ATP 500 action returns to Tokyo, where defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz and Rafael Jodar will be among those in action at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships. Home hero Kei Nishikori will be making his final appearance at the tournament.
Here’s what you need to know ahead of the Japanese tournament:
The ATP 500 event will be held from 30 September to 6 October. The hard-court tournament, established in 1972, is played at the Ariake Tennis Forest Park. The tournament director is Shigefusa Kanroji.
Alcaraz, Fritz, Nishikori, Jodar, Frances Tiafoe, Lorenzo Musetti and Jiri Lehecka are among those set to compete in Tokyo.
The Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships draw will be made on Monday, 28 September at 2 p.m.
Singles Qualifying: Monday, 28 September - Tuesday, 29 September at 11 a.m.
Main Draw Singles and Doubles: Wednesday, 30 September - Sunday, 4 October at 11 a.m. & 4 p.m. Monday, 5 October from 2 p.m.
Doubles Final: Tuesday, 6 October at 2 p.m.
Singles Final: Tuesday, 6 October not before 6 p.m.
The prize money for the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships is US $2,342,275.
SINGLES
Winner: $437,955/ 500 points
Finalist: $235,685/ 330 points
Semi-finalist: $125,605/ 200 points
Quarter-finalist: $64,170 / 100 points
Round of 16: $34,255 / 50 points
Round of 32: $18,270 / 0 points
DOUBLES ($ per team)
Winner: $143,880 / 500 points
Finalist: $76,730 / 300 points
Semi-finalist: $38,820 / 180 points
Quarter-finalist: $19,420/ 90 points
Round of 16: $10,050/ 0 points
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Former World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz dispatched Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the men's singles final last year to clinch the Tokyo crown on his tournament debut. In the men's doubles final, second seeds Hugo Nys and Eduoard Roger-Vasselin overcame wild cards Rohan Bopanna and Takeru Yuzuki 7-5, 7-5 to lift the trophy.
Watch highlights from last year's final between Alcaraz vs. Fritz:
Most Titles, Singles: Stefan Edberg (4)
Oldest Champion: Ken Rosewall, 38, in 1973
Youngest Champion: Jimmy Arias, 18, in 1982
Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 1s Stefan Edberg in 1991, Pete Sampras in 1994 &1996, Roger Federer in 2006, Rafael Nadal in 2010, Novak Djokovic in 2019 and Carlos Alcaraz in 2025
Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 121 Kenneth Carlsen in 2002
Last Home Champion: Kei Nishikori in 2014
Most Match Wins: Stefan Edberg (27)
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