All Japan Championships

The All Japan Tennis Championships (Japanese: ) 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.

History 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.

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. In 1924, a women's event was added to the programme. 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 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.

Past finals

Men's singles YearChampionRunner-upScore1915 G.A. Roper H.C.M. Horne 6–1, 7–5, 9–11, 6–41922 Masanosuke Fukuda Yoshiro Ohta 6–2, 6–2, 7–51923 Takeichi Harada Teizo Toba 5–7, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–21924 Tsumio Tawara Ryuki Miki 2–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 8–61925 Tsumio Tawara (2) Ryuki Miki 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–51926 Yoshiro Ota Ryuki Miki 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–41927 Tamio Abe Koichiro Ishii 2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 8–61928 Hajime Makino Jiro Sato 4–6, 7–5, 8–6, 6–01929 Takeichi Harada Jiro Sato 6–3, 6–3, 6–21930 Jiro Sato Hyotaro Sato 6–4, 8–6, 6–21931 Eikichi Itoh 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–31932 Ryosuke Nunoi Jiro Sato 5-7, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 6–11933 Hideo Nishimura Jiro Fujikura 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–21934 Jiro Yamagishi Hideo Nishimura 6–0, 6–3, 6–11935 Jiro Yamagishi (2) Roderich Menzel 7–5, 6–2, 6–21936 Jiro Yamagishi (3) Akimasa Miura 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–01937 Gottfried von Cramm Jiro Yamagishi 7–9, 6–4, 6–4, 6–41938 Jiro Yamagishi (4) Tetsuo Takamuku 6–4, 6–3, 5-7, 6–21939 Franjo Punčec Fumiteru Nakano 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–31940 Haruo Kodera Nakahara Shiken 6–8, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–41941Not held1942 Tamotsu Washimi Shin Tanabe 6–1, 6–0, 6–11943–45Not held1946 Goro Fujikura Michihiko Kawazoe 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–31947 Fumiteru Nakano Goro Fujikura 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–01948 Fumiteru Nakano (2) Goro Fujikura 6–4, 8–6, 6–31949 Jiro Kumamaru Goro Fujikura 6–4, 6–2, 6–31950 Jiro Kumamaru (2) Goro Fujikura 6–0, 5–7, 6–4, 6–01951 Jiro Kumamaru (3) Arthur Larsen 6–4, 6–3, 6–11952 Jiro Kumamaru (4) Kosei Kamo 6–3, 6–4, 6–31953 Kosei Kamo Ayato Kamo 6–3, 6–2, 6–31954 Atsushi Miyagi Kosei Kamo 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–31955 Atsushi Miyagi (2) Yoshio Yoshimura 6–1, 9–7, 11–91956 Kosei Kamo (2) Atsushi Miyagi 7–5, 6–0, 7–51957 Atsushi Miyagi (3) Yoshihisa Shibata 6–3, 6–1, 6–31958 Ham Richardson Alex Olmedo 6–2, 6–1, 6–11959 Barry MacKay Atsushi Miyagi 6–2, 6–3, 6–31960 Atsushi Miyagi (4) Takeo Hanna 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–11961 Osamu Ishiguro Isao Watanabe 6–4, 6–3, 6–11962 Ulf Schmidt Osamu Ishiguro 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–41963 Osamu Ishiguro (2) Kosei Kamo 6–4, 6–3, 6–11964 Koji Watanabe Mitsuru Motoi 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–41965 Osamu Ishiguro (3) Keishiro Yanagi6–4, 8–6, 6–21966 Ichizo Konishi Koji Watanabe 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6, 6–41967 Koji Watanabe (2) Keishiro Yanagi 5–7, 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 6–41968 Koji Watanabe (3) Osamu Ishiguro 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–41969 Isao Kobayashi Ichizo Konishi 7–5, 8–6, 6–11970 Martin Mulligan Jun Kuki 6–2, 6–3, 7–51971 Jun Kamiwazumi Toshiro Sakai6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–21972 Jun Kamiwazumi (2) Kenichi Hirai6–4, 7–5, 6–3 1973 Jun Kamiwazumi (3) Toshiro Sakai6–4, 6–2, 8–6 1974 Toshiro Sakai Kenichi Hirai 6–3, 6–2, 6–31975 Toshiro Sakai (2) Kenichi Hirai 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 1976 Gene Mayer Yukio Kato 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 1977 Tsuyoshi Fukui Ryuki Yamamoto 6–2, 6–0, 6–01978 Tsuyoshi Fukui (2) Tetsu Kuramitsu 7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–11979 Tsuyoshi Fukui (3) Jun Kuki4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–01980 Jun Kuki Jun Kamiwazumi6–3, 6–4, 6–1 1981 Tsuyoshi Fukui (4) Jun Kuki6–0, 6–3, 6–31982 Shigeyuki Nishio Jun Kuki6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 1983 Tsuyoshi Fukui (5) Shinichi Sakamoto6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–21984 Shinichi Sakamoto Shigeyuki Nishio7–5, 6–2, 6–41985 Tsuyoshi Fukui (6) Shozo Shiraishi 6–2, 6–3, 7–6(5)1986 Shozo Shiraishi Soichi Nakamura 6–3, 6–41987 Shigeyuki Nishio (2) Eiji Takeuchi 7–6(5), 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(4)1988 Tsuyoshi Fukui (7) Shozo Shiraishi 6–4, 6–0, 5–7, 7–51989 Hidehiko Tanizawa Tsuyoshi Fukui 6–4, 6–3, 6–31990 Joseph Russell Eduardo Furusho4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 1991 Yasufumi Yamamoto Toshihisa Tsuchihashi6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–11992 Yasufumi Yamamoto (2) Ryuso Tsujino6–4, 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–11993 Kentaro Masuda Ryuso Tsujino2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–31994 Kentaro Masuda (2) Kim Bong-soo6–7(2), 6–1, 6–41995 Hideki Kaneko Kotaro Miyachi6–3, 7–51996 Takao Suzuki Gouichi Motomura4–6, 6–1, 6–31997 Takao Suzuki (2) Kentaro Masuda6–4, 6–21998 Yaoki Ishii Kotaro Miyachi6–1, 6–2 1999 Gouichi Motomura Satoshi Iwabuchi6–1, 6–32000 Gouichi Motomura (2) Kwon Oh-hee5–7, 7–6(4), 6–22001 Takahiro Terachi Yaoki Ishii6-4, 6–22002 Gouichi Motomura (3) Takao Suzuki4–6, 6–1, 4–1 ret.2003 Gouichi Motomura (4) Takahiro Terachi4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–42004 Takahiro Terachi (2) Kwon Hyung Tae7–5, 6–1, 6–12005 Satoshi Iwabuchi Go Soeda6–2, 1–6, 7–6(6)2006 Satoshi Iwabuchi (2) Toshihide Matsui6–1, 4–6, 7–52007 Takao Suzuki (3) Kwon Oh-hee6–2, 6–22008 Go Soeda Tatsuma Ito 6–7(2), 6–3, 6–42009 Go Soeda (2) Yūichi Sugita6–3, 7–6(3)2010 Yūichi Sugita Takao Suzuki6–1, 6–3 2011 Hiroki Moriya Tatsuma Ito5–7, 6–2, 7–6(2)2012 Yūichi Sugita (2) Tatsuma Ito6–4, 6–3 2013 Tatsuma Ito Yoshihito Nishioka6–3, 6–3 2014 Hiroyasu Ehara Yūichi Sugita7–6(7), 6–42015 Yasutaka Uchiyama Go Soeda7–6(6), 6–42016 Yosuke Watanuki Yasutaka Uchiyama6–2, 6–4 2017 Yusuke Takahashi Hiroyasu Ehara 0–6, 6–4, 7–5 2018 Tatsuma Ito (2) Renta Tokuda 6–3, 6–02019 Rio Noguchi Yuta Shimizu 6–3, 6–42020 Naoki Nakagawa Masamichi Imamura 6–1, 6–2 2021 Yuta Shimizu Shintaro Imai6–3, 6–42022 Shintaro Imai Shuichi Sekiguchi7–5, 4–6, 6–3 2023 Renta Tokuda Hikaru Shiraishi6–2, 6–2 2024 Masamichi Imamura Kokoro Isomura7–6(6), 6–4

