Welcome to Osaka, Japan! We continue in the Asian part of the season. Only you decide who will lift the trophy in the end. Vote now as the Japan Women's Open Tennis gets underway with the qualifying competition!
Ranking Points
WTA International (32, $220,000):
W - 280
F - 200
SF - 130
QF - 70
R16 - 30
R32 - 1
Qualifier - 16*
Q3 - 10
Q2 - 6
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 [2] beat Ai Sugiyama JPN [5] | 6-3 6-7 7-5
2006: Severine Bremond FRA beat Meghann Shaughnessy USA [8] | 6-1 1-6 6-2
2007: Alicia Molik AUS beat Maria Kirilenko RUS [3] | 2-6 6-4 6-2
2008: Jie Zheng CHN [3] beat Caroline Wozniacki DEN [1] | 6-4 6-3The Favourites
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First Quarter: Ksenia Palkina KGZ
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Second Quarter: Kai-Chen Chang TPE [2]
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Third Quarter: Sophie Ferguson AUS [5]
First Qualifying Round
Anastasia Rodionova AUS [1] vs Ksenia Palkina KGZ
Tomoko Yonemura JPN vs Natalie Grandin RSA
Ai Yamamoto JPN vs I-Hsuan Hwang TPE
Seiko Okamoto JPN vs Alexandra Panova RUS [6]
Kai-Chen Chang TPE [2] vs Ksenia Lykina RUS
Shaozhuo Liu CHN [WC] vs So-Jung Kim KOR
Ana Bogdan ROU [WC] vs Ayumi Oka JPN
Wen-Hsin Hsu TPE vs Junri Namigata JPN [7]
Angela Haynes USA [3] vs Abigail Spears USA
Kotomi Takahata JPN [WC] vs Misaki Doi JPN
Zarina Diyas KAZ vs Akiko Yonemura JPN
Qiang Wang CHN vs Sophie Ferguson AUS [5]
Chanelle Scheepers RSA [4] vs Akiko Omae JPN [WC]
Chin-Wei Chan TPE vs Rika Fujiwara JPN
Ayaka Maekawa JPN vs Kumiko Iljima JPN
Olga Savchuk UKR vs Lauren Albanese USA [8]
Sexysova
Oct 9th, 2009, 10:16 AM
Palkina
Yonemura
Hwang
Panova
Chang
Liu
Bogdan
Hsu
Haynes
Doi
Diyas
Ferguson
Scheepers
Chan
Maekawa
Savchuk
^bibi^
Oct 9th, 2009, 10:19 AM
Ksenia Palkina KGZ
Natalie Grandin RSA
I-Hsuan Hwang TPE
Alexandra Panova RUS [6]
Kai-Chen Chang TPE [2]
Shaozhuo Liu CHN [WC]
Ayumi Oka JPN
Junri Namigata JPN [7]
Abigail Spears USA
Misaki Doi JPN
Zarina Diyas KAZ
Sophie Ferguson AUS [5]
First Qualifying Round | LIVE
Anastasia Rodionova AUS [1] vs Ksenia Palkina KGZ | 6-4 2-3
Tomoko Yonemura JPN vs Natalie Grandin RSA | 4-6 4-1
Ai Yamamoto JPN vs I-Hsuan Hwang TPE | 1-6 5-3 SP!
Seiko Okamoto JPN vs Alexandra Panova RUS [6] | 0-6 4-5 MP!
Kai-Chen Chang TPE [2] beat Ksenia Lykina RUS | 6-3 6-0
Shaozhuo Liu CHN [WC] vs So-Jung Kim KOR | 5-7 0-3
Ana Bogdan ROU [WC] vs Ayumi Oka JPN | 6-2 3-4
Wen-Hsin Hsu TPE vs Junri Namigata JPN [7] | 7-6 1-1
Angela Haynes USA [3] vs Abigail Spears USA | 7-5 2-1
Kotomi Takahata JPN [WC] lost to Misaki Doi JPN | 0-6 0-6
Zarina Diyas KAZ vs Akiko Yonemura JPN | 6-1 5-3 MP!
Qiang Wang CHN vs Sophie Ferguson AUS [5] | 0-6 4-5 MP!
Chanelle Scheepers RSA [4] beat Akiko Omae JPN [WC] | 6-0 6-0
Chin-Wei Chan TPE vs Rika Fujiwara JPN | 6-7 1-1
Ayaka Maekawa JPN vs Kumiko Iljima JPN | 4-6 2-3
Olga Savchuk UKR vs Lauren Albanese USA [8] | 6-2 4-3
Nicolas
Oct 9th, 2009, 07:35 PM
Anastasia Rodionova AUS [1]
Tomoko Yonemura JPN
Ai Yamamoto JPN
Seiko Okamoto JPN
Shaozhuo Liu CHN [WC]
Ayumi Oka JPN
Junri Namigata JPN [7]
Abigail Spears USA
Akiko Yonemura JPN
Qiang Wang CHN
Rika Fujiwara JPN
Kumiko Iljima JPN
Olga Savchuk UKR
Shaozhuo Liu CHN [WC]
Ana Bogdan ROU [WC]
Wen-Hsin Hsu TPE
Abigail Spears USA
Zarina Diyas KAZ
Qiang Wang CHN
Chin-Wei Chan TPE
Kumiko Iljima JPN
Olga Savchuk UKR
Sexysova
Oct 10th, 2009, 06:42 AM
First Qualifying Round | LIVE
Anastasia Rodionova AUS [1] vs Ksenia Palkina KGZ | 6-4 4-5 SP!
