1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Lilian Drescher was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini.

Women's singles
1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionArgentina Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-upUnited States Linda Gates
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (3Q)
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Sabatini won the title by defeating Linda Gates 6–3, 6–4 in the final.[1]

Seeds

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  1.   Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
  2.   Beth Herr (second round)
  3.   Lilian Drescher (semifinals)
  4.   Mima Jaušovec (first round)
  5.   Angeliki Kanellopoulou (quarterfinals)
  6.   Laura Gildemeister (semifinals)
  7.   Andrea Holíková (quarterfinals)
  8.   Myriam Schropp (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Gabriela Sabatini 1 6 6
3   Lilian Drescher 6 3 3
1   Gabriela Sabatini 6 6
  Linda Gates 3 4
6   Laura Gildemeister 3 6 3
  Linda Gates 6 2 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   G Sabatini 6 6
  E Okagawa 1 1 1   G Sabatini 6 6
Q   O Tsarbopoulou 2 4   K Kinney 0 0
  K Kinney 6 6 1   G Sabatini 6 6
  M Yanagi 6 6 7   A Holíková 0 1
  P Vásquez 1 1 '  M Yanagi 6 2 1
  J Young 3 1 7   A Holíková 3 6 6
7   A Holíková 6 6 1   G Sabatini 1 6 6
3   L Drescher 6 6 3   L Drescher 6 3 3
  C Bartos-Cserepy 3 2 3   L Drescher 6 6
  Rie Nakazawa 4 2   A Kijimuta 3 0
  A Kijimuta 6 6 3   L Drescher 6 6
  N Dias 1 1 5   A Kanellopoulou 3 1
  M Paz 6 6   M Paz 0 4
  P Medrado 5 6 5   A Kanellopoulou 6 6
5   A Kanellopoulou 7 7

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   L Gildemeister 6 7
Q   D Farrell 2 6 6   L Gildemeister 6 6 7
  J Thompson 6 6   J Thompson 7 3 6
Q   J Louis 3 4 6   L Gildemeister 6 4 6
  H Ludloff 2 3   A Holton 3 6 0
  B Cordwell 6 6   B Cordwell 4 4
  A Holton 2 7 6   A Holton 6 6
4   M Jaušovec 6 5 3 6   L Gildemeister 3 6 3
8   M Schropp 1 6 6   L Gates 6 2 6
  Y Koizumi 6 3 2 8   M Schropp 7 7
  E Inoue 6 6   E Inoue 5 5
  A Villagrán 1 2 8   M Schropp 4 4
  L Gates 6 3 6   L Gates 6 6
  M Lindström 1 6 4   L Gates 6 6
  S Foltz 6 4 3 2   B Herr 3 1
2   B Herr 4 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Top-seeded Gabriela Sabatini defeated Linda Gates 6-3, 6-4 Saturday..." Tokyo. United Press International. 19 October 1985. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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