Japan Open 2023 Preview: When is it, who is playing and what is the prize money?
The Japan Open is Asia’s longest running ATP tournament and this year’s prestigious event kicks off next week and will feature 11 of the world’s top 20 players. >
Tennishead has everything you need to know about the upcoming ATP 500 event in Tokyo.
When is the Japan Open 2023?
The main tournament of the Japan Open begins on Monday, October 16th. The tournament concludes with his singles and doubles finals on Sunday, October 22nd.
Qualifying will take place next weekend, with the main event starting on Monday.
Who is playing in the Japan Open?
The Japan Open will feature a 32-team draw involving 11 of the top 20 ranked players, with world No. 8 and defending champion Taylor Fritz being the No. 1 seed.
Fritz is the only former champion in the Japanese capital, joining top 10 players Casper Ruud and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev.
As the race for the ATP Finals intensifies, Fritz, Ruud, Zverev and more will battle it out for valuable ranking points in the final stages of the 2023 season.
Wild cards are only given to Japanese players, and Yosuke Watanuki, Sho Shimabukuro, and Shintaro Mochizuki directly qualified for the main tournament.
Here is the complete list of direct entries to the Japan Open:
| Seed | Name | Seeding Ranking | Entry Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Fritz | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | Casper Ruud | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Alex de Minaur | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | Tommy Paul | 12 | 13 |
| 6 | Frances Tiafoe | 13 | 11 |
| 7 | Karen Khachanov | 14 | 15 |
| 8 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 15 | 14 |
| Cameron Norrie | 16 | 17 | |
| Hubert Hurkacz | 17 | 16 | |
| Ben Shelton | 20 | 19 | |
| Francisco Cerundolo | 21 | 21 | |
| Tomas Martin Etcheverry | 31 | 35 | |
| Mackenzie McDonald | 38 | 39 | |
| Max Purcell | 41 | 43 | |
| Alexei Popyrin | 43 | 45 | |
| Daniel Altmaier | 47 | 49 | |
| Yoshihito Nishioka | 48 | 46 | |
| Sebastian Ofner | 49 | 59 | |
| Aslan Karatsev | 52 | 63 | |
| Aleksandar Vukic | 54 | 50 | |
| Christopher O’Connell | 58 | 53 | |
| Zhizhen Zhang | 60 | 60 | |
| Jordan Thompson | 62 | 56 | |
| (WC) Yosuke Watanuki | 79 | ||
| Diego Schwartzman | 130 | 136 | |
| (WC) Sho Shimabukuro | 135 | ||
| (WC) Shintaro Mochizuki | 201 |
Where is the Japan Open held?
The Japan Open will be held at Ariake Tennis Forest Park. This tennis complex has a total of 48 courts and was actually the venue for the recent Tokyo Olympics.
The complex’s main court, known as Ariake Coliseum, can accommodate up to 10,000 spectators and is one of the few tennis courts with a retractable roof.
How much prize money is on offer at the Japan Open 2023?
Total prize pot (singles and doubles): $2,013,940
Singles Prize Money Distribution:
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
| Singles | $376,620 | $202,640 | $108,000 | $55,170 | $29,455 | $15,710 |
What are the ranking points for the Japan Open 2023?
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Qualified | Qualifying Round Two | Qualifying Round One |
| Singles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| Doubles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 0 | — | 45 | 25 | 0 |
Previous winners of the Japan Open
In the singles final of last year’s Japan Open, Fritz defeated compatriot Francis Tiafoe to win the fourth of his current six ATP titles.
The 10 most recent singles and doubles winners of the tournament, now in its 51st year, are:
| 2011 | Andy Murray | Andy and Jamie Murray |
| 2012 | Kei Nishikori | Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares |
| 2013 | Juan Martin del Potro | Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin |
| 2014 | Kei Nishikori (2) | Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Michal Przysiezny |
| 2015 | Stan Wawrinka | Raven Klaasen and Marcelo Melo |
| 2016 | Nick Kyrgios | Marcel Granollers and Marcin Matkowski |
| 2017 | David Goffin | Ben McLachlan and Yasutaka Uchiyama |
| 2018 | Daniil Medvedev | Ben McLachlan and Jan-Lennard Struff |
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic | Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin |
| 2022 | Taylor Fritz | Mackenzie McDonald and Marcelo Melo |
Where can you watch the Japan Open 2023?
The Japan Open is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and on Tennis TV worldwide.
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