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The AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships is a tennis tournament held in Tokyo, Japan. It holds both a men's and women's tournament. On the women's side the tournament has been held since 1973 and has had famous champions such as Kimiko Date (4 victories fron 1992 to 1996), Ai Sugiyama, Monica Seles and Maria Sharapova (twice).
[edit] Past finals
[edit] Men's singles
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
| 1996 |
 Pete Sampras |
Richey Reneberg |
6-4, 7-5 |
| 1997 |
 Richard Krajicek |
 Lionel Roux |
6-2, 3-6, 6-1 |
| 1998 |
 Andrei Pavel |
 Byron Black |
6-3, 6-4 |
| 1999 |
 Nicolas Kiefer |
 Wayne Ferreira |
7-6(5), 7-5 |
| 2000 |
Sjeng Schalken |
 Nicolás Lapentti |
6-4, 3-6, 6-1 |
| 2001 |
 Lleyton Hewitt |
 Michel Kratochvil |
6-4, 6-2 |
| 2002 |
 Kenneth Carlsen |
 Magnus Norman |
7-6(6), 6-3 |
| 2003 |
Rainer Schüttler |
Sébastien Grosjean |
7-6(5), 6-2 |
| 2004 |
 Jiří Novák |
Taylor Dent |
5-7, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 2005 |
Wesley Moodie |
 Mario Ancic |
1-6, 7-6(7), 6-4 |
| 2006 |
Roger Federer |
 Tim Henman |
6-3, 6-3 |
[edit] Women's singles
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
| 1997 |
 Ai Sugiyama |
Amy Frazier |
4-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1998 |
Ai Sugiyama |
Corina Morariu |
6-3, 6-3 |
| 1999 |
Amy Frazier |
Ai Sugiyama |
6-2, 6-2 |
| 2000 |
Julie Halard-Decugis |
Amy Frazier |
5-7, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 2001 |
Monica Seles |
 Tamarine Tanasugarn |
6-3, 6-2 |
| 2002 |
Jill Craybas |
Silvija Talaja |
2-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2003 |
 Maria Sharapova |
 Anikó Kapros |
2-6, 6-2, 7-6(5) |
| 2004 |
Maria Sharapova |
Mashona Washington |
6-0, 6-1 |
| 2005 |
Nicole Vaidišová |
Tatiana Golovin |
7-6(4), 3-2 ret. |
| 2006 |
Marion Bartoli |
Aiko Nakamura |
2-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
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