The HP Open (HP Japan Women’s Open Tennis) is a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. The event is affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour. The event was held for the first time in 2009, and was the second tournament of the season held in Japan: the Toray Pan Pacific Open, a $2 million Premier tournament, was held two weeks before.
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“Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you—you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside.”
—Alexander Solzhenitsyn (b. 1918)