Stefan Edberg #6 def. Ivan Lendl #1

6-7 7-5 6-1 4-6 9-7

Stefan Edberg defeated Ivan Lendl 6-7 7-5 6-1 4-6 9-7 in the 1985 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 8, 1985*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1985
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Stefan Edberg	Ivan Lendl
Country	SWE	USA
Birth date	Jan 19, 1966	Mar 7, 1960
Age	19	25
Height	188 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	6	1
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,091	2,394
Current career W-L	748–248	1,045–227
Current career earnings	$20,630,941	$21,262,417

Pre-match H2H

Stefan Edberg #6 1 – 2 Ivan Lendl #1

Path

Stefan Edberg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michiel Schapers #188	6-0 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 6, 1985	QF
Wally Masur #142	6-7 2-6 7-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 4, 1985	R16
Matt Anger #35	5-7 7-6 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 1, 1985	R32
Bud Schultz #46	6-3 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 29, 1985	R64

Stefan Edberg's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mats Wilander #3	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 9, 1985	F

Ivan Lendl's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Lloyd	7-6 6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data	Dec 6, 1985	QF
Christo Steyn #170	6-3 6-2 6-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 4, 1985	R16
Ben Testerman #41	6-3 1-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 1, 1985	R32
Leonardo Lavalle #89	6-4 0-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 29, 1985	R64