The 2023 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a professional women's

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tournament played on outdoor

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. It was the 38th edition of the

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, and part of the

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of the

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. It took place at the

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, Japan from 25 September to 1 October 2023.

Champions

Singles

Veronika Kudermetova Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova (born 24 April 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9, achieved on 24 October 2022, and a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 2, reached on 6 June 2022. In ...

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Jessica Pegula Jessica Pegula (born February 24, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings in singles of world No. 3, achieved October 2022, and in doubles of world No. 1, set on 11 September 2023. Pegula reached the single ...

, 7–5, 6–1

Doubles

Ulrikke Eikeri Ulrikke Pia Eikeri (born 16 December 1992) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. On 22 April 2024, she peaked at No. 26 in the WTA doubles rankings. She also has a career-high singles ranking of No. 206, achieved on 16 April 2018. Eikeri ...

Ingrid Neel Ingrid Neel (born June 16, 1998) is an American-Estonian professional tennis player. She has specialized in doubles and has won four titles on the WTA Tour and three titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. In addition, she has won two singles and 13 ...

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Eri Hozumi is a Japanese tennis player. On 10 November 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 144. On 27 May 2019, she peaked at No. 28 in the WTA doubles rankings. Partnering with Makoto Ninomiya, she reached the final of the 2018 ...

Makoto Ninomiya is a Japanese professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 20 on 22 October 2018, and peaked at No. 280 in singles on 22 February 2016. Partnered with Eri Hozumi, she reached the final of the 2018 French ...

3–6, 7–5, 0–5

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of 18 September 2023

Other entrants

The following players received

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s into the main singles draw: *

Anna Kalinskaya Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya ( rus, Анна Николаевна Калинская, , ˈanːə kɐˈlʲinskəjə, Ru-Anna_Kalinskaya.ogg; born 2 December 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world ...

Moyuka Uchijima is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings, WTA singles ranking of No. 52, achieved on 3 March 2025, and a doubles No. 101, reached on 12 June 2023. She has won thirteen titles in singles and eleven in doubles ...

The following players received entry from the singles

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draw: *

Harriet Dart Harriet Dart (born 28 July 1996) is a British professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 70 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 59, on 14 October 2024. She reached the final of the 2021 Wimbledon Ch ...

Misaki Doi is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Her highest WTA rankings are No. 30 in singles and No. 77 in doubles. Doi reached two junior Grand Slam doubles finals – at Wimbledon in 2007 with Kurumi Nara, and at the Australian Open in ...

Mai Hontama Mai Hontama (本玉真唯) (born 30 August 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. Hontama has a career-high singles ranking of 105 by the WTA, achieved on 5 August 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of 109, set on 6 November 2023. Career 2021: ...

* ~~Natsumi Kawaguchi~~ *

Despina Papamichail Despina Papamichail (; born 9 February 1993) is a Greek professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 147, reached on 20 June 2022. Her highest doubles ranking is No. 93, achieved on 4 December 2023. Papamichail ...

Rina Saigo is a Japanese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 330 by the WTA, achieved on 9 September 2024. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 317, set on 26 February 2024. Career Saigo made her WTA Tour debut ...

The following players received entry as

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: *

Sakura Hosogi is a Japanese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 204 by the WTA achieved on 27 February 2023, and a best doubles ranking of No. 259, reached on 3 February 2025. Career Hosogi made her WTA Tour debut in Tokyo, as ...

Himeno Sakatsume is a Japanese tennis player. Sakatsume has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 164, achieved on 12 June 2023, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 355, set on 3 March 2025. Career Sakatsume made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the ...

Withdrawals

Belinda Bencic Belinda Bencic (; born 10 March 1997) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 4 which she achieved in February 2020. Bencic has won nine career singles titles, including Tennis at the 2020 ...

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Tatjana Maria Tatjana Maria (née Malek; born 8 August 1987) is a German professional tennis player. In January 2024 she reached her career-best singles ranking of world No. 42, and in June 2016, she peaked at No. 54 in the doubles rankings. She has won four ...

* Natsumi Kawaguchi → replaced by

Barbora Krejčíková Barbora Krejčíková (; born 18 December 1995) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles by the Wome ...

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Cristina Bucșa Cristina Bucsa Bucsa (; born 1 January 1998) is a Moldovan-born Spanish professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings, rankings of world No. 56 in singles, achieved on 15 January 2024, and No. 19 in doubles, achieved on 10 June ...

Magda Linette Magda Linette (born 12 February 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19, achieved in March 2023. She has reached eight finals on the WTA Tour, winning three titles, and the semifinal of ...

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Petra Martić Petra Martić (; born 19 January 1991) is a Croatian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings, singles ranking of world No. 14, achieved in January 2020. Martić has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour, one singles and o ...

Karolína Muchová Karolína Muchová (; born 21 August 1996) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 8, achieved on 11 September 2023. Muchová has won one WTA Tour title at the 2019 Korea Open – S ...

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Anhelina Kalinina Anhelina Serhiyivna Kalinina ( ; born 7 February 1997) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 22 May 2023, she reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 25. She peaked at No. 92 in the doubles rankings in January 2025. She has ...

Karolína Plíšková Karolína Plíšková (; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), holding the position for a total of eight weeks, and has been ...

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Marta Kostyuk Marta Olehivna Kostyuk ( ; born 28 June 2002) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 16 in singles, achieved on 17 June 2024 and No. 27 in doubles, achieved on 8 May 2023. On the WTA Tour, she h ...

Elena Rybakina Elena Andreyevna Rybakina (born 17 June 1999) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked world No. 3 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, making her the first Kazakhstani ...

→ replaced by

Markéta Vondroušová Markéta Vondroušová (; born 28 June 1999) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 6 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Vondroušová has won two singles titles, including the 2023 Wimbledon Champio ...

→ replaced by

Linda Nosková Linda Nosková (; born 17 November 2004) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 25 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, achieved on 26 August 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 60, set on 19 August ...

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of 18 September 2023

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: *

* Natsumi Kawaguchi /

Yuki Naito is a Japanese tennis player. Naito has been ranked as high as world No. 169 in singles and No. 224 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). On the ITF Junior Circuit, Naito's career-high ranking was world No. 15. Career In Novem ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Toray Pan Pacific Open, 2023 2023 WTA Tour

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