| Jul. 7, 2005 |
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TORAY PAN PACIFIC OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT 2006
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We are honored to inform you that we will
announce the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament 2006 is to be held from
January 28 to February 5, 2006, marking its 23rd anniversary.
Toray Pan Pacific Tennis has attracted world’s attention as many tennis
stars-stubbed tournament with its prize money US$1,300,000, as well as the largest
international women’s tennis event in Asia.
Being backed by the support and understanding of tennis fans and the parties
involved, our tournament has broken the 700,000 visitor mark in 2005.
Everyone should keep their eyes on if the tradition, the winner of our tournament
will be the world No.1 in the season ending, will be proved again.
Thank you very much for supporting the Toray Pan Pacific Tennis. |
Toray Industries, Inc.
Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament Executive Committee |
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Maria Sharapova (RUS) will show up
again at the Toray PPO
Toray Pan Pacific Tennis Records
Toray Pan Pacific Tennis Past Winners
Path to Toray PPO
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| ■Tournament Outline■ |
| 1. |
Tournament Name :
Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament (Toray Pan Pacific Tennis)
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour - |
| 2. |
Sponsor : Toray Industries, Inc. |
| 3. |
Support : Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.(TBS), CREDIT SAISON
CO., LTD. |
| 4. |
Sanctioned by :
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, International Tennis Federation (ITF), The Asian Tennis
Federation (ATF), Japan Tennis Association (JTA) |
| 5. |
Tournament Organized by : U.N.O, Inc. |
| 6. |
Operations : Japan Tennis Association, Japan Ladies Tennis
Federation |
| 7. |
Tournament Site : Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (Sendagaya,
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) |
| 8. |
Schedule :
Qualifying: January 28 (Sat) – January 30 (Mon), 2006
Main Draw: January 31 (Tue) –February 5 (Sun), 2006 |
| 9. |
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 4 (Sat) / Semifinals,
February 5 (Sun) / Finals |
| 12. |
Draw Sizes :
Main Draw - Singles 28 draw
Main Draw - Doubles 16 draw
Qualifying - Singles 32 draw
Qualifying - Doubles 8 draw |
| 13. |
Scoring System : The best of three sets with ITF official
tie-break system |
| 14. |
Official Website : http://www.toray-ppo.co.jp (corresponds
to handy phone web)
Ticket sales via this website starts on Sep. 23 (Fri).
This homepage covers the tournament information and others throughout the year.
Website traffic at the 2005 tournament exceeded 6 million.
The result of the matches, scores, order of play, will be updated in real-time
during the tournament, in addition to the post match interviews, photo gallery,
etc. |
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| ■ Match Schedule■ |
Main Draw (Draw: Singles 28, Doubles 16)
| Date |
Time |
Round & Number of Matches |
| Jan. 31 (Tue) |
Open : 10:00 a.m.
Start : 11:00 a.m. |
Singles 1st RD
Doubles 1st RD
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7 |
| 3 |
| Feb. 1 (Wed) |
Singles 1st RD
Singles 2nd RD
Doubles 1st RD
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5 |
| 2 |
| 5 |
| Feb. 2 (Thu) |
Singles 2nd RD
Doubles Quarterfinals
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6 |
| 3 |
| Feb. 3 (Fri) |
Open : 11:30 a.m.
Start : 1:00 p.m. |
Singles Quarter
finalsDoubles Quarterfinal |
4 |
| 1 |
| Feb. 4 (Sat) |
Singles Semifinals
Doubles Semifinals |
2 |
| 2 |
| Feb. 5 (Sun) |
Singles Final
Doubles Final |
1 |
| 1 |
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* The above schedule is subject to change due to operational issues as well as
the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour restrictions.
Qualifying (Draw: Singles 32, Doubles 8) |
| Date |
Time |
Round & Number of Matches |
| Jan.28 (Sat) |
Open : 9:30 a.m.
Start : 10:00 a.m. |
Singles 1st RD |
16 |
| Jan.29 (Sun) |
Singles 2 st RD |
8 |
| Jan.30 (Mon) |
Starts: 10:30*
(Not Open to the Public)
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Singles Finals
Doubles (provisional) |
4 |
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* Admission possible only for Jan. 28 and 29.
* Admission Free (admission ticket required).
