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Women's singles
1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Linda Gates
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	32 (3Q)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.

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

• 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

	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.

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)

• 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series