2023 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Ben Shelton defeated Aslan Karatsev in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2023 Japan Open. It was his first ATP Tour title. He and his father Bryan Shelton became the fourth father-son duo in the Open Era to win tour-level singles titles.[1]

Singles
2023 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Ben Shelton
Runner-up Aslan Karatsev
Score7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Taylor Fritz was the defending champion,[2] but lost in the second round to Shintaro Mochizuki.

Seeds

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  1.   Taylor Fritz (second round)
  2.   Casper Ruud (second round)
  3.   Alexander Zverev (first round)
  4.   Alex de Minaur (quarterfinals)
  5.   Tommy Paul (quarterfinals)
  6.   Frances Tiafoe (first round)
  7.   Karen Khachanov (first round)
  8.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
WC   Shintaro Mochizuki 3 4
    Aslan Karatsev 6 6
    Aslan Karatsev 5 1
    Ben Shelton 7 6
    Ben Shelton 62 77 6
Q   Marcos Giron 77 65 4

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   T Fritz 6 6
  C Norrie 4 3 1   T Fritz 6 4 62
WC   S Mochizuki 6 77 WC   S Mochizuki 0 6 77
  TM Etcheverry 4 65 WC   S Mochizuki 7 2 7
WC   S Shimabukuro 4 6 3   A Popyrin 5 6 5
Q   C Garín 6 3 6 Q   C Garín 6 63 2
  A Popyrin 6 6   A Popyrin 4 77 6
7   K Khachanov 4 2 WC   S Mochizuki 3 4
4   A de Minaur 4 77 77   A Karatsev 6 6
Q   J Draper 6 64 61 4   A de Minaur 6 7
  F Cerúndolo 4 1   D Schwartzman 0 5
  D Schwartzman 6 6 4   A de Minaur 3 2
  Z Zhang 3 6 77   A Karatsev 6 6
  H Hurkacz 6 4 64   Z Zhang 3 4
  A Karatsev 6 77   A Karatsev 6 6
6   F Tiafoe 3 64

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   T Paul 3 6 6
  D Altmaier 6 1 3 5   T Paul 6 6
  M McDonald 7 6   M McDonald 4 2
  M Purcell 5 4 5   T Paul 64 3
  B Shelton 3 6 77   B Shelton 77 6
Q   T Daniel 6 4 62   B Shelton 65 6 6
  J Thompson 6 6   J Thompson 77 4 3
3   A Zverev 3 4   B Shelton 62 77 6
8   F Auger-Aliassime 77 62 6 Q   M Giron 77 65 4
  A Vukic 63 77 2 8   F Auger-Aliassime 6 6
  S Ofner 62 77 7   S Ofner 4 1
  C O'Connell 77 65 5 8   F Auger-Aliassime 1 4
  Y Nishioka 614 6 1 Q   M Giron 6 6
Q   M Giron 716 4 6 Q   M Giron 6 6
WC   Y Watanuki 66 3 2   C Ruud 3 4
2   C Ruud 78 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Rinky Hijikata (qualifying competition)
  2.   Marcos Giron (qualified)
  3.   Jack Draper (qualified)
  4.   Taro Daniel (qualified)
  5.   Cristian Garín (qualified)
  6.   Jurij Rodionov (qualifying competition)
  7.   Brandon Nakashima (first round)
  8.   Wu Tung-lin (first round)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Rinky Hijikata 6 7
WC   Naoki Nakagawa 4 5
1   Rinky Hijikata 7 3 2
5   Cristian Garín 5 6 6
    Philip Sekulic 63 3
5   Cristian Garín 77 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Marcos Giron 6 6
WC   Kaichi Uchida 4 3
2   Marcos Giron 6 6
  Yasutaka Uchiyama 3 2
    Yasutaka Uchiyama 78 4 6
7   Brandon Nakashima 66 6 3

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Jack Draper 6 6
    Yuta Shimizu 4 4
3   Jack Draper 6 6
6   Jurij Rodionov 1 0
WC   Hiroki Moriya 4 7 3
6   Jurij Rodionov 6 5 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Taro Daniel 61 6 6
    Jason Jung 77 3 3
4   Taro Daniel 7 6
  Rio Noguchi 5 4
    Rio Noguchi 5 6 6
8   Wu Tung-lin 7 0 3

References

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  1. ^ "Ben Shelton Wins First ATP Tour Title In Tokyo". ATP Tour, Inc. 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  2. ^ "Fritz Fires Past Tiafoe To Tokyo Title". 9 October 2022.
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