Japan Open 1996 (tennis) / women
| Japan Open 1996 | |
| date | April 15, 1996 - April 21, 1996 |
| Edition | 22nd |
| navigation | 1995 ◄ 1996 ► 1997 |
| WTA tour | |
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| venue | Tokyo Japan
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| Tournament number | 405 |
| category | WTA Tier III |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 32E / 26Q / 16D / 8Q |
| Prize money | US $ 164,250 |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Amy Frazier
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| Last year's winner (double) |
Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida
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| Winner (singles) |
Kimiko Date
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| Winner (doubles) |
Kimiko Date Ai Sugiyama
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| As of August 6, 2016 | |
The Japan Open 1996 was a women's tennis tournament in Tokyo . The hard court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1996 and took place from April 15 to 21, 1996.
singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | K. Date
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Hiraki
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3 | 1 | 1 | K. Date
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S.-h. park
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2 | 3 | A. Grossman
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5 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Grossman
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6th | 6th | 1 | K. Date
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. Nagatsuka
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6th | 4th |  K. Kschwendt
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2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 N. Dahlman
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7th | 6th | N. Dahlman
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4th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. Kschwendt
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6th | 6th | K. Kschwendt
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th |  S.-t. Wang
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2 | 2 | 1 | K. Date
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | A. Sugiyama
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6th | 6th | 4th | A. Sugiyama
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1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  M. Tang
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1 | 4th | 4th | A. Sugiyama
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6th | 3 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Endo
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7th | 6th | M. Endo
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3 | 6th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 N. Dechy
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5 | 4th | 4th | A. Sugiyama
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5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 K. Studeníková
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6th | 6th | K. Studeníková
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0 | r | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M. Saeki
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3 | 0 | K. Studeníková
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 L. Courtois
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3 | 7th | 6th | L. Courtois
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4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Y. Kamio
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6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | K. Date
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | M. Werdel-Witmeyer
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6th | 6th | 3 | A. Frazier
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5 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  A. Ellwood
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3 | 4th | 8th | M. Werdel-Witmeyer
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2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Wild
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6th | 4th | 6th | Q | K. Po
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | K. Po
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7th | 6th | 2 | Q | K. Po
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3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Y. Yoshida
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5 | 6th | 6th | 3 | A. Frazier
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N. Feber
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7th | 4th | 2 | WC | Y. Yoshida
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | K. Takuma
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2 | 3 | 3 | A. Frazier
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A. Frazier
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6th | 6th | 3 | A. Frazier
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6th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | N. Sawamatsu
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7th | 6th | N. Kijimuta
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3 | 7th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Poruri
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5 | 3 | 5 | N. Sawamatsu
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7th | 3 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | C. Morariu
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6th | 4th | 6th | Q | C. Morariu
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5 | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 S. Rottier
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4th | 6th | 2 | Q | C. Morariu
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3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P. Kamstra
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0 | 2 | N. Kijimuta
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N. Kijimuta
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6th | 6th | N. Kijimuta
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2 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N. Miyagi
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7th | 4th | 6th | N. Miyagi
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6th | 4th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S. Appelmans
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6th | 6th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S. Appelmans K. Nagatsuka
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Ellwood C. Morariu
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1 | 2 | 1 | S. Appelmans K. Nagatsuka
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6th | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | K. Date A. Sugiyama
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6th | 6th | WC | K. Date A. Sugiyama
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0 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| Q | Y. Hosoki Y. Kitamura
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2 | 0 | WC | K. Date A. Sugiyama
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | K. Kschwendt R. Simpson
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w. | O. | 4th | K. Kschwendt R. Simpson
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1 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| N. Dahlman K. Studeníková
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4th | K. Kschwendt R. Simpson
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S.-h. Park S.-t. Wang
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6th | 7th | S.-h. Park S.-t. Wang
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3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Saeki Y. Yoshida
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4th | 6th | WC | K. Date A. Sugiyama
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7th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| A. Grossman N. Miyagi
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6th | 6th | 2 | A. Frazier K. Po
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6th | 7th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H. Nagano K. Shibata
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4th | 4th | A. Grossman N. Miyagi
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6th | 4th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| S. Noorlander S. Rottier
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w. | O. | S. Noorlander S. Rottier
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3 | 6th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L. Courtois N. Feber
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A. Grossman N. Miyagi
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1 | 6th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Barclay P. Kamstra
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4th | 7th | 3 | 2 | A. Frazier K. Po
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6th | 4th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| E. Smylie L. Wild
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6th | 6th | 6th | E. Smylie L. Wild
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4th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R. Hiraki N. Kijimuta
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6th | 5 | 2 | A. Frazier K. Po
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A. Frazier K. Po
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7th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Web links
- Japan Open 1996 (women) as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- Japan Open 1996 (women) (English) on the ITF website