Toyota Princess Cup
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The Toyota Princess Cup was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament held annually from 1997-2002. It was played in Tokyo, Japan and was categorized as a Tier II event.
Competitors played their matches on outdoor hard courts. Monica Seles and Serena Williams each won the event twice, with Seles collecting a further two titles in the doubles event. Ai Sugiyama was the only winner from Japan, with her two triumphs coming in the doubles in 1997 and 2000.
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[edit] Prize money
These were the total prize funds for each tournament.
Year | Prize Money |
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1997-98 | $450,000 |
1999 | $520,000 |
2000 | $535,000 |
2001 | $565,000 |
2002 | $585,000 |
[edit] Results
[edit] Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1997 | Monica Seles | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 |
1998 | Monica Seles | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1999 | Lindsay Davenport | Monica Seles | 7–5, 7–6 |
2000 | Serena Williams | Julie Halard-Decugis | 7–5, 6–1 |
2001 | Jelena Dokić | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario | 6–4, 6–2 |
2002 | Serena Williams | Kim Clijsters | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
[edit] Doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1997 | Monica Seles / Ai Sugiyama | Julie Halard-Decugis / Chanda Rubin | 6–1, 6–0 |
1998 | Anna Kournikova / Monica Seles | Mary Joe Fernández / Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario | 6–4, 6–4 |
1999 | Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini | Amanda Coetzer / Jelena Dokić | 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
2000 | Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama | Nana Miyagi / Paola Suárez | 6–0, 6–2 |
2001 | Cara Black / Liezel Huber | Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama | 6–1, 6–3 |
2002 | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Svetlana Kuznetsova | Petra Mandula / Patricia Wartusch | 6–2, 6–4 |