Tomoko Yonemura JPN vs Natalie Grandin RSA | 4-6 6-1 2-0
Ai Yamamoto JPN vs I-Hsuan Hwang TPE | 1-6 6-3 2-1
Seiko Okamoto JPN vs Alexandra Panova RUS [6] | 0-6 7-5 1-0
Kai-Chen Chang TPE [2] beat Ksenia Lykina RUS | 6-3 6-0
Shaozhuo Liu CHN [WC] vs So-Jung Kim KOR | 5-7 4-3
Ana Bogdan ROU [WC] vs Ayumi Oka JPN | 6-2 3-6 1-1
Wen-Hsin Hsu TPE vs Junri Namigata JPN [7] | 7-6 2-4
Angela Haynes USA [3] vs Abigail Spears USA | 7-5 4-3
Kotomi Takahata JPN [WC] lost to Misaki Doi JPN | 0-6 0-6
Zarina Diyas KAZ beat Akiko Yonemura JPN | 6-1 6-4
Qiang Wang CHN vs Sophie Ferguson AUS [5] | 0-6 7-6 0-0
Chanelle Scheepers RSA [4] beat Akiko Omae JPN [WC] | 6-0 6-0
Chin-Wei Chan TPE vs Rika Fujiwara JPN | 6-7 2-4
Ayaka Maekawa JPN lost to Kumiko Iljima JPN | 4-6 2-6
Olga Savchuk UKR vs Lauren Albanese USA [8] | 6-2 6-5 MP!
joe87
Oct 10th, 2009, 08:29 AM
Anastasia Rodionova AUS [1]
Natalie Grandin RSA
I-Hsuan Hwang TPE
Alexandra Panova RUS [6]
So-Jung Kim KOR
Ana Bogdan ROU [WC]
Wen-Hsin Hsu TPE
Angela Haynes USA [3]
Sophie Ferguson AUS [5]
Chin-Wei Chan TPE
Olga Savchuk UKR
Andiyan
Oct 10th, 2009, 10:26 AM
Ksenia Palkina KGZ
Natalie Grandin RSA
Ai Yamamoto JPN
Alexandra Panova RUS [6]
Kai-Chen Chang TPE [2]
So-Jung Kim KOR
Ana Bogdan ROU [WC]
Wen-Hsin Hsu TPE
Abigail Spears USA
Misaki Doi JPN
Zarina Diyas KAZ
Qiang Wang CHN
Ksenia Palkina KGZ
Natalie Grandin RSA
Ai Yamamoto JPN
Alexandra Panova RUS [6]
So-Jung Kim KOR
Ana Bogdan ROU [WC]
Wen-Hsin Hsu TPE
Abigail Spears USA
Qiang Wang CHN
Chanelle Scheepers RSA [4]
Rika Fujiwara JPN
Olga Savchuk UKR
Blackeagle
Oct 10th, 2009, 10:33 AM
Ksenia Palkina KGZ
Tomoko Yonemura JPN
Ai Yamamoto JPN
Seiko Okamoto JPN
So-Jung Kim KOR
Ana Bogdan ROU
Wen-Hsin Hsu TPE
Abigail Spears USA
Sophie Ferguson AUS [5]
Rika Fujiwara JPN
Olga Savchuk UKR
Nicolas
Oct 10th, 2009, 10:35 AM
Anastasia Rodionova AUS [1]
Tomoko Yonemura JPN
Ai Yamamoto JPN
Seiko Okamoto JPN
Shaozhuo Liu CHN [WC]
Ayumi Oka JPN
Junri Namigata JPN [7]
Abigail Spears USA
Qiang Wang CHN
Rika Fujiwara JPN
Sexysova
Oct 10th, 2009, 12:14 PM
First Qualifying Round | LIVE
Anastasia Rodionova AUS [1] vs Ksenia Palkina KGZ | 6-4 5-7 1-2
Tomoko Yonemura JPN vs Natalie Grandin RSA | 4-6 6-1 5-3 MP!
