This article is about the men's
ATP 500 tennis tournament. For the women's
WTA 500 tennis tournament also held in Tokyo, see
Pan Pacific Open. For the women's
WTA 250 tennis tournament also held in Japan, see
Japan Women's Open.
The Japan Open (currently sponsored by
Rakuten[2]) is a men's
tennistournament 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.
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.
^Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971).
"National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London, England: Queen Anne Press. p. 287.
ISBN978-0-362-00091-7.
^Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971).
"National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London, England: Queen Anne Press. p. 287.
ISBN978-0-362-00091-7.
This article is about the men's
ATP 500 tennis tournament. For the women's
WTA 500 tennis tournament also held in Tokyo, see
Pan Pacific Open. For the women's
WTA 250 tennis tournament also held in Japan, see
Japan Women's Open.
The Japan Open (currently sponsored by
Rakuten[2]) is a men's
tennistournament 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.
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.
^Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971).
"National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London, England: Queen Anne Press. p. 287.
ISBN978-0-362-00091-7.
^Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971).
"National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London, England: Queen Anne Press. p. 287.
ISBN978-0-362-00091-7.