Ivan Lendl #2 def. John McEnroe #1

6-3 6-3

Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe 6-3 6-3 in the 1985 Forest Hills final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldIvan LendlJohn McEnroe
Country USA USA
Birth dateMar 7, 1960Feb 16, 1959
Age2526
Height188 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)21
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3042,455
Current career W-L1,045–227835–191
Current career earnings$21,262,417$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Lendl #2 8 11 John McEnroe #1

Path

Ivan Lendl's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aaron Krickstein #76-1 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1985SF
Lawson Duncan #686-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1985QF
Victor Pecci #436-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 1985R16
Ronald Agenor #2126-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1985R32
Christo Steyn #1797-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 1985R64

Ivan Lendl's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Henrik Sundstrom #116-2 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1985SF
Claudio Panatta #813-6 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1985QF
Martin Jaite #546-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 1985R16
Jaroslav Navratil #1186-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1985R32
Vincent Van Patten 6-4 6-0WMatch dataMay 8, 1985R64