Ai Yamamoto JPN beat I-Hsuan Hwang TPE | 1-6 6-3 6-3
Seiko Okamoto JPN vs Alexandra Panova RUS [6] | 0-6 7-5 3-4
Kai-Chen Chang TPE [2] beat Ksenia Lykina RUS | 6-3 6-0
Shaozhuo Liu CHN [WC] lost to So-Jung Kim KOR | 5-7 4-6
Ana Bogdan ROU [WC] beat Ayumi Oka JPN | 6-2 3-6 6-1
Wen-Hsin Hsu TPE beat Junri Namigata JPN [7] | 7-6 6-4
Angela Haynes USA [3] beat Abigail Spears USA | 7-5 6-4
Kotomi Takahata JPN [WC] lost to Misaki Doi JPN | 0-6 0-6
Zarina Diyas KAZ beat Akiko Yonemura JPN | 6-1 6-4
Qiang Wang CHN vs Sophie Ferguson AUS [5] | 0-6 7-6 3-3
Chanelle Scheepers RSA [4] beat Akiko Omae JPN [WC] | 6-0 6-0
Chin-Wei Chan TPE lost to Rika Fujiwara JPN | 6-7 3-6
Ayaka Maekawa JPN lost to Kumiko Iljima JPN | 4-6 2-6
Olga Savchuk UKR beat Lauren Albanese USA [8] | 6-2 7-5
iGOAT
Oct 10th, 2009, 12:15 PM
Palkina.
Grandin.
Okamoto.
Qiang Wang.
Fujiwara.
Broseghini
Oct 10th, 2009, 12:44 PM
Rodionova
Grandin
Panova
Fergurson
tucker1989
Oct 10th, 2009, 01:12 PM
Palkina
Yonemura
Okamoto
Ferguson
Meelis
Oct 10th, 2009, 01:14 PM
Palkina
Yonemura
Okamoto
Ferguson
SARA-GOAT
Oct 10th, 2009, 01:40 PM
Rodionova
Panova
*Jean*
Oct 10th, 2009, 03:16 PM
Anastasia Rodionova AUS [1]
Natalie Grandin RSA
Alexandra Panova RUS [6]
Sophie Ferguson AUS [5]
Sexysova
Oct 10th, 2009, 03:46 PM
First Qualifying Round | LIVE
Anastasia Rodionova AUS [1] vs Ksenia Palkina KGZ | 6-4 5-7 4-5 MP!
Tomoko Yonemura JPN beat Natalie Grandin RSA | 4-6 6-1 7-5
Ai Yamamoto JPN beat I-Hsuan Hwang TPE | 1-6 6-3 6-3
Seiko Okamoto JPN lost to Alexandra Panova RUS [6] | 0-6 7-5 6-7
Kai-Chen Chang TPE [2] beat Ksenia Lykina RUS | 6-3 6-0
Shaozhuo Liu CHN [WC] lost to So-Jung Kim KOR | 5-7 4-6
Ana Bogdan ROU [WC] beat Ayumi Oka JPN | 6-2 3-6 6-1
Wen-Hsin Hsu TPE beat Junri Namigata JPN [7] | 7-6 6-4
Angela Haynes USA [3] beat Abigail Spears USA | 7-5 6-4
Kotomi Takahata JPN [WC] lost to Misaki Doi JPN | 0-6 0-6
Zarina Diyas KAZ beat Akiko Yonemura JPN | 6-1 6-4
Qiang Wang CHN lost to Sophie Ferguson AUS [5] | 0-6 7-6 4-6
Chanelle Scheepers RSA [4] beat Akiko Omae JPN [WC] | 6-0 6-0
Chin-Wei Chan TPE lost to Rika Fujiwara JPN | 6-7 3-6
Ayaka Maekawa JPN lost to Kumiko Iljima JPN | 4-6 2-6
Olga Savchuk UKR beat Lauren Albanese USA [8] | 6-2 7-5
Miss Atomic Bomb
Oct 10th, 2009, 03:48 PM
Ksenia Palkina
Sexysova
Oct 10th, 2009, 03:50 PM
First Qualifying Round | COMPLETE
Anastasia Rodionova AUS [1] lost to Ksenia Palkina KGZ | 6-4 5-7 4-6
Tomoko Yonemura JPN beat Natalie Grandin RSA | 4-6 6-1 7-5
Ai Yamamoto JPN beat I-Hsuan Hwang TPE | 1-6 6-3 6-3
Seiko Okamoto JPN lost to Alexandra Panova RUS [6] | 0-6 7-5 6-7
Kai-Chen Chang TPE [2] beat Ksenia Lykina RUS | 6-3 6-0
Shaozhuo Liu CHN [WC] lost to So-Jung Kim KOR | 5-7 4-6
Ana Bogdan ROU [WC] beat Ayumi Oka JPN | 6-2 3-6 6-1
Wen-Hsin Hsu TPE beat Junri Namigata JPN [7] | 7-6 6-4
Angela Haynes USA [3] beat Abigail Spears USA | 7-5 6-4
Kotomi Takahata JPN [WC] lost to Misaki Doi JPN | 0-6 0-6
Zarina Diyas KAZ beat Akiko Yonemura JPN | 6-1 6-4
Qiang Wang CHN lost to Sophie Ferguson AUS [5] | 0-6 7-6 4-6
Chanelle Scheepers RSA [4] beat Akiko Omae JPN [WC] | 6-0 6-0
Chin-Wei Chan TPE lost to Rika Fujiwara JPN | 6-7 3-6
Ayaka Maekawa JPN lost to Kumiko Iljima JPN | 4-6 2-6
Olga Savchuk UKR beat Lauren Albanese USA [8] | 6-2 7-5