Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament 2005

Aug. 4, 2004

Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament 2005

Tournament Outline

Tournament Name

Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament
(Toray Pan Pacific Tennis)
-- WTA Tour --

Sponsor

Toray Industries, Inc.

Support

Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.(TBS)
CREDIT SAISON, LTD.

Sanctioned by

WTA Tour
International Tennis Federation (ITF)
The Asian Tennis Federation (ATF)
Japan Tennis Association (JTA)

Planned &
Organized by

U.N.O., Inc.

Operations

Japan Tennis Association
Japan Ladies Tennis Federation

Tournament Site

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)

Schedule

Qualifying: January 29(Sat) - January 31(Mon), 2005
Main Draw: February 1(Tue) - February 6(Sun), 2005

Court Surface

Toray Spuckturf TS-5

10.

Prize Money

Total US$1,300,000

11.

Television

TBS JNN Network covering 28 local stations (provisional)
February 5(Sat) Semi finals
February 6(Sun) Finals

12.

Draw Sizes

Main Draw - Singles 28draw
Main Draw - Doubles 16draw
Qualifying - Singles 32draw
Qualifying - Doubles 8draw

13.

Scoring System

The best of three sets with ITF official tie-break system

14.

Point

Singles

Round point
winner	300
finalist	210
semi-finalist	135
quarter finalist	75
R16	42
R32	1
QLFR	18.5
Q3	10.5
Q2	5.75
Q1	1

Quality point
1	100
2	75
3	66
4	55
5	50
6to10	43
11to16	35
17to25	23
26to35	15
36to50	10

Doubles

Round point
winner	300
finalist	210
semi-finalist	135
quarter finalist	75
R16	1
QLFR	19

Quality point
3to5	100
6to10	75
11to20	66
21to30	55
31to50	50

15.

Home Page

http://www.toray-ppo.co.jp
(corresponds to handy phone web)
This homepage covers the ticket information, presents and other information throughout the year.
The result of the matches, scorse, order of play, will be updated in real-time during the tournament, in addition to the post match interviews.

Match Schedule

Main Draw (Draw : Singles 28 / Doubles 16)

Date

Time

Round
Number of Matches

Feb. 1(Tue)

Open 10:00 am
Start 11:00 am

Singles	1st RD	7
Doubles	1st RD	3

Feb. 2(Wed)

Singles	1st RD	5
Singles	2nd RD	2
Doubles	1st RD	5

Feb. 3(Thu)

Singles	2nd RD	6
Doubles	Quarterfinals	3

Feb. 4(Fri)

Open 11:30 am
Start 1:00 pm

Singles	Quarterfinals	4
Doubles	Quarterfinals	1

Feb. 5(Sat)

Singles	Semifinals	2
Doubles	Semifinals	2

Feb. 6(Sun)

Singles	Finals	1
Doubles	Finals	1

* The above schedule is subject to change due to operational issues as well as the WTA Tour restrictions.

Qualifying (Singles 32 draw, Doubles)

Date

Time

Round
Number of Matches

Jan. 29(Sat)

Open 9:30 am
Start 10:00 am

Singles

1st RD

Jan. 30(Sun)

Singles

2nd RD

Jan. 31(Mon)

(Not Open to the Public)

Singles	Finals	4
Doubles	(provisional)

*Admission possible only for Jan. 29 and Jan. 30.
* Admission Free(admission ticket required).

Advance Ticket Sales Starts on Thursday,Sept. 23rd.

Advance Ticket Prices (incl. Tax)

Seat	Feb. 1(Tue) - Feb. 3(Thur)	Feb. 4(Fri)	Feb. 5(Sat) - Feb. 6(Sun)
Arena Special *	10,000 yen	15,000 yen	15,000 yen
Arena	6,000 yen	9,000 yen	12,000 yen
SS	-	9,000 yen	12,000 yen
S	6,000 yen	6,000 yen	8,000 yen
A	-	4,500 yen	6,000 yen
2nd Floor Free (no seat assigned)	5,000 yen	-	-
3nd Floor Free (no seat assigned)	3,000 yen	3,500yen	4,000yen
Evening Ticket**	2,000 yen		-

*Tickets at the door will be priced at an additional 500 yen.

* Arena Special
Sold Out (Reservation was accepted at the 2004 Toray PPO on site).
Available only if cancellation occurs.
** Evening Ticket
Will be sold at the door from Feb. 1 to 4, from 16:30. For the matches start after 17:00.

Arena Box	Feb. 1(Tue) - Feb.6(Sun)
4 seats with 8 complimentary tournament programs	250,000 yen
2 seats with 4 complimentary tournament programs	140,000 yen

* Arena Box is the season ticket, valid from Feb. 1 to 6.

Yu-Yu Pair 120 Ticket
For a couple or pair with the age in total of 120 or over. For Feb. 6 only.

Advance Tickets are available at the following ticket agencies.

TORAY PPO TENNIS TICKET CENTER	(03)5229-0288
TICKET PIA	0570-02-9999
LAWSON TICKET	0570-00-0403
CN PLAY GUIDE	(03) 5802-9999
e+	http://eee.eplus.co.jp
SAISON CARD, other credit card
JR EAST MIDORI NO MADOGUCHI

On site seat plan

Feb.1 - Feb. 3	Feb. 4 - Feb. 6

What is Toray Pan Pacific Tennis ?

Toray Pan Pacific Tennis belongs to Tier I category of WTA Tour. It is the largest women's tennis tournament in Asia, with the prize money US$1,300,000.

WTA Tour Tournament Category in 2004

9 Winners of past Toray Pan Pacific Tennis

Manuela Maleeva	1984, 1985
Steffi Graf	1986, 1990, 1994
Gabriela Sabatini	1987, 1991, 1992
Pam Shriver	1988
Martina Navratilova	1989, 1993
Kimiko Date	1995
Iva Majoli	1996
Martina Hingis	1997, 1999, 2000, 2002
Lindsay Davenport	1998, 2001, 2003,2004

"Path to Toray PPO Tennis" marks 3rd anniversary

In 2003, Toray Pan Pacific Tennis established the "Path to Toray PPO" in partnership with Japan Tennis Association to support young players.

(1)	Winner of All Japan Tennis Championships	>>> Main Draw Wild Card
(2)	Winner of All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships	>>> Qualifying Wild Card
(3)	Winner of International Ladies Sutama Open	>>> Qualifying Wild Card

Tournaments Granted the Wild Card

Tournament	Date
All Japan Tennis Championships	Nov. 15 - 21, 2004
All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships* * The winner Shiho Hisamatsu is entitled to a Qualifying Wild Card.	Mar. 3 - 9, 2004
International Ladies Sutama Open	Nov. 1 - 10, 2004

Players Entitled to the Wild Card based on the "Path to Toray PPO"

Tournament	Year	Player
All Japan Tennis	2003 2004	Saori Obata Yuka Yoshida
Sutama Open	2003 2004	Shizu Katsumi Mayumi Yamamoto
All Japan Indoor Tennis	2005	Shiho Hisamatsu

Official Homepage (corresponds to cellular phone web)

http://www.toray-ppo.co.jp

For the ticket information, please contact:

Toray Pan Pacific Tennis Ticket Center at 03-5229-0288

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