WTA Pan Pacific Open 1989 Draw & Results

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Kaoru Okamoto won the 1989 Pan Pacific Open, defeating Liz Smylie 6-4 6-2 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played April 17–23 on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan.

The Pan Pacific Open is a long-running women's hard-court tournament in Tokyo.

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Champion
Kaoru Okamoto
def. Liz Smylie , 6-4 6-2
Dates
Apr 17 — Apr 23
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Historical categories use documented modern equivalents where available; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

31 recorded singles results

Pan Pacific Open 1989 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Kaoru Okamoto #205 6-4 6-2 Liz Smylie #122 H2H Match data Apr 23, 1989* F
SF (2)
Kaoru Okamoto #205 6-2 6-4 Belinda Cordwell H2H Match data Apr 22, 1989* SF Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Liz Smylie #122 6-4 4-6 7-6 Anne Minter #38 H2H Match data Apr 22, 1989* SF
QF (4)
Anne Minter #38 7-5 6-1 Betsy Nagelsen #73 H2H Match data Apr 22, 1989* QF
Belinda Cordwell 6-3 6-3 Etsuko Inoue #64 H2H Match data Apr 22, 1989* QF
Kaoru Okamoto #205 7-5 6-4 Kimiko Date #319 H2H Match data Apr 22, 1989* QF
Liz Smylie #122 7-5 6-4 Sandra Wasserman #59 H2H Match data Apr 22, 1989* QF
R16 (8)
Sandra Wasserman #59 6-2 6-4 Ann Devries #116 H2H Match data Apr 21, 1989* R16
Belinda Cordwell 6-2 3-6 6-1 Nana Smith #148 H2H Match data Apr 21, 1989* R16
Liz Smylie #122 6-7 6-2 6-1 Monique Javer #79 H2H Match data Apr 21, 1989* R16
Betsy Nagelsen #73 4-6 6-1 6-0 Lisa Bonder Kreiss H2H Match data Apr 21, 1989* R16
Etsuko Inoue #64 6-3 3-6 6-2 Martina Pawlik H2H Match data Apr 21, 1989* R16
Kimiko Date #319 7-6 3-6 6-3 Ann Henricksson #54 H2H Match data Apr 21, 1989* R16
Kaoru Okamoto #205 6-4 6-3 Leigh Anne Eldredge H2H Match data Apr 21, 1989* R16
Anne Minter #38 6-3 6-4 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer H2H Match data Apr 21, 1989* R16
R32 (16)
Leigh Anne Eldredge 6-2 6-1 Themis Zambrzycki H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Monique Javer #79 6-3 6-3 Michelle Jaggard Lai H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Sandra Wasserman #59 6-3 6-2 Akiko Kijimuta #118 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Etsuko Inoue #64 6-1 6-2 Naoko Sawamatsu H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Kimiko Date #319 6-1 6-0 Maya Kidowaki #222 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Anne Minter #38 6-1 6-4 Masako Yanagi #136 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Kaoru Okamoto #205 2-6 6-2 6-0 Louise Allen H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer 7-5 6-0 Hester Witvoet H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Lisa Bonder Kreiss 4-6 6-1 6-3 Anne Hobbs H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Ann Devries #116 6-2 4-6 6-1 Akemi Nishiya H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Betsy Nagelsen #73 6-4 4-6 6-3 Louise Field #115 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Martina Pawlik 6-2 7-5 Beth Herr #98 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Belinda Cordwell 6-2 6-1 Carin Bakkum H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Liz Smylie #122 7-6 6-4 Iwona Kuczynska H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Ann Henricksson #54 6-1 6-2 Julie Richardson #114 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32
Nana Smith #148 6-2 6-1 Jill Hetherington #123 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Pan Pacific Open.

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Martina Hingis 33 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Ai Sugiyama 15 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Pan Pacific Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Belinda Bencic #13 6-2 6-3 Linda Noskova #17 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Qinwen Zheng #7 7-6(5) 6-3 Sofia Kenin #155 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Veronika Kudermetova #19 7-5 6-1 Jessica Pegula #4 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Liudmila Samsonova #30 7-5 7-5 Qinwen Zheng #36 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Naomi Osaka #4 6-2 6-3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #41 H2H Match data 2019 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other WTA 500 tournaments in 1989

Previous editions of Pan Pacific Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Pan Pacific Open held?
Pan Pacific Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who is the latest recorded Pan Pacific Open winner?
The 2025 Pan Pacific Open was won by Belinda Bencic, who defeated Linda Noskova 6-2 6-3.
Who has won the most Pan Pacific Open titles?
Martina Hingis has won 5 Pan Pacific Open titles, the most by any player.
What is the earliest recorded Pan Pacific Open edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Pan Pacific Open in TennisDB is 1972.
What surface is Pan Pacific Open played on?
Pan Pacific Open is played on hard courts.