The Pan Pacific Open , currently sponsored by Toray Industries , is a women's outdoor hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Tokyo, Japan . It is a WTA 500 -level tournament.
5-881: The tournament was first held in 1973 as the Toray Sillook Championships. In 1976, the name was changed to the Sillook Open in Tokyo. In 1982 it was renamed the TV Championships and in 1983, it changed yet again to the Queens Grand Prix . Its current name, the Pan Pacific Open , was designated in 1984 and had traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium . In 2008,
10-562: Is a one-minute walk from Sendagaya Station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line and Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the Toei Oedo Line . The main arena includes a large indoor arena that hosts national and international sporting events. The arena holds 10,000 people (6,000 fixed, 4,000 temporary). An incomplete list of events held in the arena include: Since 2000, the arena has also been used as a concert venue. The first artist to perform there
15-545: Is a sporting complex in Sendagaya , Shibuya, Tokyo , Japan . Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics , and hosted the table tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics . The gymnasium was rebuilt to a futuristic design created by Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki from 1986 to 1990. The gymnasium
20-1082: The event moved to outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum . It was classified as a Tier I tournament from 1993 through 2008. Then, it became a Premier 5 tournament in 2009 until it was downgraded to a Premier event from the 2014 edition onwards, with the Wuhan Open in Wuhan, China acting as its replacement in the Premier category. Martina Hingis holds the record for most singles titles with five. [REDACTED] Helena Suková (2) [REDACTED] Robin White [REDACTED] Natasha Zvereva (2) [REDACTED] Ai Sugiyama Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 35°40′46.9″N 139°42′45.0″E / 35.679694°N 139.712500°E / 35.679694; 139.712500 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium ( 東京体育館 , Tōkyō Taiikukan )
25-623: Was the Japanese group Porno Graffitti . The sub-arena houses an olympic size (50mX20m, eight lanes) swimming pool with seating for 900 people. The Japan Waterpolo Championships is held here. There is also a 25m pool (25mX13m, 6 lanes), an outdoor oval running track; a weight training room, and conference rooms. Since April 1, 2006, the Tokyo Lifelong Learning and Culture Foundation (東京都生涯学習文化財団), along with Suntory (サントリー株式会社), Tipness (株式会社ティップネス) and O-ence (株式会社オーエンス), manage
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