1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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David Pate was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jonathan Canter.

Men's singles

1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships

Final

Champion

Runner-up

Score

6–1, 7–6^(7–3)

Details

Draw

64 (5WC/8Q/2LL)

Seeds

16

Events

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

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Scott Davis won the title by defeating Jimmy Arias 6–1, 7–6^(7–3) in the final.^[1]^[2]

Seeds edit

Tim Mayotte (third round)
Scott Davis (champion)
David Pate (third round)
Jimmy Arias (final)
Greg Holmes (quarterfinals)
Sammy Giammalva Jr. (quarterfinals)
Vitas Gerulaitis (first round)
Robert Seguso (third round)
Ken Flach (third round)
Huub van Boeckel (first round)
Matt Anger (quarterfinals)
Jonathan Canter (quarterfinals)
Vincent Van Patten (third round)
Glenn Michibata (semifinals)
Russell Simpson (third round)
Menno Oosting (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

	14	Glenn Michibata	6	6

	5	Greg Holmes	4	4
								14	Glenn Michibata	7	3	4

								4	Jimmy Arias	5	6	6
	4	Jimmy Arias	6	6

	11	Matt Anger	3	3
															4	Jimmy Arias	1	6³

															2	Scott Davis	6	7⁷
		Johan Carlsson	1	7	6

	12	Jonathan Canter	6	6	1
									Johan Carlsson	4	1

								2	Scott Davis	6	6
	6	Sammy Giammalva Jr.	4	2

	2	Scott Davis	6	6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	1	T Mayotte	6	6
		S Menon	1	3				1	T Mayotte	6	6	6
	Q	C Stansbury	6	6				Q	C Stansbury	7	0	1
		S Shiraishi	2	0											1	T Mayotte	6	6	4
	Q	Shoichi Tatsuno	4	1											14	G Michibata	7	4	6
		B Dickinson	6	6					B Dickinson	1	3
		S Guy	2	4				14	G Michibata	6	6
	14	G Michibata	6	6																		14	G Michibata	6	6
	10	H van Boeckel	6	4																		5	G Holmes	4	4
		C Dunk	7	6					C Dunk	6	2	6
		Minoru Ueda	7	3	3				C Campbell	4	6	3
		C Campbell	5	6	6											C Dunk	2	4
		G Lemon	6	6											5	G Holmes	6	6
	Q	S Matsuoka	3	4					G Lemon	2	1
		S Denton	7	6	5			5	G Holmes	6	6
	5	G Holmes	5	7	7

Section 2 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	4	J Arias	6	6
		R Brown	2	4				4	J Arias	7	6
		R Van't Hof	6	3	6				J Manset	6	1
		J Manset	4	6	7										4	J Arias	3	7	6
	WC	T Tsuchihashi	6	1	6										15	R Simpson	6	6	3
		H Shirato	2	6	3			WC	T Tsuchihashi	2	3
		E Takeuchi	2	4				15	R Simpson	6	6
	15	R Simpson	6	6																		4	J Arias	6	6
	11	M Anger	6	6																		11	M Anger	3	3
		T Mmoh	2	0				11	M Anger	6	7
		M Wooldridge	4	4					T Fukui	3	5
		T Fukui	6	6											11	M Anger	6	6
		L Courteau	6	6											8	R Seguso	4	4
	LL	Kenzo Ukon	2	1					L Courteau	2	1
	Q	T Sakai	2	2				8	R Seguso	6	6
	8	R Seguso	6	6

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	7/WC	V Gerulaitis	4	1
		J Carlsson	6	6					J Carlsson	6	6
		D Utzinger	7	3	2				H Rittersbacher	1	4
		H Rittersbacher	6	6	6											J Carlsson	6	6
		S Vasudevan	6	6											9	K Flach	2	1
	WC	Kazuya Morita	1	0					S Vasudevan	6	4
		J Bailey	1	6	4			9	K Flach	7	6
	9	K Flach	6	3	6																		J Carlsson	1	7	6
	12	J Canter	6	6																		12	J Canter	6	6	1
	Q	Shōichi Horiuchi	3	0				12	J Canter	6	6
		K Richter	3	7	6				K Richter	1	4
		H McDadi	6	5	3										12	J Canter	7	6
		S McCain	6	6											3	D Pate	5	2
	LL	Kiyotaka Tachibana	2	4					S McCain	3	7	4
		A Kohlberg	6	2	3			3	D Pate	6	5	6
	3	D Pate	4	6	6

Section 4 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	6	S Giammalva Jr.	7	6
		E Van't Hof	5	3				6	S Giammalva Jr.	7	6
		R Nixon	5	2					G Donnelly	6	3
		G Donnelly	7	6											6	S Giammalva Jr.	6	7
		R Rudeen	6	6												R Rudeen	4	6
		D Saltz	3	0					R Rudeen	6	6	6
	WC	T Yonezawa	3	7	4			16	M Oosting	7	2	4
	16	M Oosting	6	5	6																	6	S Giammalva Jr.	4	2
	13	V Van Patten	6	6																		2	S Davis	6	6
	WC	H Nakano	2	3				13	V Van Patten	7	7
	Q	Takeshi Murakami	0	2					A El-Mehelmy	6	5
		A El-Mehelmy	6	6											13	V Van Patten	4	4
	Q	S Nishio	4	4											2	S Davis	6	6
	Q	Hajime Nihonmatsu	6	6				Q	Hajime Nihonmatsu	0	0
		C Strode	3	2				2	S Davis	6	6
	2	S Davis	6	6

References edit

^ "Scott Davis defeated fellow American Jimmy Arias, 6-1, 7-6..." Tokyo. United Press International. 20 October 1985. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "About: Past Champions". Kinoshita Group Japan Open. Retrieved 28 November 2023. 1985: Scott Davis

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