Nichirei International Championships
Nichirei International Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Nichirei International Championships (1990–96) |
Tour | WTA Tour (1990–96) |
Founded | 1990 |
Abolished | 1996 |
Location | Tokyo, Japan |
Surface | Carpet (1990) Hard (1991–96) |
The Nichirei International Championships is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament played from 1990 to 1996. It was held in Tokyo in Japan and was played on indoor carpet courts in 1990 and on outdoor hard courts from 1991 to 1996.
Monica Seles won the event a record three times, representing the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992, and the United States in 1996. Mary Joe Fernández garnered the most championships overall, with four of her five triumphs coming in the doubles competition.
The tournament was replaced by the Toyota Princess Cup.
Prize money
Year | Prize Money |
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1990–92 | $350,000 |
1993 | $375,000 |
1994 | $400,000 |
1995 | $430,000 |
1996 | $450,000 |
Results
Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1990 | Mary Joe Fernández | Amy Frazier | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
1991 | Monica Seles | Mary Joe Fernández | 6–1, 6–1 |
1992 | Monica Seles | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–2, 6–0 |
1993 | Amanda Coetzer | Kimiko Date | 6–3, 6–2 |
1994 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Amy Frazier | 6–1, 6–2 |
1995 | Mary Pierce | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 6–3 |
1996 | Monica Seles | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1990 | Mary Joe Fernández Robin White |
Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
1991 | Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver |
Carrie Cunningham Laura Gildemeister |
6–3, 6–3 |
1992 | Mary Joe Fernández Robin White |
Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi |
6–4, 6–4 |
1993 | Lisa Raymond Chanda Rubin |
Amanda Coetzer Linda Wild |
6–4, 6–1 |
1994 | Julie Halard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Amy Frazier Rika Hiraki |
6–1, 0–6, 6–1 |
1995 | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández |
Amanda Coetzer Linda Wild |
6–3, 6–2 |
1996 | Amanda Coetzer Mary Pierce |
Sung-Hee Park Shi-Ting Wang |
6–1, 7–6 |
References
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