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Nichirei International Championships Defunct tennis tournament Created 1990 Ended 1996 Event name Nichirei International Championships (1990–96) Tour WTA Tour (1990–96) Surface Carpet (1990)
Hard (1991–96)The Nichirei International Championships is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament played from 1990 to 1996. It was held in Tokyo in Japan and was played on indoor carpet courts in 1990 and on outdoor hard courts from 1991 to 1996.
Monica Seles won the event a record three times, representing the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992, and the United States in 1996. Mary Joe Fernández garnered the most championships overall, with four of her five triumphs coming in the doubles competition.
The tournament was replaced by the Toyota Princess Cup.
Contents
Prize money
Year Prize Money 1990–92 $350,000 1993 $375,000 1994 $400,000 1995 $430,000 1996 $450,000 Results
Singles
Year Champion Runner-up Score 1990 
Mary Joe Fernández Amy Frazier3–6, 6–2, 6–3 1991 
Monica Seles Mary Joe Fernández6–1, 6–1 1992 
Monica Seles
Gabriela Sabatini6–2, 6–0 1993 
Amanda Coetzer
Kimiko Date6–3, 6–2 1994 
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Amy Frazier6–1, 6–2 1995 
Mary Pierce Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–3, 6–3 1996 Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–1, 6–4 Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score 1990 Mary Joe Fernández / Robin White Gigi Fernández / Martina Navrátilová4–6, 6–3, 7–6 1991 Mary Joe Fernández / Pam Shriver Carrie Cunningham / 
Laura Gildemeister6–3, 6–3 1992 Mary Joe Fernández / Robin White
Yayuk Basuki / Nana Miyagi6–4, 6–4 1993 Lisa Raymond / Chanda Rubin Amanda Coetzer / Linda Wild6–4, 6–1 1994 Julie Halard / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Amy Frazier / Rika Hiraki6–1, 0–6, 6–1 1995 Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández
Amanda Coetzer / Linda Wild6–3, 6–2 1996 Amanda Coetzer / Mary Pierce
Sung-Hee Park / 
Shi-Ting Wang6–1, 7–6 References
WTA Tier II tournaments (1988–2008) 1988–2008 Amelia Island · 1988–1990/1993–1995 Boca Raton · 1988–1989 Charleston · 1988–1989 Montreal/Toronto · 1988–1995 Houston · 1988–2008 Los Angeles · 1989–2008 Eastbourne · 1989 Rome · 1990–1995 Brighton · 1990–1996 Indian Wells/Palm Springs · 1990–2002 Hamburg · 1990–2008 Stanford · 1990–2008 Stuttgart · 1990–1996 Tokyo (Nicherei) · 1990–1992 Tokyo (Pan Pacific) ·
1991–1997 Chicago · 1991–1992/1996–2005 Philadelphia · 1993–1997 Barcelona/Madrid · 1993–2008 Paris · 1993–2003 Leipzig · 1993–2008 Sydney · 1996 Madrid · 1997–2008 New Haven ·
1997–2002 Tokyo (Princess) · 1998–2008 Linz · 2000–2008 Beijing · 2000–2003 Scottsdale · 2001–2008 Dubai · 2002–2008 Antwerp · 2003–2007 Warsaw · 2004–2007 Doha · 2005–2007 Luxembourg City ·
2008 Bangalore · 2008 ZürichCategories:- Nichirei International Championships
- Hard court tennis tournaments
- Carpet court tennis tournaments
- Indoor tennis tournaments
- Tennis tournaments in Japan
- WTA Tour
- Recurring sporting events established in 1990
- Recurring events disestablished in 1996
- WTA tour competition stubs
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