“Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament 2024” will be held from October 19th (Saturday) to October 27th (Sunday) at Ariake Coliseum and Ariake Tennis Park Tennis Courts in Tokyo. As the opening day draws near, the doubles players have been decided and the tournament is getting more and more exciting.
Among the notable Japanese players are Eina Shibahara (33rd in the women’s doubles world rankings) and Laura Sigemund (14th in the women’s doubles world rankings, Germany), Miyu Kato (36th in the world rankings) and Nadia Kichenok (37th in the women’s doubles world rankings, Ukraine). A pair will participate.
Shibahara is currently focusing on singles, and took second place at the W75 Rancho Santa Fe, which was held from September 30th to October 6th. Although he lost to Iva Jovic, an up-and-coming 16-year-old from the United States, he is making his presence felt. Shibahara, who is aiming to improve herself as an individual, even declined to be on the Japanese national team for the national competition “Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals” to be held in November, is playing doubles, which is her main field of play. I want to see what kind of play he will show in Ariake, where he will be participating.
His partner, Sigemund, won the mixed doubles title at Roland Garros in June this year, teaming up with Edouard Roger-Basserin (France). In September’s “Thailand Open 2” women’s singles second round, she dominated a fierce battle that lasted 4 hours and 9 minutes, showing that she is 36 years old. Of course, the goal of pairing with Shibahara is to win.
Kato won the mixed doubles title at last year’s French Open with Tim Putz (Germany). At the same tournament, during the third round of the women’s doubles match, the player returned the ball to the opponent’s court during a break in play and hit the ball girl, resulting in her being disqualified for dangerous conduct. The fact that he overcame all that hardship to win the title can be said to be proof of his growth.
This year, she teamed up with Nadia Kichenok to compete in the women’s doubles at Roland Garros, where she reached the final eight and continues to be active at the top of the world. It is highly expected that they will make great progress in this tournament as well.
Also confirmed to be participating are Erin Routliffe (New Zealand, 2nd place) and Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada, 3rd place), who won the women’s doubles at last year’s US Open. In addition, the pair Shuko Aoyama (42nd place) and Eri Hozumi (59th place) will also participate as wild cards (recommended by the organizer).
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*World rankings are as of October 7, 2024
Event information
“Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament 2024”
Date: October 19th (Sat) – 27th (Sun)
Location: Ariake Coliseum and Ariake Tennis Forest Park Tennis Court (Tokyo)
