2025 Kobe Challenger – Singles

Singles
2025 Kobe Challenger
Champion Yosuke Watanuki
Runner-up Elias Ymer
Score3–6, 6–1, 6–4

Alexander Blockx was the defending champion[1] but chose not to defend his title.

Yosuke Watanuki won the title after defeating Elias Ymer 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final.[2][3][4]

Seeds

  1. Tseng Chun-hsin (semifinals)
  2. Yoshihito Nishioka (second round, withdrew)
  3. Sho Shimabukuro (quarterfinals, retired)
  4. Yosuke Watanuki (champion)
  5. Hugo Grenier (quarterfinals)
  6. Rei Sakamoto (quarterfinals)
  7. Elias Ymer (final)
  8. Oliver Crawford (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Tseng Chun-hsin 6 2 1
4 Yosuke Watanuki 2 6 6
4 Yosuke Watanuki 3 6 6
7 Elias Ymer 6 1 4
Kaichi Uchida 4 6 3
7 Elias Ymer 6 4 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 C-h Tseng 6 6
D Kuzmanov 4 1 1 C-h Tseng 1 6 7
H Chung 6 6 H Chung 6 2 5
WC Ryuki Matsuda 1 4 1 C-h Tseng 4 6 713
H Bartoň 68 6 78 6 R Sakamoto 6 1 611
Q J-s Nam 710 4 66 H Bartoň 6 3 4
Q Max Basing 66 77 3 6 R Sakamoto 3 6 6
6 R Sakamoto 78 64 6 1 C-h Tseng 6 2 1
4 Y Watanuki 6 6 4 Y Watanuki 2 6 6
JR K Bigun 4 2 4 Y Watanuki 6 6
Q Maxim Zhukov 61 2 F Ferreira Silva 4 4
F Ferreira Silva 77 6 4 Y Watanuki 713 6
Y Shimizu 65 4 5 H Grenier 611 3
Y-h Hsu 77 6 Y-h Hsu 2 2
Q I Marcondes 2 66 5 H Grenier 6 6
5 H Grenier 6 78

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 O Crawford 61 6 79
Y Uchiyama 77 4 67 8 O Crawford 712 3 4
K Uchida 4 6 6 K Uchida 610 6 6
Q Y Takahashi 6 3 4 K Uchida 77 5 2
Q Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong 66 6 1 3 S Shimabukuro 63 7 0r
M Jones 78 3 6 M Jones 6 3 4
WC K Isomura 61 4 3 S Shimabukuro 3 6 6
3 S Shimabukuro 77 6 K Uchida 4 6 3
7 E Ymer 6 64 1 7 E Ymer 6 4 6
R Peniston 2 77 1r 7 E Ymer 6 0
WC Ryotaro Taguchi 3 4 R Tokuda 1 1r
Renta Tokuda 6 6 7 E Ymer 7 5 6
G Johns 3 5 M-A Hüsler 5 7 4
M-A Hüsler 6 7 M-A Hüsler w/o
PR J Jung 6 3 4 2 Y Nishioka
2 Y Nishioka 1 6 6

References

  1. ^ Heer, Florian (January 26, 2025). "Blockx Crowned Indoor Oeiras Open 3 Champion".
  2. ^ "Watanuki Claims Third Kobe Challenger Crown". tennistourtalk.com. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Cristian Garin captures fourth Challenger title of 2025, Struff secures Australian Open berth". 18 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Garin slides into six-way tie for most Challenger titles this season; Struff, Kozlov, Watanuki among this week's Challenger champions". ATPTour. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.