The WTA 500
Toray Pan Pacific Open will feature a singles draw of 26 players and a 16-team
doubles draw between October 21 - October 27.
The Japanese tournament will be played on hard
courts at the Ariake Coliseum, albeit unlike last year, it will not see the big names it did last year.
Last year saw a star-studded main draw with top seeds of Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula, and
Elena Rybakina, in a field that includes ten players from the top-20. This year sees six top 20 players head to the tournament albeit lead by Qinwen Zheng over Iga Swiatek.
The champion in Tokyo will receive $142,000. This is 18.19% more than Veronika Kudermetova received when she lifted the title last year. The runner-up seals $87,655 which is up 18.20% from last year.
First round losers for instance bag $9,820. This is an 18.17% rise compared to twelve months ago with near 20% rises across the board all event. A tournament with former champions including Stefanie Graf, Martina Navratilova, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Naomi Osaka.
As well as Qinwen Zheng, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Daria Kasatkina and Anna Kalinskaya are among the top seeds this time around as well as Paula Badosa, Bianca Andreescu and Diana Shnaider all being in action. Jessica Pegula and Naomi Osaka were the main withdrawals from the initial line-up.
Prize Money and Points Breakdown
First round: 1 point | $9,820
Round of 16: 60 points | $13,590
Quarterfinals: 108 points | $24,910
Semifinals: 195 points | $51,205
Finalist: 325 points | $87,655
Champion: 500 points | $142,000
Prize Money History - Pan Pacific Open
| Year | Total Prize Money | % Change |
| 2024 | $922,573 | 18.18% |
| 2023 | $780,637 | 3.0% |
| 2022 | $757,900 | -7.91% |
| 2021 | Not played | |
| 2020 | Not played | |
| 2019 | $823,000 | 3.00% |
| 2018 | $799,000 | -20.10% |
| 2017 | $1,000,000 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | $1,000,000 | 0.00% |
| 2015 | $1,000,000 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | $1,000,000 | -57.79% |
| 2013 | $2,369,000 | 9.25% |
| 2012 | $2,168,400 | 5.78% |
| 2011 | $2,050,000 | 2.50% |
| 2010 | $2,000,000 | 0.00% |
| 2009 | $2,000,000 | 49.25% |
| 2008 | $1,340,000 | 0.00% |
| 2007 | $1,340,000 | 0.00% |
| 2006 | $1,340,000 | 3.08% |
| 2005 | $1,300,000 | 0.00% |
| 2004 | $1,300,000 | 0.00% |
| 2003 | $1,300,000 | 4.50% |
| 2002 | $1,244,000 | 4.71% |
| 2001 | $1,188,000 | 10.00% |
| 2000 | $1,080,000 |
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