1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson |
| Runners-up |  Laura Gildemeister Beth Herr |
| Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Betsy Nagelsen and Candy Reynolds were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
Belinda Cordwell and Julie Richardson won the title by defeating Laura Gildemeister and Beth Herr 6–4, 6–4 in the final.[1][2]
Seeds[edit]
Laura Gildemeister / 
Beth Herr (final)
Mercedes Paz / Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)- Amy Holton / Adriana Villagrán (first round)
- Linda Gates / Heather Ludloff (first round)
Draw[edit]
Key[edit]
- 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
Draw[edit]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L Gildemeister B Herr
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Holíková N Sato
| 2 | 2 | 1 | L Gildemeister B Herr
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Kanellopoulou M Schropp
| 7 | 61 | 64 | D Farrell Carol Watson
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Farrell Carol Watson
| 5 | 77 | 77 | 1 | L Gildemeister B Herr
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Gates H Ludloff
| 2 | 5 |  M Lindström M Yanagi
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 H Pelletier J Thompson
| 6 | 7 | H Pelletier J Thompson
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Crowe K Kinney
| 5 | 5 | M Lindström M Yanagi
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Lindström M Yanagi
| 7 | 7 | 1 | L Gildemeister B Herr
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Cordwell J Richardson
| 7 | 6 | B Cordwell J Richardson
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 L Drescher E Inoue
| 5 | 4 | B Cordwell J Richardson
| 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Jaušovec I Kuczyńska
| 6 | 6 | M Jaušovec I Kuczyńska
| 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Holton A Villagrán
| 1 | 4 | B Cordwell J Richardson
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Lewis M Schillig
| 60 | 78 | 5 |  N Dias P Medrado
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Dias P Medrado
| 77 | 66 | 7 | N Dias P Medrado
| 79 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Foltz P Vásquez
| 3 | 2 | 2 | M Paz G Sabatini
| 67 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Paz G Sabatini
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Scott Davis defeated fellow American Jimmy Arias, 6-1, 7-6..." Tokyo. United Press International. 20 October 1985. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
In the women's doubles finals, New Zealanders Belinda Cordwell and Julie Richardson beat Beth Herr and Laura Gildemeister, 6-4, 6-4.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 197, 214–215. ISBN 9780002182096.