1986 Japan Open Tennis Championships

1986 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date13–19 October
Edition13th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueAriake Tennis Park
Champions
Men's singles
India Ramesh Krishnan[1]
Women's singles
Canada Helen Kelesi[2]
Men's doubles
United States Matt Anger / United States Ken Flach[3]
Women's doubles
United States Sandy Collins / United States Sharon Walsh-Pete[2]

The 1986 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo, Japan. It was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix and of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament ran from 13 October through 19 October 1986. Ramesh Krishnan and Helen Kelesi won the singles titles.[1][2]

Finals

Men's singles

India Ramesh Krishnan def. Sweden Johan Carlsson, 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Krishnan's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career.

Women's singles

Canada Helen Kelesi def. Argentina Bettina Fulco, 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Kelesi's 1st title of her career.

Men's doubles

United States Matt Anger / United States Ken Flach def. United States Jimmy Arias / United States Greg Holmes, 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Anger's 1st title of his career. It was Flach's 3rd title of the year and the 17th of his career.

Women's doubles

United States Sandy Collins / United States Sharon Walsh-Pete def. United States Susan Mascarin / United States Betsy Nagelsen, 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Collins' 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Walsh-Pete's 1st title of the year and the 23rd of her career.

References

  1. 1 2 "1986 Tokyo – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tokyo Japan Women's draw" (PDF). WTA Tour. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  3. ↑ "1986 Tokyo – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved 2026-04-12.