The Kangaroo Cup is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a $100,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and has been held in Gifu, Japan, since 1997.

Kangaroo Cup
Current event 2024 Kangaroo Cup
ITF Women's Tour
Event nameKangaroo Cup International Ladies Open Tennis
LocationGifu, Japan
VenueNagaragawa Tennis Plaza, Gifu Memorial Center
CategoryITF Women's Circuit
SurfaceHard
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$100,000

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2024 Japan  Moyuka Uchijima Australia  Arina Rodionova 6–3, 6–3
2023 Japan  Himeno Sakatsume United Kingdom  Katie Boulter 7–5, 6–3
2020–22
Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Kazakhstan  Zarina Diyas Chinese Taipei  Liang En-shuo 6–0, 6–2
2018 Japan  Kurumi Nara Japan  Moyuka Uchijima 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2017 Slovakia  Magdaléna Rybáriková China  Zhu Lin 6–2, 6–3
2016 Japan  Hiroko Kuwata China  Wang Qiang 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
2015 China  Zheng Saisai Japan  Naomi Osaka 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
2014 Hungary  Tímea Babos Russia  Ekaterina Bychkova 6–1, 6–2
2013 Belgium  An-Sophie Mestach China  Wang Qiang 1–6, 6–3, 6–0
2012 Japan  Kimiko Date-Krumm Thailand  Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
2011 Japan  Sachie Ishizu United Kingdom  Emily Webley-Smith 6–1, 6–3
2010 Czech Republic  Karolína Plíšková China  Sun Shengnan 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2009 Japan  Aiko Nakamura Japan  Tomoko Yonemura 6–1, 6–4
2008 Thailand  Tamarine Tanasugarn Japan  Kimiko Date-Krumm 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
2007 Chinese Taipei  Chan Yung-jan Japan  Ayumi Morita 6–3, 6–1
2006 Japan  Erika Takao Japan  Aiko Nakamura 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
2005 Japan  Saori Obata Japan  Shiho Hisamatsu 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
2004 Serbia and Montenegro  Ana Ivanovic South Korea  Jeon Mi-ra 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
2003 Japan  Shinobu Asagoe Japan  Saori Obata 6–4, 6–1
2002 United Kingdom  Julie Pullin Japan  Shinobu Asagoe 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2001 Australia  Alicia Molik Australia  Bryanne Stewart 6–2, 6–3
2000 Thailand  Tamarine Tanasugarn Japan  Shinobu Asagoe 7–5, 6–4
1999 Chinese Taipei  Wang Shi-ting South Korea  Park Sung-hee 6–7, 7–5, 6–2
1998 Japan  Misumi Miyauchi South Korea  Park Sung-hee 6–3, 6–4
1997 Australia  Kerry-Anne Guse South Korea  Jeon Mi-ra 7–5, 7–5

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2024 Chinese Taipei  Liang En-shuo
China  Tang Qianhui
Australia  Kimberly Birrell
Canada  Rebecca Marino
6–0, 6–3
2023 South Korea  Han Na-lae
South Korea  Jang Su-jeong
Chinese Taipei  Lee Ya-hsuan
Chinese Taipei  Wu Fang-hsien
7–6(7–3), 2–6, [10–8]
2020–22
Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 China  Duan Yingying
China  Han Xinyun
Japan  Akiko Omae
Thailand  Peangtarn Plipuech
6–3, 4–6, [10–4]
2018 Japan  Rika Fujiwara
Japan  Yuki Naito
Russia  Ksenia Lykina
United Kingdom  Emily Webley-Smith
7–5, 6–4
2017 Japan  Eri Hozumi
Japan  Miyu Kato
United Kingdom  Katy Dunne
Israel  Julia Glushko
6–4, 6–2
2016 Japan  Eri Hozumi
Japan  Miyu Kato
Japan  Hiroko Kuwata
Japan  Ayaka Okuno
6–1, 6–2
2015 China  Wang Yafan
China  Xu Yifan
Belgium  An-Sophie Mestach
United Kingdom  Emily Webley-Smith
6–2, 6–3
2014 Australia  Jarmila Gajdošová
Australia  Arina Rodionova
Japan  Misaki Doi
Chinese Taipei  Hsieh Shu-ying
6–3, 6–3
2013 Thailand  Luksika Kumkhum
Japan  Erika Sema
Japan  Nao Hibino
Japan  Riko Sawayanagi
6–4, 6–3
2012 United States  Jessica Pegula
China  Zheng Saisai
Chinese Taipei  Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei  Hsu Wen-hsin
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
2011 Chinese Taipei  Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei  Chan Yung-jan
Thailand  Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Japan  Erika Sema
6–2, 6–3
2010 Japan  Erika Sema
Japan  Tomoko Yonemura
Russia  Ksenia Lykina
United Kingdom  Melanie South
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
2009 Australia  Sophie Ferguson
Japan  Aiko Nakamura
Japan  Misaki Doi
Japan  Kurumi Nara
6–2, 6–1
2008 Japan  Kimiko Date-Krumm
Japan  Kurumi Nara
United Kingdom  Melanie South
Netherlands  Nicole Thijssen
6–1, 6–7(8–10), [10–7]
2007 Japan  Ayumi Morita
Japan  Ai Sugiyama
Japan  Kumiko Iijima
Japan  Seiko Okamoto
6–1, 3–6, 6–0
2006 Chinese Taipei  Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei  Hsieh Su-wei
Chinese Taipei  Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei  Chuang Chia-jung
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–5
2005 Japan  Rika Fujiwara
Japan  Saori Obata
Japan  Ryōko Fuda
Japan  Seiko Okamoto
6–1, 6–2
2004 South Korea  Cho Yoon-jeong
South Korea  Jeon Mi-ra
Chinese Taipei  Chuang Chia-jung
Indonesia  Wynne Prakusya
7–6(7–4), 6–2
2003 Japan  Rika Fujiwara
Japan  Saori Obata
Japan  Shinobu Asagoe
Japan  Nana Miyagi
1–6, 7–5, 6–3
2002 South Korea  Cho Yoon-jeong
Australia  Evie Dominikovic
Japan  Shinobu Asagoe
Japan  Rika Fujiwara
6–2, 6–2
2001 South Korea  Kim Eun-ha
Indonesia  Wynne Prakusya
United Kingdom  Julie Pullin
United Kingdom  Lorna Woodroffe
1–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2000 Japan  Shinobu Asagoe
Japan  Yuka Yoshida
South Africa  Surina De Beer
South Africa  Esmé de Villiers
6–3, 6–1
1999 South Korea  Chae Kyung-yee
South Korea  Cho Yoon-jeong
Japan  Shiho Hisamatsu
Japan  Nana Miyagi
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1998 Australia  Catherine Barclay
Australia  Kerry-Anne Guse
South Korea  Cho Yoon-jeong
South Korea  Park Sung-hee
7–6, 6–4
1997 Japan  Saori Obata
Japan  Kaoru Shibata
Japan  Shinobu Asagoe
Japan  Yasuko Nishimata
6–3, 7–5
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