doubles competitions.
History
The All-Japan Championships was first established in 1915 as a men's only tournament. 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
|
1915 |
G.A. Roper |
H.C.M. Horne |
6–1, 7–5, 9–11, 6–4.
|
1937 |
Gottfried Von Cramm |
Jiro Yamagishi |
7–9, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.
|
1968 |
Koji Watanabe |
Osamu Ishiguro |
6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4.
|
1969 |
Isao Kobayashi |
Ichizo Konishi |
7–5, 8–6, 6–1.
|
1970 |
Martin Mulligan |
Jun Kuki |
6–2, 6–3, 7–5.
|
1971 |
Jun Kamiwazumi |
Toshiro Sakai |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2.
|
1972 |
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 ↓
|
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
|
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, 6–3
|
2003 |
Rainer Schüttler |
Sébastien Grosjean |
7–6), 6–2
|
2004 |
Jiří Novák |
Taylor Dent |
5–7, 6–1, 6–3
|
2005 |
Wesley Moodie |
Mario Ančić |
1–6, 7–6, 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, 3–6, 6–0
|
2013 |
Juan Martín del Potro |
Milos Raonic |
7–6, 7–5
|
2014 |
Kei Nishikori (2) |
Milos Raonic |
7–6, 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)
|
2021
|
2022 |
Taylor Fritz |
Frances Tiafoe |
7–6, 7–6
|
2023 |
Ben Shelton |
Aslan Karatsev |
7–5, 6–1
|
Women's singles
Year
|
Champion
|
Runner-up
|
Score
|
1970 |
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
|
2004 |
Maria Sharapova (2) |
Mashona Washington |
6–0, 6–1
|
2005 |
Nicole Vaidišová |
Tatiana Golovin |
7–6, 3–2 ret.
|
2006 |
Marion Bartoli |
Aiko Nakamura |
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
|
2007 |
Virginie Razzano |
Venus Williams |
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
|
2008 |
Caroline Wozniacki |
Kaia Kanepi |
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
|
2009 |
see Japan Women's Open
|
Men's doubles
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 ↓
|
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
|
2013 |
Rohan Bopanna Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Jamie Murray John Peers |
7–6, 6–4
|
2014 |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Michał Przysiężny |
Ivan Dodig
Marcelo Melo |
6–3, 6–7, [10–5]
|
2015 |
Raven Klaasen
Marcelo Melo |
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah |
7–6, 3–6, [10–7]
|
2016 |
Marcel Granollers
Marcin Matkowski |
Raven Klaasen
Rajeev Ram |
6–2, 7–6
|
2017 |
Ben McLachlan
Yasutaka Uchiyama |
Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares |
6–4, 7–6
|
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, 6–4
|
2020 |
no competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
|
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
|
Women's doubles
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, 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, 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, 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
|
See also