Tokyo International

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The Tokyo International, also known by the corporate title of the Nichirei International Championship, was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament held annually from 1990-1996. The tournament was categorized as a Tier II event.

In 1990, the event's inaugral year, competitors played on an indoor carpet surface. From 1991 to the event's discontinuation in 1996, matches were played on outdoor hard courts. 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 in doubles.

It was replaced by the Toyota Princess Cup.

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[edit] Prize money

These were the total prize funds for each tournament.

Year Prize Money
1990-92 $350,000
1993 $375,000
1994 $400,000
1995 $430,000
1996 $450,000

[edit] Results

[edit] Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1990 Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernández Flag of the United States Amy Frazier 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1991 Flag of Yugoslavia Monica Seles Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernández 6–1, 6–1
1992 Flag of Yugoslavia Monica Seles Flag of Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 6–0
1993 Flag of South Africa Amanda Coetzer Flag of the Empire of Japan Kimiko Date 6–3, 6–2
1994 Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Flag of the United States Amy Frazier 6–1, 6–2
1995 Flag of France Mary Pierce Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–3
1996 Flag of the United States Monica Seles Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4

[edit] Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990 Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernández / Flag of the United States Robin White Flag of the United States Gigi Fernández / Flag of the United States Martina Navrátilová 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1991 Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernández / Flag of the United States Pam Shriver Flag of the United States Carrie Cunningham / Flag of Peru Laura Gildemeister 6–3, 6–3
1992 Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernández / Flag of the United States Robin White Flag of Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Flag of the Empire of Japan Nana Miyagi 6–4, 6–4
1993 Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond / Flag of the United States Chanda Rubin Flag of South Africa Amanda Coetzer / Flag of the United States Linda Wild 6–4, 6–1
1994 Flag of France Julie Halard / Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Flag of the United States Amy Frazier / Flag of the Empire of Japan Rika Hiraki 6–1, 0–6, 6–1
1995 Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport / Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernández Flag of South Africa Amanda Coetzer / Flag of the United States Linda Wild 6–3, 6–2
1996 Flag of South Africa Amanda Coetzer / Flag of France Mary Pierce Flag of South Korea Park Sung-hee / Flag of Chinese Taipei Wang Shi-ting 6–1, 7–6

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