Sunday, 29 September 2019

Tokyo - ATP 500

The next week three tournaments will be contested across the ATP and WTA Tours. The big one is the final 2019 WTA Premier Mandatory event in Beijing which actually started on Sunday. Beijing also is hosting an ATP 500 category tournament in conjunction.

Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships  - an ATP 500 category tournament, on Hard, in Tokyo, Japan, 30 September - 6 October 2019.

Defending champion:

Qualifier Daniil Medvedev who defeated Kei Nishikori (3) 6-2 6-4


The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:


- Kevin Anderson replaced by Lorenzo Sonego 

- Laslo Djere replaced by Juan Ignacio Londero 

- Pierre-Hugues Herbert replaced by Jordan Thompson 

- Kei Nishikori replaced by Miomir Kecmanovic

- Milos Raonic replaced by Yoshihito Nishioka 

- Stan Wawrinka replaced by Filip Krajinovic 


Novak Djokovic, world number 1, is top seed.

The other seeds are all in the top 31

There are no byes.

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