2019 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Daniil Medvedev was the defending champion,[1] but chose not to defend his title.

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

Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating qualifier John Millman in the final, 6–3, 6–2.

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
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• 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	6^4
	Q	John Millman	6	7^7

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	6^4	3			WC	G Soeda	3	5
	WC	G Soeda	4	7^7	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	7^10	6																	3	D Goffin	3	4
		P Carreño Busta	6	6^8	0			3	D Goffin	7^7	7^7
		D Shapovalov	6	6					D Shapovalov	6^5	6^2
		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	7^7	7^7
	Q	P Andújar	4	0					G Simon	6^4	6^2
		G Simon	6	6												R Opelka	6	6
		R Albot	6	7											Q	Y Uchiyama	3	3
		F Krajinović	3	5					R Albot	7^7	3	4
	Q	Y Uchiyama	6	6				Q	Y Uchiyama	6^2	6	6
	4	B Paire	2	2																			R Opelka	3	6^4
	8	A de Minaur	3	7^8	6^8																	Q	J Millman	6	7^7
	SE	L Harris	6	6^6	7^10			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	6^3
	WC	T Daniel	6	4	7^7			WC	T Daniel	6	7^7
	2	B Ćorić	4	6	6^5

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

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	6^5	2
	6	Kwon Soon-woo	7^7	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	7^11	6
		Bradley Klahn	6	6^9	2
								3	John Millman	7^7	6
								WC	Tatsuma Ito	6^5	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	6^0
								5	Alexei Popyrin	6	7^7
	WC	Yosuke Watanuki	6	1	4
	5	Alexei Popyrin	4	6	6

References

1. "Why Medvedev's Momentum Looks Set To Continue Indoors". Retrieved 27 September 2019.

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw