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Japan Womens Open Tennis 2018


2018 Japan Women’s Open Tennis Facts

DateSeptember 10 – 16
Edition10th
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceHard
LocationHiroshima, Japan
VenueRegional Park Tennis Stadium

Champions

  • Singles
    Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
  • Doubles
    Japan Eri Hozumi / China Zhang Shuai

Japan Women’s Open Tennis Facts

Founded2009
Editions10 (2018)
LocationOsaka, Japan (2009–2014)
Tokyo, Japan (2015–2017)
Hiroshima, Japan (2018–)
VenueRegional Park Tennis Stadium (2018-)
Ariake Tennis Forest Park(2015-2017)
Utsubo Tennis Center(2009-2014)
SurfaceHard / outdoors
Draw32M / 32Q / 16D
Prize money$250,000

 

Prize Money

Points

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321QQ2Q1
Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$2,925$1,005$730$530
Doubles2$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960N/AN/AN/AN/A

Schedule

2018 Japan Women’s Open starts from September 10 – 16, 2018, Regional Park Tennis Stadium

Players List

Singles

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
CHNZhang Shuai341
TPEHsieh Su-wei432
KAZYulia Putintseva503
CHNWang Qiang524
AUSAjla Tomljanović585
KAZZarina Diyas606
CHNZheng Saisai637
POLMagda Linette688

Wildcards

  • Misaki Doi
  • Nao Hibino
  • Miyu Kato

Protected ranking:

Mandy Minella

Qualifying draw:

  • Amanda Anisimova
  • Priscilla Hon
  • Arina Rodionova
  • Zhang Yuxuan

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

  • Ana Bogdan → replaced by Fiona Ferro
  • Jennifer Brady → replaced by Jana Fett
  • Aliaksandra Sasnovich → replaced by Duan Yingying
  • Stefanie Vögele → replaced by Magdalena Fręch

Retirements

Yulia Putintseva (lower back injury)

Doubles

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
JPNMiyu KatoJPNMakoto Ninomiya801
JPNEri HozumiCHNZhang Shuai942
JPNShuko AoyamaCHNDuan Yingying1213
 SUIViktorija GolubicSWEJohanna Larsson1234

Wildcards

  • Miharu Imanishi / Alicja Rosolska
  • Hiroko Kuwata / Chihiro Muramatsu

Withdrawals

During the tournament

  • Priscilla Hon (gastrointestinal illness)

Draws

Japan Women’s Open Tennis Results 2018

Past Champions

Singles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Hiroshima2018Hsieh Su-weiAmanda Anisimova6–2, 6–2
Tokyo2017Zarina DiyasMiyu Kato6–2, 7–5
2016Christina McHaleKateřina Siniaková3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2015Yanina WickmayerMagda Linette4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Osaka2014Samantha Stosur (3)Zarina Diyas7–6(9–7), 6–3
2013Samantha Stosur (2)Eugenie Bouchard3–6, 7–5, 6–2
2012Heather WatsonChang Kai-chen7–5, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
2011Marion BartoliSamantha Stosur6–3, 6–1
2010Tamarine TanasugarnKimiko Date-Krumm7–5, 6–7(7–4), 6–1
2009Samantha StosurFrancesca Schiavone7–5, 6–1

Doubles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Hiroshima2018Eri Hozumi
Zhang Shuai (2)
Miyu Kato
Makoto Ninomiya
6–2, 6–4
Tokyo2017Shuko Aoyama (3)
Yang Zhaoxuan
Monique Adamczak
Storm Sanders
6–0, 2–6, [10–5]
2016Shuko Aoyama (2)
Makoto Ninomiya
Jocelyn Rae
Anna Smith
6–3, 6–3
2015Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
Misaki Doi
Kurumi Nara
6–1, 6–2
Osaka2014Shuko Aoyama
Renata Voráčová
Lara Arruabarrena
Tatjana Maria
6–1, 6–2
2013Kristina Mladenovic
Flavia Pennetta
Samantha Stosur
Zhang Shuai
6–4, 6–3
2012Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Heather Watson
6–1, 6–4
2011Kimiko Date-Krumm
Zhang Shuai
Vania King
Yaroslava Shvedova
7–5, 3–6, [11–9]
2010Chang Kai-chen
Lilia Osterloh
Shuko Aoyama
Rika Fujiwara
6–0, 6–3
2009Chuang Chia-jung
Lisa Raymond
Chanelle Scheepers
Abigail Spears
6–2, 6–4
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