Betsy Nagelsen and Candy Reynolds were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson |
| Runners-up |  Laura Gildemeister Beth Herr |
| Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Belinda Cordwell and Julie Richardson won the title by defeating Laura Gildemeister and Beth Herr 6–4, 6–4 in the final.[1][2]
Seeds edit
Laura Gildemeister / 
Beth Herr (final)
Mercedes Paz / Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)- Amy Holton / Adriana Villagrán (first round)
- Linda Gates / Heather Ludloff (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
Draw edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L Gildemeister B Herr
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Holíková N Sato
| 2 | 2 | 1 | L Gildemeister B Herr
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Kanellopoulou M Schropp
| 7 | 61 | 64 | D Farrell Carol Watson
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Farrell Carol Watson
| 5 | 77 | 77 | 1 | L Gildemeister B Herr
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Gates H Ludloff
| 2 | 5 |  M Lindström M Yanagi
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 H Pelletier J Thompson
| 6 | 7 | H Pelletier J Thompson
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Crowe K Kinney
| 5 | 5 | M Lindström M Yanagi
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Lindström M Yanagi
| 7 | 7 | 1 | L Gildemeister B Herr
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Cordwell J Richardson
| 7 | 6 | B Cordwell J Richardson
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 L Drescher E Inoue
| 5 | 4 | B Cordwell J Richardson
| 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Jaušovec I Kuczyńska
| 6 | 6 | M Jaušovec I Kuczyńska
| 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Holton A Villagrán
| 1 | 4 | B Cordwell J Richardson
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Lewis M Schillig
| 60 | 78 | 5 |  N Dias P Medrado
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Dias P Medrado
| 77 | 66 | 7 | N Dias P Medrado
| 79 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Foltz P Vásquez
| 3 | 2 | 2 | M Paz G Sabatini
| 67 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Paz G Sabatini
| 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.
In the women's doubles finals, New Zealanders Belinda Cordwell and Julie Richardson beat Beth Herr and Laura Gildemeister, 6-4, 6-4.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 197, 214–215. ISBN 9780002182096.