The Japan Women's Open Tennis is a professional women's

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts. The event is affiliated with the

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(WTA), and is an

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tournament on the

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. As successor to the Japan Open (where men and women played simultaneously, up to 2008) the event was held in women-only form for the first time in

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, and was the second tournament of the season held in Japan: the

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, a Premier 5 tournament, was held two weeks before. In 2015, the event was moved from

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and in 2018 to

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, before returning to Osaka in 2023 after a three year hiatus. It's also currently sponsored by Kinoshita Group.

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

References

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Past finals

Singles

Doubles

See also

References