The Kurume Cup is a tennis tournament held in Kurume, Japan. Held since 2005, this ITF Circuit event is a $60,000 tournament played on outdoor carpet courts. It started off being a $25k event in 2005 on grass courts (until 2016) and went up to $50k in 2008.

Kurume Cup
Current event 2024 Kurume U.S.E Cup
ITF Women's Tour
Event nameKurume U.S.E Cup (2017–)
Kurume Best Amenity Cup (2005–2016)
LocationKurume, Japan
VenueShin-Houman-Gawa Tennis Court
CategoryITF Women's Circuit
SurfaceCarpet (outdoor)
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$60,000
Websitewww.itf-kurume.jp/

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2024   Emina Bektas   Arina Rodionova 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–3
2023   Emina Bektas   Ma Yexin 7–5, 5–7, 6–1
2020–22
tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019   Rebecca Marino   Yuki Naito 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
2018   Ayano Shimizu   Abbie Myers 6–3, 7–5
2017   Laura Robson   Katie Boulter 6–3, 6–4
2016   Kyōka Okamura   Nigina Abduraimova 7–6(12–10), 1–6, 7–5
2015   Nao Hibino   Eri Hozumi 6–3, 6–1
2014   Wang Qiang   Eri Hozumi 6–3, 6–1
2013   Ons Jabeur   An-Sophie Mestach 6–0, 6–2
2012   Zheng Saisai   Monique Adamczak 7–5, 6–2
2011   Rika Fujiwara   Monique Adamczak 6–3, 6–1
2010   Kristýna Plíšková   Karolína Plíšková 5–7, 6–2, 6–0
2009   Ksenia Lykina   Elena Chalova 7–5, 6–3
2008   Chang Kai-chen   Alexandra Panova 7–5, 6–3
2007   Ayumi Morita   Erika Takao 6–1, 3–1 retired
2006   Chan Yung-jan   Chuang Chia-jung 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
2005   Hsieh Su-wei   Erika Takao 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2024   Madeleine Brooks
  Sarah Beth Grey
  Momoko Kobori
  Ayano Shimizu
6–4, 6–0
2023   Talia Gibson
  Wang Yafan
  Funa Kozaki
  Junri Namigata
6–3, 6–3
2020–22
tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019   Hiroko Kuwata
  Ena Shibahara
  Erina Hayashi
  Moyuka Uchijima
0–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2018   Naomi Broady
  Asia Muhammad
  Katy Dunne
  Abigail Tere-Apisah
6–2, 6–4
2017   Katy Dunne
  Tammi Patterson
  Erina Hayashi
  Robu Kajitani
6–7(3–7), 6–2, [10–4]
2016   Hsu Ching-wen
  Ksenia Lykina
  Dalma Gálfi
  Xu Shilin
7–6(7–5), 6–2
2015   Makoto Ninomiya
  Riko Sawayanagi
  Eri Hozumi
  Junri Namigata
7–6(12–10), 6–3
2014   Jarmila Gajdošová
  Arina Rodionova
  Junri Namigata
  Akiko Yonemura
6–4, 6–2
2013   Kanae Hisami
  Mari Tanaka
  Rika Fujiwara
  Akiko Omae
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2012   Han Xinyun
  Sun Shengnan
  Ksenia Lykina
  Melanie South
6–1, 6–0
2011   Ayumi Oka
  Akiko Yonemura
  Rika Fujiwara
  Tamarine Tanasugarn
6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
2010   Sun Shengnan
  Xu Yifan
  Karolína Plíšková
  Kristýna Plíšková
6–0, 6–3
2009   Lu Jingjing
  Sun Shengnan
  Chang Kai-chen
  Ayaka Maekawa
6–3, 6–2
2008   Chang Kai-chen
  Hwang I-hsuan
  Erika Sema
  Yurika Sema
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
2007   Ayumi Oka
  Tomoko Sugano
  Liu Wanting
  Song Shanshan
6–4, 6–1
2006   Chan Yung-jan
  Chuang Chia-jung
  Seiko Okamoto
  Ayami Takase
6–0, 6–2
2005   Chan Chin-wei
  Hsieh Su-wei
  Ayumi Morita
  Erika Sema
6–4, 6–3
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