Welcome to Tokyo, Japan! This week, the fall season goes full force with another three tournaments ready to play. Stuttgart is the larger tournament with this tournament in the bustling capital of Japan being second, followed by Tashkent. The field here is less impressive than in Stuttgart, but still promises players like Williams, Sugiyama, Kirilenko and Mirza. Vote now as the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships get started with the qualifying competition!
Ranking Points:
Tier III (32, $175.000):
W - 140
F - 100
SF - 65
QF - 35
R16 - 20
R32 - 1
Qualifier - 4
Q2 - 3
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2004: Evgenia Linetskaya RUS beat Tamarine Tanasugarn THA | 6-4 4-6 6-2
2005: Nicole Vaidisova CZE beat Ai Sugiyama JPN | 6-3 6-7 7-5
2006: Severine Bremond FRA beat Meghann Shaughnessy USA | 6-1 1-6 6-2
Maria Emilia Salerni ARG [1] vs Elena Baltacha GBR
Agnes Szatmari ROU vs Remi Tezuka JPN
Natsumi Hamamura JPN vs Kelly Liggan IRL
Kanae Hisami JPN vs Natalie Grandin RSA [9]
Seiko Okamoto JPN [10] vs Kumiko Iijima JPN
Tomoko Yonemura JPN vs Lauren Breadmore AUS
Rika Fujiwara JPN vs Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP
Mari Tanaka JPN vs Erika Takao JPN [7]
Meng Yuan CHN [3] vs Ye-Ra Lee KOR
Tomoko Sugano JPN [WC] vs Yuka Kuroda JPN
Chiaki Okadue JPN vs Sarah Orwell GBR
Akiko Yonemura JPN vs Shiho Hisamatsu JPN [8]
Abigail Spears USA [4] vs Yurika Sema JPN
I-Hsuan Hwang TPE vs Mi Yoo KOR
Yurina Koshino JPN [WC] vs Tomoyo Takagashi JPN [WC]
Anastasia Malhotra JPN [WC] vs Junri Namigata JPN [6]
Dexter
Sep 30th, 2007, 12:38 PM
Maria Emilia Salerni ARG [1]
Agnes Szatmari ROU
Kelly Liggan IRL
Kanae Hisami JPN
Maria Emilia Salerni ARG [1] vs Elena Baltacha GBR | 5-7 1-5
Agnes Szatmari ROU vs Remi Tezuka JPN | 4-6 5-3
Natsumi Hamamura JPN lost to Kelly Liggan IRL | 2-6 1-6
Kanae Hisami JPN vs Natalie Grandin RSA [9] | 6-7 1-4
Seiko Okamoto JPN [10] vs Kumiko Iijima JPN | 6-3 5-4
Tomoko Yonemura JPN lost to Lauren Breadmore AUS | 2-6 3-6
Rika Fujiwara JPN vs Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP | 7-6 2-3
Mari Tanaka JPN lost to Erika Takao JPN [7] | 0-6 0-6
Meng Yuan CHN [3] vs Ye-Ra Lee KOR | 6-3 4-5
Tomoko Sugano JPN [WC] vs Yuka Kuroda JPN | 6-4 4-4
Chiaki Okadue JPN lost to Sarah Borwell GBR | 3-6 3-6
Akiko Yonemura JPN vs Shiho Hisamatsu JPN [8] | 4-6 3-5
Abigail Spears USA [4] beat Yurika Sema JPN | 6-3 6-3
I-Hsuan Hwang TPE lost to Mi Yoo KOR | 2-6 1-6
Yurina Koshino JPN [WC] vs Tomoyo Takagashi JPN [WC] | 2-6 5-5
Anastasia Malhotra JPN [WC] lost to Junri Namigata JPN [6] | 2-6 4-6
*Jean*
Sep 30th, 2007, 07:01 PM
Salerni
Szatmari
Grandin
Okamoto
Parra Santonja
Yuan
Kuroda
Hisamatsu
Takagashi
Iceland
Sep 30th, 2007, 07:02 PM
Elena Baltacha GBR
Agnes Szatmari ROU
Natalie Grandin RSA [9]
Maria Emilia Salerni ARG [1] lost to Elena Baltacha GBR | 5-7 2-6
Agnes Szatmari ROU vs Remi Tezuka JPN | 4-6 6-3 3-1
Natsumi Hamamura JPN lost to Kelly Liggan IRL | 2-6 1-6
Kanae Hisami JPN lost to Natalie Grandin RSA [9] | 6-7 1-6
Seiko Okamoto JPN [10] beat Kumiko Iijima JPN | 6-3 6-4
Tomoko Yonemura JPN lost to Lauren Breadmore AUS | 2-6 3-6
Rika Fujiwara JPN beat Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP | 7-6 6-4
Mari Tanaka JPN lost to Erika Takao JPN [7] | 0-6 0-6
Meng Yuan CHN [3] beat Ye-Ra Lee KOR | 6-3 7-6
Tomoko Sugano JPN [WC] vs Yuka Kuroda JPN | 6-4 4-6 0-3
Chiaki Okadue JPN lost to Sarah Borwell GBR | 3-6 3-6
Akiko Yonemura JPN lost to Shiho Hisamatsu JPN [8] | 4-6 3-6
Abigail Spears USA [4] beat Yurika Sema JPN | 6-3 6-3
I-Hsuan Hwang TPE lost to Mi Yoo KOR | 2-6 1-6
Yurina Koshino JPN [WC] lost to Tomoyo Takagashi JPN [WC] |2-6 6-7
Anastasia Malhotra JPN [WC] lost to Junri Namigata JPN [6] | 2-6 4-6
tucker1989
Oct 1st, 2007, 11:03 AM
VOTE AGAIN:
Szatmari
Kuroda
Law_
Oct 1st, 2007, 11:11 AM
Remi Tezuka JPN
Yuka Kuroda JPN
Yarden
Oct 1st, 2007, 11:13 AM
Agnes Szatmari ROU
Yuka Kuroda JPN
Dexter
Oct 1st, 2007, 12:39 PM
Szatmari
Dexter
Oct 1st, 2007, 12:40 PM
Matches Complete:
Maria Emilia Salerni ARG [1] lost to Elena Baltacha GBR | 5-7 2-6
Agnes Szatmari ROU beat Remi Tezuka JPN | 4-6 6-3 6-2
Natsumi Hamamura JPN lost to Kelly Liggan IRL | 2-6 1-6
Kanae Hisami JPN lost to Natalie Grandin RSA [9] | 6-7 1-6
Seiko Okamoto JPN [10] beat Kumiko Iijima JPN | 6-3 6-4
Tomoko Yonemura JPN lost to Lauren Breadmore AUS | 2-6 3-6
Rika Fujiwara JPN beat Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP | 7-6 6-4
Mari Tanaka JPN lost to Erika Takao JPN [7] | 0-6 0-6
Meng Yuan CHN [3] beat Ye-Ra Lee KOR | 6-3 7-6
Tomoko Sugano JPN [WC] lost to Yuka Kuroda JPN | 6-4 4-6 0-6
Chiaki Okadue JPN lost to Sarah Borwell GBR | 3-6 3-6
Akiko Yonemura JPN lost to Shiho Hisamatsu JPN [8] | 4-6 3-6
Abigail Spears USA [4] beat Yurika Sema JPN | 6-3 6-3
I-Hsuan Hwang TPE lost to Mi Yoo KOR | 2-6 1-6
Yurina Koshino JPN [WC] lost to Tomoyo Takagashi JPN [WC]|2-6 6-7
Anastasia Malhotra JPN [WC] lost to Junri Namigata JPN [6] | 2-6 4-6