Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament 2024

Doubles Final: Aoyama/Hozumi vs Shibahara/Sigemund

The women’s tennis Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament 2024 (Japan/Tokyo, hard, WTA500) doubles final is scheduled to take place on the second center court. The match between Shuko Aoyama/Eri Hozumi and Eina Shibahara/L. Sigemund (Germany) is set to start after the first game on the same court, which begins at 12:00.

Aoyama and Hozumi have had a successful run in the tournament, defeating the pair A. Panova/G. Olmos (Mexico) in the first round, the 4th seed C. Bucsa (Spain)/M. Nikulsk (Romania) in the quarterfinals, and the 1st seed pair in the semifinals. They advanced to the finals by defeating the pair G. Dabrowski (Canada)/E. Rutliff (New Zealand).

On the other hand, Shibahara and Sigemund have also had a strong performance, defeating E. Cocharetto (Italy) / V. Tomova (Bulgaria) in the first round, and second-seeded A. Muhammad (USA) / D. Schuss (Netherlands) in the quarterfinals. Although they lost in the quarterfinals, they advanced to the top four. In the semifinals, the third-seeded pair S. Kenin (USA)/B. Mattek-Sands (USA) withdrew midway through, allowing them to advance to the final.

Whichever pair wins, it will be their first victory in the tournament. This is the second time in history that a Japanese team has won the doubles title at the tournament, and the first time in six years since the pairing of Miyu Kato and Makoto Ninomiya won the title in 2018.

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