1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up Linda Gates
Score6–3, 6–4
Draw32 (3Q)
Seeds8

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

Sabatini won the title by defeating Linda Gates 6–3, 6–4 in the final.[1]

Seeds

  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

Key

Finals

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

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

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

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