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■Advance Ticket Sales Starts on Friday, Sept. 23■
Advance Ticket Prices (incl. Tax, valid only for the day indicated on the ticket) |
| Seat |
Jan.31 (Tue) - Feb.2 (Thu) |
Feb. 3 (Fri) |
Feb. 4 (Sat) - 5 (Sun) |
| Arena Special* |
¥10,000 |
¥1,5000 |
¥1,5000 |
| Arena |
¥6,000 |
¥10,000 |
¥12,000 |
| SS |
- |
¥10,000 |
¥12,000 |
| S |
¥6,000 |
¥7,000 |
¥8,000 |
| A |
- |
¥5,000 |
¥6,000 |
2nd Floor Free
(no seat assigned) |
¥5,000 |
- |
- |
3rd Floor Free
(no seat assigned) |
¥3,000 |
¥3,500 |
¥4,000 |
| Evening Ticket** |
¥2,000 |
- |
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* Arena Special
Sold Out (Reservation was accepted at the 2005 Toray PPO on site).
Available only if cancellation occurs, after Sep. 23.
** Evening Ticket
Will be sold at the door from Jan.31 to Feb.3, from 16:30. For the matches start
after 17:00. |
| Arena Box |
Jan. 31 (Tue) - Feb. 5 (Sun) |
4 seats with 8 complimentary
tournament programs |
¥250,000 |
2 seats with 4 complimentary
tournament programs |
¥140,000 |
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* Arena Box is the season ticket, valid from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5.
Advance Tickets are available at;
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TORAY PPO TENNIS TICKET CENTER
TICKET PIA
LAWSON TICKET
CN PLAY GUIDE
e+
JR EAST MIDORI NO MADOGUCHI
Tel: (03) 5229-0288 |
On Site Seat Plan
| Jan. 31 - Feb. 2 |
Feb. 3 - Feb. 5 |
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■What is Toray Pan Pacific Tennis?■ |
Toray Pan Pacific Tennis belongs to Tier I category of Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
It is the largest women's international tennis tournament in Asia, with the prize
money US$1,300,000.
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour is an award competition open to all women players,
offering prize money.
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Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Tournament Category in 2005
(as of July 2005)
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About "Tier I" Tournaments
5 Tier I tournaments are held in North America*, and 4 ones are held in Europe*.
Toray Pan Pacific Tennis is the only Tier I tournament in Asi |
| * USA |
Pacific Life Open |
Mar. |
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Nasdaq-100 Open |
Mar. |
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Family Circle Cup |
Apr. |
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Acura Classic |
Aug. |
| * Europe |
German Open (Germany) |
May |
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Telecom Masters (Italy) |
May |
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Rogers AT&T (Canada) |
Aug. |
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Kremlin Cup (Russia) |
Oct. |
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Swisscom Challenge
(Switzerland) |
Oct. |
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10 Winners of past Toray Pan Pacific Tennis
| Player |
Year |
| 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 |
| Maria Sharapova |
2005 |
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The Toray PPO winners who became the No.1 at the
season ending ranking (*)
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| Toray PPO year |
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Season Ending Ranking |
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989 |
M. Sharapova
L. Davenport*
L. Davenport
M. Hingis
L. Davenport*
M. Hingis*
M. Hingis*
L. Davenport*
M. Hingis*
I. Majoli
K. Date
S. Graf*
M. Navratilova
G. Sabatini
G. Sabatini
S. Graf*
M. Navratilova |
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1
5
10
1
1
1
1
1
7
4
1
3
3
3
1
2 |
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* The above 8 players became No.1 at the season ending ranking (Toray PPO held
in
Jan./Feb.)
No. of Spectators
The number of spectators at the 2005 Toray PPO was 50,350, which is the highest
record in
our tournament.
Record of the past 11years (from Qualifying till the Main
Draw Finals) |
| Tournament Year |
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995 |
50,350
44,630
43,673
41,910
41,448
42,909
42,941
45,638
43,458
41,924
36,574 |
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12 |
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* The total number of spectators broke the 700,000 visitor mark in 2005. The
600,000th
spectator was accomplished on 2003 tournament (on Jan. 31).
Toray Pan Pacific Tennis holds a questionnaire at its official
website for the
spectators.
Q: The player expected to perform at the Toray Pan Pacific
Tennis; |
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10) |
M. Sharapova
A. Sugiyama
L. Davenport
D. Hantuchova
E. Dementieva
S. Kuzunetsova
S. Asagoe
J. Henin-Hardenne
S. Williams
M. Kirilenko |
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