All Japan Championships

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The All Japan Tennis Championships (Japanese: 全日本テニス選手権) is a Japanese tennis tournament that was founded in 1922 (there had been another Japanese championships held once in 1915). The All Japan championships was an international event (although in many years there were few overseas competitors) but after the Japan Open began, the All Japan championships became a national event, it's currently sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric company.[1]

Founded1922
LocationTokyo
Japan
SurfaceHard
All Japan Championships
Tournament information
Founded1922
LocationTokyo
Japan
VenueAriake Tennis Forest Park
SurfaceHard
Websitejta-tennis.or.jp/alljapan
Current champions (2023)
Men's singlesSeong-chan Hong
Women's singlesMoyuka Uchijima

A Japanese championships was first held in 1915 when the British player G. A. Roper beat his compatriot H. C. M. Horne in the final in four sets. The event was held on the grounds of the Kobe Club in Mirume. The entries were few, as the native players of Tokyo and Yokohama wanted the meeting held in Tokyo, but that was impossible, as the Kobe club was the only club affiliated to the Lawn Tennis Association.[2]

The All-Japan Championships was first played in 1922 in Tokyo (a few months after the Japanese Tennis Association was formed) as a men's only tournament.[3] In 1924, a women's event was added to the programme.[3] The tournament has been mainly played in Tokyo throughout its long run but has also been staged in other cities such as Osaka in 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939. Following World War II, the event was sometimes known as the Japan International Championships until 1972.

The All-Japan championships continues to this day[4][5] but is a national event for Japanese players only, whilst the Japan Open took over the mantle as the Japan international event from 1972 onwards.

Ariake Tennis Park during a match of the 100th edition of the All Japan Tennis Championships in October 2025

Past finals

Notes

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