Women's singles
1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Linda Gates
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	32 (3Q)
Seeds	8

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

Draw

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

External links

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