The 2019 Yokkaichi Challenger was a professional

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. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in

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, Japan between 5 and 11 August 2019.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of July 29, 2019.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Yasunori Hashikawa *

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* Yuya Ito The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: *

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The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking: *

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* Yuki Mochizuki *

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* Jumpei Yamasaki

Champions

Singles

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def. James Duckworth 3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1).

Doubles

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/ Song Min-kyu def.

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6–3, 3–6, 4–12

References

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