close

Jul. 18, 2018
Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Executive Committee
Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis 2018
Three of the World's Top-Ten Ranked Players
Announce Their Participation!
Caroline Garcia (No. 6/ 24 years old / France)
Garbiñe Muguruza (No. 7 / 24 years old / Spain)
Karolína Plíšková (No. 9 / 26 years old / Czech Republic)

Garbiñe Muguruza

Garbiñe Muguruza

Caroline Garcia

Caroline Garcia

The 35th Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament (executive committee headquartered in Tokyo’s Minato ward and led by tournament director Yutaka Nakagawa), the largest international women’s tennis tournament in Japan, will be held at the Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tachikawa, Tokyo, from Saturday, September 15 to Sunday, September 23, 2018. Three of the world's top-ten ranked players have announced that they will participate in the tournament: world ranking No. 6 Caroline Garcia (24 years old, France), No. 7 Garbiñe Muguruza (24 years old, Spain), and No. 9 Karolína Plíšková (26 years old, Czech Republic).

CoCo Vandeweghe (No.19, 26 years old, USA) has also announced her participation, in addition to Naomi Osaka, who made her announcement the other day. The world's top athletes by ranking and by talent, including former world No. 1 athletes Garbiñe Muguruza and Karolína Plíšková, will come together at the 2018 Toray PPO Tennis Tournament. Every year, the world's top players assemble at this tournament, attracting a high degree of interest and attention from tennis fans worldwide. How will Naomi Osaka, who is currently at her highest rank ever, play against these other athletes? Fans are in for a fierce contest on the grounds in Tachikawa, Tokyo.

Presale tickets are selling fast for the 2018 Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament, where fans can see world-class competition up close. Visit the official website (www.toray-ppo.com) for tournament and ticket sales details.

Brief Profile of Players Who Announced Their Entries
(World rankings and ages as of July 16, 2018)
■Caroline　Garcia
Nationality：French
World ranking：6th (personal best: 6th -- as of June 11, 2018)
Date of birth：October 16, 1993 (24 years old)
Height/weight：177 cm/61kg
Style of play：Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Major results：Toray PPO Tennis Tournament quarterfinalist (2017)
Wuhan Open winner (2017)
China Open winner (2017)
French Open quarterfinalist (2017)
French Open round of 16 (2018)
Wimbledon round of 16 (2017)
■Garbiñe Muguruza
Nationality：Spanish
World ranking：7th (personal best: 1st -- as of September 11, 2017)
Date of birth：October 8, 1993 (24 years old)
Height/weight：182 cm/73kg
Style of play：Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Major results：Toray PPO Tennis Tournament semifinalist (2017, 2014)
Toray PPO Tennis Tournament quarterfinalist (2016, 2015)
French Open winner (2016)
Wimbledon winner (2017)
Wimbledon runner up (2015)
Australian Open quarterfinalist (2017)
French Open quarterfinalist (2015, 2014)
■Karolina Pliskova
Nationality：Czech
World ranking：9th (personal best: 1st -- as of July 17, 2017)
Date of birth：March 21, 1992 (26 years old)
Height/weight：186cm／72kg
Style of play：Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Major results：Toray PPO Tennis Tournament quarterfinalist (2017, 2015)
Brisbane International winner (2017)
Qatar Total Open winner (2017)
Eastbourne International winner (2017)
US Open runner up (2016)
French Open semifinalist (2017)
Australian quarter-final (2017)
■Naomi Osaka
Nationality：Japanese
World ranking：18th (personal best: 18th; *as of June 25, 2018)
Date of birth：October 16, 1997 (20 years old)
Height/weight：180cm／69kg
Style of play：Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Major results：Toray PPO Tennis Tournament runner up (2016)
BNP Paribas Open Winner（2018）
Australian Open third round (2016)
French Open third round (2018, 2016)
Wimbledon third round (2017)
US Open third round (2017, 2016)
Australian Open round of 16 (2018)
■Coco Vandeweghe
Nationality：American
World ranking：19th (personal best: 10th -- as of November 6, 2017)
Date of birth：December 6, 1991 (26 years old)
Height/weight：185cm／70kg
Style of play：Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Major results：Australian Open semifinalist (2017)
US Open semifinalist (2017)
Wimbledon quarterfinalist (2017)
Tournament Outline
■Event title：TORAY PAN PACIFIC OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
(short title: TORAY PAN PACIFIC OPEN TENNIS)
■Schedule：Main Draw:September 17 (Monday, national holiday)-23 (Sunday), 2018
Qualification: September 15 (Saturday)-16 (Sunday), 2018
■Venue：Arena Tachikawa Tachihi
(address: 500-4 Izumi-cho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo)
- 1 minute walk from Tachihi Station on the Tama Monorail Line
- 1 minute walk from Tachihi Bus-stop on Tachikawa Bus
■Draw size：Main Draw: Singles 28, Doubles 16
Qualification: Singles 24
■Prize money：USD799,000
■Surface：Hard court (indoor)
■Accumulated
　total ttendance		：1,312,673 persons (1984-2017)
■Ticket sales：e+ (eplus)http://eplus.jp/toray-ppo/
Rakuten Tickethttp://r-t.jp/toray-ppo
Lawsonhttp://l-tike.com/sports/toray-ppo/
Piahttp://w.pia.jp/t/toray-ppo/
Yahoo!Tickethttp://r.y-tickets.jp/toray-ppo/
Seven Tickethttp://7ticket.jp/sp/toray
CN PlayGuidehttp://www.cnplayguide.com/toray-ppo/
*For the use of a wheelchair, customers are asked to Sunrise Promotion Tokyo before purchasing the ticket.
Sunrise Promotion Tokyo: 0570-00-3337 (between10:00am and 06:00pm)
■Organizer：Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Executive Committee
■Title Sponsor：Toray Industries, Inc.
■Special Partner：TachihiI Holdings Co, Ltd.
■Official Sponsor：Globeride, Inc., SHiDAX Corporation, Zurich Life Insurance Company Ltd.,
Palace Hotel Tachikawa, Yonex Co. Ltd.
■Tournament Support：Dunlop Sports Marketing, Ltd.
■Special Support：Japan Tennis Association (JTA)
■Support：Tokyo Metropolitan Government, WOWOW
■Sanction：Women's Tennis Association (WTA), International Tennis Federation (ITF)
■Cooperation：Tachikawa City, Japan Ladies Tennis Federation, Japan Tennis Industry Association, Japan Professional Tennis Association