1985 Australian Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1985 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSweden Stefan Edberg
Runner-upSweden Mats Wilander
Score6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw96
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Stefan Edberg defeated the two-time defending champion Mats Wilander in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1985 Australian Open. It was his first major singles title. Edberg saved two match points en route to the title, against Wally Masur in the fourth round.

This event marked the first time in Australian Open history that no Australian was among the top 16 seeds, and that no Australian reached the quarterfinals.

Seeds[edit]

The seeded players are listed below. Stefan Edberg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (semifinals)
  2. United States John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
  3. Sweden Mats Wilander (final)
  4. West Germany Boris Becker (second round)
  5. Sweden Stefan Edberg (champion)
  6. United States Johan Kriek (quarterfinals)
  7. Sweden Joakim Nyström (fourth round)
  8. United States Tim Mayotte (fourth round)
  9. United States Scott Davis (second round)
  10. United States Brad Gilbert (third round)
  11. Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
  12. United States Paul Annacone (third round)
  13. France Henri Leconte (fourth round)
  14. Sweden Henrik Sundström (second round)
  15. United States David Pate (second round)
  16. United States Greg Holmes (second round)

Qualifying[edit]

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7 6 6
United Kingdom John Lloyd 6 2 1
1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7 5 1 6 7
5 Sweden Stefan Edberg 6 7 6 4 9
Netherlands Michiel Schapers 0 5 4
5 Sweden Stefan Edberg 6 7 6
5 Sweden Stefan Edberg 6 6 6
3 Sweden Mats Wilander 4 3 3
6 United States Johan Kriek 3 5 2
3 Sweden Mats Wilander 6 7 6
3 Sweden Mats Wilander 7 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović 5 1 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović 2 6 1 6 6
2 United States John McEnroe 6 3 6 4 0

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 0 6 6
Mexico L Lavalle 4 6 4 2
1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 1 6 6
United States B Testerman 7 6 7 United States B Testerman 3 6 3 2
Q United States T Cain 6 3 6 United States B Testerman 6 6 7 7
New Zealand K Evernden 6 2 6 6 13 United States B Teacher 1 7 6 6
United States B Teacher 7 6 4 3 15 1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6 6
South Africa C Steyn 6 6 6 South Africa C Steyn 3 2 7 2
Q New Zealand B Derlin 4 3 3 South Africa C Steyn 6 3 6 6
West Germany R Osterthun 2 0 7 7 6 Q Australia L Warder 4 6 3 2
Q Australia L Warder 6 6 5 6 8 South Africa C Steyn 2 6 6 7
10 United States B Gilbert 6 4 4 5
Israel S Perkiss 3 3 6
10 United States B Gilbert 6 6 7

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Czechoslovakia T Šmid 5 7 6 3
United Kingdom J Lloyd 7 6 7 6
United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 6 6
United States G Layendecker 3 4 7 6 3 Switzerland J Hlasek 3 4 3
Q United States S Denton 6 6 5 3 6 Q United States S Denton 4 7 5 4
LL Australia C Limberger 4 2 4 Switzerland J Hlasek 6 5 7 6
Switzerland J Hlasek 6 6 6 United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 1 6 6 6
Canada S Bonneau 4 4 6 7 Sweden J Nyström 2 6 4 7 4
Australia J Frawley 6 6 7 Australia J Frawley 2 6 6 6 10
Australia M Edmondson 1 3 5 United States L Bourne 6 7 2 1 8
United States L Bourne 6 6 7 Australia J Frawley 6 5 3 4
7 Sweden J Nyström 4 7 6 6
United States S Giammalva Jr. 3 2 7 4
7 Sweden J Nyström 6 6 5 6

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 West Germany B Becker 6 4 6 6 3
West Germany W Popp 1 7 3 6 3 Netherlands M Schapers 3 6 7 4 6
Netherlands M Schapers 6 6 6 1 6 Netherlands M Schapers 6 6 7
Netherlands H van Boeckel 7 Netherlands H van Boeckel 2 4 6
United Kingdom C Dowdeswell 5 r Netherlands H van Boeckel 7 6 6
Brazil N Aerts 5 3 3
Netherlands M Schapers 7
United States M Mitchell 6 3 6 3 2 United States T Gullikson 6 r
New Zealand C Lewis 2 6 1 6 6 New Zealand C Lewis 6 2 4 4
United States T Gullikson 4 6 6 6
United States T Gullikson 6 6 3 6
France T Benhabiles 4 4 6 2 Australia D Cahill 4 3 6 4
Australia D Cahill 6 6 4 6 Australia D Cahill 3 7 6 6
15 United States D Pate 6 6 3 0

