Toray Pan Pacific Open Returns to Tokyo with Star-Studded Field
The Toray Pan Pacific Open, a prestigious WTA 500 tournament, returns to Tokyo, Japan, from September 18-25, 2023. Played on hard courts, the tournament features a competitive field of 28 singles players and 16 doubles teams.
Among the notable players to watch is Zheng Qinwen, the Olympic gold medalist and Australian Open runner-up. Other top-ranked players include Daria Kasatkina (WTA No. 9), Beatriz Haddad Maia (WTA No. 10), and Diana Shnaider (WTA No. 16).
The tournament offers a total prize pool of $757,900, with the singles champion receiving $163,980. The doubles champions will split $50,000.
Tennis fans can catch the action live on Tennis Channel, TennisChannel.com, and the Tennis Channel app. The broadcast schedule is as follows:
* Sunday, September 18: 10 p.m. ET to 3:00 a.m. ET
* Monday, September 19: 4 a.m. ET to 7 a.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET to 3:00 a.m. ET
* Tuesday, September 20: 4 a.m. ET to 7 a.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET to 7:30 a.m. ET
* Wednesday, September 21: 10 p.m. ET to 7:30 a.m. ET
* Thursday, September 22: 11 p.m. ET to 3:30 a.m. ET
* Friday, September 23: 5 a.m. ET to 8 a.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET to 5 a.m. ET (Singles and doubles semifinals)
* Saturday, September 24: 11 p.m. ET to 2 a.m. ET (Singles and doubles finals)
T2 will also provide coverage of the tournament:
* Monday, September 19: 8 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET to 5 a.m. ET
* Tuesday, September 20: 6:30 a.m. ET to 8:30 a.m. ET
* Wednesday, September 21: 2 a.m. ET to 4 a.m. ET, 4:30 a.m. ET to 6:30 a.m. ET and 8 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET
* Thursday, September 22: 8 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET
* Friday, September 23: 8 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET
* Saturday, September 24: 4:30 a.m. ET to 8:30 a.m. ET
* Sunday, September 25: 4 a.m. ET to 6 a.m. ET