Article: Defending Champion Christensen Advances in Japan Open

Article: Defending Champion Admits Tough Challenge at ...
Xinhua English Newswire;  January 15, 1998 ;     339 words ...Defending champion Mia Audina of Indonesia faced a tougher-than-expected challenge from Japan's Kanako Yonekura in her third round victory in the Japan Open badminton tournament on Thursday. Audina took a 12-11, 12-11 ...

Article: Defending Champion Sugiyama on Course at ...
Xinhua English Newswire;  April 17, 1998 ;     289 words ...Defending champion Ai Sugiyama overcame a slow start to beat Erika De Lone of the United States in three sets to reach the semi-finals of the Japan Open on Friday. The Japanese top seed had a tough first set but soon regained ...

Article: Sharapova to play at Japan Open tennis
AP Worldstream;  September 2, 2004 ;     252 words ... ... Sharapova will play in October's Japan Open tennis tournament, organizers ... old Russian, who beat two-time defending champion Serena Williams to win Wimbledon ... is the defending champion at the Japan Open. Sharapova, seventh in the WTA ...

Article: Maria Sharapova to Play at Japan Open
AP Online;  September 2, 2004 ;     283 words ... ... Sharapova will play in October's Japan Open tennis tournament, organizers ... old Russian, who beat two-time defending champion Serena Williams to win Wimbledon ... is the defending champion at the Japan Open. Sharapova, seventh in the WTA ...

Article: Ten: Hewitt roll continues at Japan Open tennis
AAP Sports News (Australia);  October 4, 2001 ;     671 words ... ... 10-04-2001 Ten: Hewitt roll continues at Japan Open tennis By Alastair Himmer TOKYO, Oct 4 Reuters ... 1 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Japan Open. Defending champion Sjeng Schalken and Chile's Marcelo Rios also ...

Article: Delic advances at Japan Open
AP Worldstream;  September 29, 2008 ;     523 words ... ... Delic of the United States beat Go Soeda of Japan 6-4, 6-2 Monday to advance to the second round of the Japan Open. Defending champion David Ferrer of Spain _ the top-seeded player at the US$869,000 (euro605,000) tournament _ has ...

Article: Sharapova reaches Japan Open final, Paradorn out
Xinhua News Agency;  October 8, 2004 ;     377 words ...Sharapova reaches Japan Open final, Paradorn out TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia entered the Japan Open tennis final on Friday while Thai star Paradorn Srichapan was dumped out of the men's quarter ...