Nichirei International Championships

The Nichirei International Championships is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated professional women's tennis tournament played from 1990 to 1996. It was held in Tokyo in Japan and was played on indoor carpet courts in 1990 and on outdoor hard courts from 1991 to 1996.

Nichirei International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameNichirei International Championships
TourWTA Tour
Founded1990
Abolished1996
Editions7
LocationTokyo, Japan
SurfaceCarpet (1990)
Hard (1991–96)

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 coming in the doubles competition.

The tournament was replaced by the Toyota Princess Cup.

Prize money

YearPrize Money
199092$350,000
1993$375,000
1994$400,000
1995$430,000
1996$450,000

Finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990 Mary Joe Fernández Amy Frazier3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1991 Monica Seles Mary Joe Fernández6–1, 6–1
1992 Monica Seles Gabriela Sabatini6–2, 6–0
1993 Amanda Coetzer Kimiko Date6–3, 6–2
1994 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Amy Frazier6–1, 6–2
1995 Mary Pierce Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–3, 6–3
1996 Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–1, 6–4
1997succeeded by Toyota Princess Cup

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990 Mary Joe Fernández
Robin White
Gigi Fernández
Martina Navratilova
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1991 Mary Joe Fernández
Pam Shriver
Carrie Cunningham
Laura Gildemeister
6–3, 6–3
1992 Mary Joe Fernández
Robin White
Yayuk Basuki
Nana Miyagi
6–4, 6–4
1993 Lisa Raymond
Chanda Rubin
Amanda Coetzer
Linda Wild
6–4, 6–1
1994 Julie Halard
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Amy Frazier
Rika Hiraki
6–1, 0–6, 6–1
1995 Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
Amanda Coetzer
Linda Wild
6–3, 6–2
1996 Amanda Coetzer
Mary Pierce
Sung-Hee Park
Shi-Ting Wang
6–1, 7–6
1997succeeded by Toyota Princess Cup

References

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