David Dowlen and Nduka Odizor were the defending champions, but both players chose to compete at Sydney during the same week.
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Scott Davis David Pate |
| Runners-up | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Greg Holmes |
| Score | 7–6(7–3), 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Scott Davis and David Pate won the title by defeating Sammy Giammalva Jr. and Greg Holmes 7–6(7–3), 6–7(6–8), 6–3 in the final.[1][2]
Seeds edit
Scott Davis / David Pate (champions)- Steve Denton / Gary Donnelly (quarterfinals)
- Andy Kohlberg / Robert Van't Hof (semifinals)
- Chris Dunk /
Glenn Michibata (second round) - Vitas Gerulaitis / Vincent Van Patten (second round)
- Sammy Giammalva Jr. / Greg Holmes (final)
Russell Simpson / Erik Van't Hof (quarterfinals)
Menno Oosting / Huub van Boeckel (first round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Scott Davis David Pate
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Andy Kohlberg Robert Van't Hof
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Scott Davis David Pate
| 77 | 66 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Greg Holmes
| 63 | 78 | 3 | |||||||||
| Matt Anger Jimmy Arias
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Greg Holmes
| 7 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||
Top half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S Davis D Pate
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Noriyuki Washida Nobuo Yoshida
| 3 | 0 | 1 | S Davis D Pate
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 S Menon C Strode
| 7 | 6 | S Menon C Strode
| 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Nishio Kenzo Ukon
| 6 | 2 | 1 | S Davis D Pate
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Fukui Nobuya Tamura
| 3 | 4 | 7 |  R Simpson E Van't Hof
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Guy S Vasudevan
| 6 | 6 | S Guy S Vasudevan
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Brandenburg B Dickinson
| 4 | 3 | 7 | R Simpson E Van't Hof
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | R Simpson E Van't Hof
| 6 | 6 | 1 | S Davis D Pate
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Kohlberg R Van't Hof
| 6 | 7 | 3 | A Kohlberg R Van't Hof
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Erck D Utzinger
| 3 | 6 | 3 | A Kohlberg R Van't Hof
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A El-Mehelmy M Wooldridge
| 6 | 3 | J Bailey T Yonezawa
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Bailey T Yonezawa
| 7 | 6 | 3 | A Kohlberg R Van't Hof
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Lemon H Rittersbacher
| 2 | 4 | R Brown J Carlsson
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Brown J Carlsson
| 6 | 6 | R Brown J Carlsson
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Campbell H McDadi
| 2 | 4 | 5 | V Gerulaitis V Van Patten
| 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | V Gerulaitis V Van Patten
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  M Oosting H van Boeckel
| 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Anger J Arias
| 3 | 6 | 6 | M Anger J Arias
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Richter R Rudeen
| 6 | 6 | K Richter R Rudeen
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Shirato E Takeuchi
| 4 | 4 | M Anger J Arias
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S McCain R Nixon
| 6 | 6 | S McCain R Nixon
| 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryō Kubodera Atsushi Noguchi
| 0 | 4 | S McCain R Nixon
| 3 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Matsuoka R Tsujino
| 3 | 4 | 4 | C Dunk G Michibata
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | C Dunk G Michibata
| 6 | 6 | M Anger J Arias
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | S Giammalva Jr. G Holmes
| 6 | 6 | 6 | S Giammalva Jr. G Holmes
| 7 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C Stansbury P Wright
| 3 | 2 | 6 | S Giammalva Jr. G Holmes
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerville Jim Somerville
| 6 | 6 | Henry Somerville Jim Somerville
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Takayoshi Shibuya Minoru Ueda
| 4 | 3 | 6 | S Giammalva Jr. G Holmes
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Nakano Kiyotaka Tachibana
| 4 | 4 | 2 | S Denton G Donnelly
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Canter D Saltz
| 6 | 6 | J Canter D Saltz
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shōichi Horiuchi Masayoshi Takeyari
| 2 | 0 | 2 | S Denton G Donnelly
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Denton G Donnelly
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Scott Davis defeated fellow American Jimmy Arias, 6-1, 7-6..." Tokyo. United Press International. 20 October 1985. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
The men's doubles final, pitting Americans Sammy Giammalva and Greg Holmes against countrymen Scott Davis and David Pate, was halted at 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (8-6), 3-3, because of darkness. It will be resumed Monday.
- ^ "About: Past Champions". Kinoshita Group Japan Open. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
1985: Scott Davis / David Pate