The Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2009 takes place October 5-11, 2009, at Ariake Colosseum in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The Japan Open is part of the ATP World Tour (Men) and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (Women). Prize money: Men US$ 1,226,500, Women US$ 100,000 + H.
Players Men: Juan Martin Del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon, Gael Monfils, Radek Stepanek, Tomas Berdych, Lleyton Hewitt, Tommy Haas, and others.
Players Women: TBA.
Select games will be broadcast live online.