1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

David Dowlen and Nduka Odizor were the defending champions, but both players chose to compete at Sydney during the same week.

Men's doubles
1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Scott Davis
United States David Pate
Runners-upUnited States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Greg Holmes
Score7–6(7–3), 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Scott Davis and David Pate won the title by defeating Sammy Giammalva Jr. and Greg Holmes 7–6(7–3), 6–7(6–8), 6–3 in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Scott Davis
  David Pate
6 6
3   Andy Kohlberg
  Robert Van't Hof
4 3
1   Scott Davis
  David Pate
77 66 6
6   Sammy Giammalva Jr.
  Greg Holmes
63 78 3
  Matt Anger
  Jimmy Arias
6 6 6
6   Sammy Giammalva Jr.
  Greg Holmes
7 4 7

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   S Davis
  D Pate
6 6
  Noriyuki Washida
  Nobuo Yoshida
3 0 1   S Davis
  D Pate
6 6 6
  S Menon
  C Strode
7 6   S Menon
  C Strode
7 3 4
  S Nishio
  Kenzo Ukon
6 2 1   S Davis
  D Pate
6 6
  T Fukui
  Nobuya Tamura
3 4 7   R Simpson
  E Van't Hof
4 2
  S Guy
  S Vasudevan
6 6   S Guy
  S Vasudevan
4 2
  Lee Brandenburg
  B Dickinson
4 3 7   R Simpson
  E Van't Hof
6 6
7   R Simpson
  E Van't Hof
6 6 1   S Davis
  D Pate
6 6
3   A Kohlberg
  R Van't Hof
6 7 3   A Kohlberg
  R Van't Hof
4 3
  T Erck
  D Utzinger
3 6 3   A Kohlberg
  R Van't Hof
6 6
  A El-Mehelmy
  M Wooldridge
6 3   J Bailey
  T Yonezawa
2 2
  J Bailey
  T Yonezawa
7 6 3   A Kohlberg
  R Van't Hof
6 6
  G Lemon
  H Rittersbacher
2 4   R Brown
  J Carlsson
3 4
  R Brown
  J Carlsson
6 6   R Brown
  J Carlsson
6 7
  C Campbell
  H McDadi
2 4 5   V Gerulaitis
  V Van Patten
2 6
5   V Gerulaitis
  V Van Patten
6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8   M Oosting
  H van Boeckel
6 4 3
  M Anger
  J Arias
3 6 6   M Anger
  J Arias
6 6
  K Richter
  R Rudeen
6 6   K Richter
  R Rudeen
4 4
  H Shirato
  E Takeuchi
4 4   M Anger
  J Arias
7 6
  S McCain
  R Nixon
6 6   S McCain
  R Nixon
6 3
  Ryō Kubodera
  Atsushi Noguchi
0 4   S McCain
  R Nixon
3 7 7
  S Matsuoka
  R Tsujino
3 4 4   C Dunk
  G Michibata
6 6 6
4   C Dunk
  G Michibata
6 6   M Anger
  J Arias
6 6 6
6   S Giammalva Jr.
  G Holmes
6 6 6   S Giammalva Jr.
  G Holmes
7 4 7
  C Stansbury
  P Wright
3 2 6   S Giammalva Jr.
  G Holmes
6 6
  Henry Somerville
  Jim Somerville
6 6   Henry Somerville
  Jim Somerville
2 4
  Takayoshi Shibuya
  Minoru Ueda
4 3 6   S Giammalva Jr.
  G Holmes
6 7
  H Nakano
  Kiyotaka Tachibana
4 4 2   S Denton
  G Donnelly
4 5
  J Canter
  D Saltz
6 6   J Canter
  D Saltz
0 0
  Shōichi Horiuchi
  Masayoshi Takeyari
2 0 2   S Denton
  G Donnelly
6 6
2   S Denton
  G Donnelly
6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Scott Davis defeated fellow American Jimmy Arias, 6-1, 7-6..." Tokyo. United Press International. 20 October 1985. Retrieved 4 December 2023. The men's doubles final, pitting Americans Sammy Giammalva and Greg Holmes against countrymen Scott Davis and David Pate, was halted at 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (8-6), 3-3, because of darkness. It will be resumed Monday.
  2. ^ "About: Past Champions". Kinoshita Group Japan Open. Retrieved 4 December 2023. 1985: Scott Davis / David Pate
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