| Men's doubles | |
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| 1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Scott Davis David Pate |
| Runners-up | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Greg Holmes |
| Score | 7–6(7–3), 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
David Dowlen and Nduka Odizor were the defending champions, but both players chose to compete at Sydney during the same week.
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]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1985: Scott Davis / David Pate