Women's singles YearChampionRunner-upScore1924 T. Kuroi 1925 T. Kuroi (2) 1926 S. Hayama 1927 T. Moriwaki 1928 S. Toda 1929 R. Takiguchi 1930 T. Kobayishi 1931 T. Kobayishi (2) 1932 K. Minami 1933 M. Hayashi 1934 M. Hayashi (2) 1935 T. Nakano 1936 S. Toda (2) 1937 Marie-Louise Horn 1938 T. Kizen 1939 J. Kamo 1940 S. Sawada 1941 Not held1942 M. Yamakawa 1943–45 Not held1946 Sachiko Kamo 1947 Sachiko Kamo (2) 1948 Sachiko Kamo (3) 1949 Sachiko Kamo (4) 1950 Sachiko Kamo (5) 1951 Sachiko Kamo (6) 1952 Reiko Miyagi 1953 Sachiko Kamo (7) 1954 Reiko Miyagi (2) 1955 Sachiko Kamo (8) 1956 Reiko Miyagi (3) 1957 Reiko Miyagi (4) 1958 Reiko Miyagi (5) 1959 Reiko Miyagi (6) 1960 Reiko Miyagi (7) 1961 Reiko Miyagi (8) 1962 Reiko Miyagi (9) 1963 Reiko Miyagi (10) 1964 H. Schretz 1965 Kazuko Kuramatsu 1966 Yohko Obata 1967 Kazuko Sawamatsu 1968 Kazuko Sawamatsu (2) 1969 Kazuko Sawamatsu (3) 1970 Kazuko Sawamatsu (4) Kathy Harter6–3, 7–5.1971 Kimiyo Hatanaka Duk-Hee Lee9–7, 4–6, 9–71972 Kazuko Sawamatsu (5) Alena Palmeová-West6–3, 6–01973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Men's doubles