2019 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Novak Djokovic defeated John Millman in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the 2019 Japan Open.

Singles
2019 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	John Millman
Score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2019 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships

Daniil Medvedev was the reigning champion,^[1] but did not defend his title.

Seeds

1. Novak Djokovic (champion)
2. Borna Ćorić (first round)
3. David Goffin (semifinals)
4. Benoît Paire (first round)
5. Lucas Pouille (quarterfinals)
6. Marin Čilić (second round)
7. Taylor Fritz (first round)
8. Alex de Minaur (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	3	David Goffin	3	4
								1	Novak Djokovic	6	6
								Q	John Millman	3	2
		Reilly Opelka	3	64
	Q	John Millman	6	77

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	N Djokovic	6	6
	Q	A Popyrin	4	2				1	N Djokovic	6	7
		J-L Struff	6	64	3			WC	G Soeda	3	5
	WC	G Soeda	4	77	6										1	N Djokovic	6	6
		Y Nishioka	7	6											5	L Pouille	1	2
		J Sousa	5	3					Y Nishioka	1	2
		H Hurkacz	4	3				5	L Pouille	6	6
	5	L Pouille	6	6																		1	N Djokovic	6	6
	3	D Goffin	1	710	6																	3	D Goffin	3	4
		P Carreño Busta	6	68	0			3	D Goffin	77	77
		D Shapovalov	6	6					D Shapovalov	65	62
		M Kecmanović	4	4											3	D Goffin	6	6
		L Sonego	6	3	4											H Chung	2	2
		H Chung	3	6	6				H Chung	6	3	6
	WC	Y Sugita	4	4				6	M Čilić	4	6	1
	6	M Čilić	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	T Fritz	3	4
		R Opelka	6	6					R Opelka	77	77
	Q	P Andújar	4	0					G Simon	64	62
		G Simon	6	6												R Opelka	6	6
		R Albot	6	7											Q	Y Uchiyama	3	3
		F Krajinović	3	5					R Albot	77	3	4
	Q	Y Uchiyama	6	6				Q	Y Uchiyama	62	6	6
	4	B Paire	2	2																			R Opelka	3	64
	8	A de Minaur	3	78	68																	Q	J Millman	6	77
	SE	L Harris	6	66	710			SE	L Harris	3	2
	Q	J Millman	4	6	6			Q	J Millman	6	6
		A Mannarino	6	3	4										Q	J Millman	6	6
		J Thompson	6	3	6										WC	T Daniel	4	0
		JI Londero	3	6	3				J Thompson	4	63
	WC	T Daniel	6	4	77			WC	T Daniel	6	77
	2	B Ćorić	4	6	65

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Pablo Andújar (qualified)
2. Nicolás Jarry (first round)
3. John Millman (qualified)
4. Thomas Fabbiano (first round)
5. Alexei Popyrin (qualified)
6. Kwon Soon-woo (qualifying competition)
7. Peter Gojowczyk (first round)
8. Steve Johnson (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Pablo Andújar
2. Yasutaka Uchiyama
3. John Millman
4. Alexei Popyrin

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Pablo Andújar	6	6
		Brayden Schnur	0	0
								1	Pablo Andújar	7	6
								6	Kwon Soon-woo	5	4
		Henri Laaksonen	65	2
	6	Kwon Soon-woo	77	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Nicolás Jarry	1	6	2
		Marcel Granollers	6	1	6
									Marcel Granollers	3	4
								WC	Yasutaka Uchiyama	6	6
	WC	Yasutaka Uchiyama	6	6
	8	Steve Johnson	3	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	John Millman	3	711	6
		Bradley Klahn	6	69	2
								3	John Millman	77	6
								WC	Tatsuma Ito	65	1
	WC	Tatsuma Ito	5	6	6
	7	Peter Gojowczyk	7	1	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Thomas Fabbiano	2	3
		James Duckworth	6	6
									James Duckworth	3	60
								5	Alexei Popyrin	6	77
	WC	Yosuke Watanuki	6	1	4
	5	Alexei Popyrin	4	6	6