Go Soeda defeated Satoshi Iwabuchi 7-6 6-4 in the Tokyo qualifying round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Satoshi Iwabuchi came in defending last year's round of 64. Go Soeda moved ahead in the head-to-head, 2–1.
Soeda G. took it in straight sets.
Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Soeda G. leads 1–0
Go Soeda beat Satoshi Iwabuchi 7-6(3) 6-4. Umpiry, "Go Soeda vs Satoshi Iwabuchi — Tokyo Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2005-10-01/iwabuchi-vs-soeda-tokyo-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 1 October 2005).