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Sweden H Sundström 2 2 3
Q Australia B Dyke 6 6 6
Q Australia B Dyke 6 3 2 2
Australia S Youl 7 7 6 6 Australia W Masur 4 6 6 6
WC Australia J Alexander 6 6 7 3 Australia S Youl 3 4 6 4
Netherlands M Oosting 7 3 0 Australia W Masur 6 6 3 6
Australia W Masur 6 6 6 Australia W Masur 7 6 6 4 2
Israel S Glickstein 6 7 7 5 Sweden S Edberg 6 2 7 6 6
Q United Kingdom S Bale 3 6 6 Israel S Glickstein 2 1 7 2
United States M Anger 6 6 5 6
United States M Anger 7 6 4 5
United States B Schultz 6 7 6 5 Sweden S Edberg 5 7 6 7
Q Australia CA Miller 4 6 2 United States B Schultz 3 4 6
5 Sweden S Edberg 6 6 7

Bottom half[edit]

Section 5[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 United States J Kriek 6 4 6 6
LL Australia D Mustard 4 6 3 4
6 United States J Kriek 7 6 6
Q Australia R Rasheed 4 1 3 Australia P Doohan 5 4 0
Q United States T Nelson 6 6 6 Q United States T Nelson 4 6 1
Australia P Doohan 6 6 6 Australia P Doohan 6 7 6
LL Soviet Union A Chesnokov 0 1 2 6 United States J Kriek 6 6 6
United States J Lapidus 3 4 3
WC Australia P Thrupp 6 4 6
Republic of Ireland M Doyle 0 4 6 7 3 United States J Lapidus 7 6 7
United States J Lapidus 6 6 1 6 6 United States J Lapidus 6 6 6 2 7
WC Australia M Woodforde 7 6 3 6 WC Australia M Woodforde 7 3 4 6 5
LL South Africa E Edwards 6 4 6 4 WC Australia M Woodforde 1 6 6 6
16 United States G Holmes 6 1 4 2

Section 6[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 United States P Annacone 6 7 6 7
United States B Green 7 6 4 5
12 United States P Annacone 5 3 3
United States M Leach 7 7 5 3 6 United States T Wilkison 7 6 6
United States J Canter 5 6 7 6 4 United States M Leach 4 0 2
United States T Wilkison 6 6 6 United States T Wilkison 6 6 6
Q Soviet Union A Zverev 2 3 0 United States T Wilkison 6 3 3
United States M Flur 6 6 7 6 3 Sweden M Wilander 7 6 6
United Kingdom J Bates 7 7 5 4 United States M Flur 6 6 4 0 7
United States L Shiras 6 1 6 6 United States L Shiras 4 1 6 6 9
France G Forget 4 6 3 2 United States L Shiras 2 3 2
3 Sweden M Wilander 6 6 6
Q South Africa G Muller 6 3 6 4
3 Sweden M Wilander 3 6 7 6

Section 7[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 United States T Mayotte 6 6 6
United States M Bauer 6 2 6 United States M Dickson 4 4 4
United States M Dickson 7 6 7 8 United States T Mayotte 7 6 6 6
Paraguay F González 6 6 6 Argentina R Saad 6 7 4 4
Sweden J Svensson 2 4 2 Paraguay F González 6 6 4 5
Argentina R Saad 1 7 6 7
8 United States T Mayotte 6 4 4 4
United States M De Palmer 7 6 4 5 14 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 2 6 6 6
Australia J Fitzgerald 5 4 6 7 12 United States M De Palmer 6 6 7 7
West Germany D Keretić 6 2 West Germany D Keretić 1 7 6 6
United Kingdom S Shaw 2 1r United States M De Palmer 7 3 2 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 6 6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 7 3 6 6
9 United States S Davis 5 6 1 3

Section 8[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 France H Leconte 6 6 7
Israel A Mansdorf 6 6 6 6 6 Israel A Mansdorf 4 2 5
WC Australia P McNamara 7 7 2 4 4 13 France H Leconte 7 6 7
United States J Sadri 6 3 6
United States J Sadri 6 7 7 6
Australia B Drewett 7 6 7 Australia B Drewett 7 6 6 3
United States M Wooldridge 6 3 6 13 France H Leconte 7 6 6 6 1
2 United States J McEnroe 5 7 3 7 6
United States D Cassidy 4 3 6 4
Nigeria N Odizor 7 7 6 Nigeria N Odizor 6 6 3 6
WC Australia D Macpherson 6 6 1 Nigeria N Odizor 6 2 4 2
United States B Scanlon 6 6 0 6 6 2 United States J McEnroe 4 6 6 6
South Africa D Visser 4 7 6 2 8 South Africa D Visser 4 3 6 3
2 United States J McEnroe 6 6 3 6

External links[edit]

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