The
WTA 500
Toray
Pan Pacific Open will feature a singles draw of 26 players and a 16-team
doubles draw.
Between
September 25th and October 1st, the Japanese tournament will be played on hard
courts at the Ariake Coliseum, and it will see the return of several top-ranked
players who were not present at the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open this week.
With a
star-studded main draw, the top seeds will be
Iga Swiatek,
Jessica Pegula, and
Elena Rybakina, in a field that includes ten players from the top-20. The
top eight seeds will be:
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Jessica Pegula
3. Elena Rybakina
4. Marketa Vondrousva
5. Maria Sakkari
6. Barbora Krejcikova
7. Caroline Garcia
8. Daria Kasatkina
Last year's
edition brought surprises as none of the seeded players made it to the final.
Instead, it was Qinwen Zheng and Ludmila Samsonova who contested a
closely-fought championship match, ultimately won by the Russian with a score
of 7-5, 7-5.
The
defending champion, seeded 7th, will face Tatjana Mara in the first round.
Meanwhile, the 21-year-old Chinese player will not be participating in the
tournament.
Main Draw
Exciting
moments are on the horizon at the WTA 500 Tokyo 2023, featuring a spectacular
lineup of players, including most of the world's top-ranked ones. Iga Swiatek
and Jessica Pegula stand out as the two major favorites.
Additionally,
Elena Rybakina, a potential semifinal opponent for Swiatek, is also highly
anticipated. On the other hand, Maria Sakkari and Caroline Garcia could
potentially meet again in a quarterfinal showdown, which would determine
Pegula's potential opponent.
Pryze Money
and Ranking points.
First
Round: 1 point/$8,310
Round of
16: 55 points/$11,500
Quarterfinals:
100 points/$21,075
Semifinal:
185 points/$43,323
Final: 305
points/$74,161
Champion:
470 points/$120,150
