Ballbasher
Oct 4th, 2008, 10:48 AM
PYW Tokyo
http://www.voorbeginners.info/japan/tokyo.jpg
http://aigopen.jp/07/images/header/logo_aigopen2007.jpg
Welcome to Tokyo, Japan! This week, the fall season goes full force with another three tournaments ready to play. Stuttgart (http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=358558#) 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 marquee players. 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: Tamarine Tanasugarn THA lost to Evgenia Linetskaya RUS | 4-6 6-4 2-6
2005: Ai Sugiyama JPN [5] lost to Nicole Vaidisova CZE [2] | 3-6 7-6 5-7
2006: Meghann Shaughnessy USA [8] lost to Severine Bremond FRA | 1-6 6-1 2-6
2007: Alicia Molik AUS beat Maria Kirilenko RUS [3] | 2-6 6-4 6-2
The Finalists:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/313402.jpg vs http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/260144.jpg
Final:
Caroline Wozniacki DEN [1] vs Jie Zheng CHN [3]
http://www.voorbeginners.info/japan/tokyo.jpg
http://aigopen.jp/07/images/header/logo_aigopen2007.jpg
Welcome to Tokyo, Japan! This week, the fall season goes full force with another three tournaments ready to play. Stuttgart (http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=358558#) 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 marquee players. 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: Tamarine Tanasugarn THA lost to Evgenia Linetskaya RUS | 4-6 6-4 2-6
2005: Ai Sugiyama JPN [5] lost to Nicole Vaidisova CZE [2] | 3-6 7-6 5-7
2006: Meghann Shaughnessy USA [8] lost to Severine Bremond FRA | 1-6 6-1 2-6
2007: Alicia Molik AUS beat Maria Kirilenko RUS [3] | 2-6 6-4 6-2
The Finalists:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/313402.jpg vs http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/260144.jpg
Final:
Caroline Wozniacki DEN [1] vs Jie Zheng CHN [3]