ATP Australian Open 1985 Draw, Results & Schedule

Stefan Edberg won the 1985 Australian Open, defeating Mats Wilander 6-4 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from November 25 to December 9, 1985. The match log contains 94 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Stefan Edberg
def. Mats Wilander , 6-4 6-3 6-3
Dates
Nov 25 — Dec 9
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1985 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Stefan Edberg #5 6-4 6-3 6-3 Mats Wilander #3DEF · 2× H2H Match data Dec 9, 1985* F
SF (2)
Stefan Edberg #6 6-7 7-5 6-1 4-6 9-7 Ivan Lendl #1 H2H Match data Dec 8, 1985* SF Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mats Wilander #3DEF · 2× 7-5 6-1 6-3 Slobodan Zivojinovic H2H Match data Dec 8, 1985* SF
QF (4)
Stefan Edberg #6 6-0 7-5 6-4 Michiel Schapers #188 H2H Match data Dec 6, 1985* QF
Mats Wilander #3DEF · 2× 6-3 7-5 6-2 Johan Kriek #102× CH H2H Match data Dec 6, 1985* QF
Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 6-2 6-1 John Lloyd — Match data Dec 6, 1985* QF
Slobodan Zivojinovic 2-6 6-3 1-6 6-4 6-0 John McEnroe #2 H2H Match data Dec 6, 1985* QF Upset: winner had a 3 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R16 (8)
John McEnroe #2 5-7 7-6 3-6 7-6 6-1 Henri Leconte #19 H2H Match data Dec 4, 1985* R16
Stefan Edberg #6 6-7 2-6 7-6 6-4 6-2 Wally Masur #142 H2H Match data Dec 4, 1985* R16
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-2 Christo Steyn #170 H2H Match data Dec 4, 1985* R16
Mats Wilander #3DEF · 2× 7-6 6-3 6-3 Tim Wilkison #45 H2H Match data Dec 4, 1985* R16
Johan Kriek #102× CH 6-3 6-4 6-3 Jay Lapidus #176 H2H Match data Dec 4, 1985* R16
Michiel Schapers #188 7-6 (ret.) Tim Gullikson — Match data Dec 4, 1985* R16
John Lloyd 6-2 1-6 6-4 6-7 6-4 Joakim Nystrom #11 — Match data Dec 4, 1985* R16
Slobodan Zivojinovic 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 Tim Mayotte #13 H2H Match data Dec 4, 1985* R16
R32 (15)
John Lloyd 6-3 6-4 6-3 Jakob Hlasek #38 — Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Stefan Edberg #6 5-7 7-6 6-4 7-5 Matt Anger #35 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Johan Kriek #102× CH 7-5 6-4 6-0 Peter Doohan #83 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Tim Wilkison #45 7-5 6-3 6-3 Paul Annacone #15 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Christo Steyn #170 2-6 6-4 6-4 7-5 Brad Gilbert #17 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Henri Leconte #19 7-6 6-3 7-6 John Sadri #42 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
John McEnroe #2 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 Nduka Odizor #76 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Mats Wilander #3DEF · 2× 6-2 6-3 6-2 Leif Shiras #130 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-4 Darren Cahill #143 — Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Jay Lapidus #176 6-7 6-3 6-4 2-6 7-5 Mark Woodforde #195 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Tim Mayotte #13 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 Roberto Saad #134 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Wally Masur #142 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Broderick Dyke #165 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-2 Ben Testerman #41 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Michiel Schapers #188 6-2 6-4 7-6 Huub Van Boeckel — Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Joakim Nystrom #11 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 John Frawley — Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
R64 (32)
Ben Testerman #41 6-1 6-7 7-6 7-6 Brian Teacher #68CH H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Leif Shiras #130 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-0 9-7 Marc Flur #101 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
John McEnroe #2 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3 Danie Visser #138 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Tim Mayotte #13 6-4 6-4 6-4 Mark Dickson #95 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
John Frawley 2-6 6-7 6-2 6-1 10-8 Lloyd Bourne #144 — Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Peter Doohan #83 6-4 7-6 6-1 Todd Nelson #167 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Paul Annacone #15 6-7 7-6 6-4 7-5 Bob Green #110 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
John Lloyd 7-5 6-7 7-6 6-3 Tomas Smid #18 — Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Broderick Dyke #165 6-2 6-2 6-3 Henrik Sundstrom #21 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Nduka Odizor #76 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-4 Dan Cassidy #161 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Mike De Palmer 6-1 6-7 7-6 7-6 Damir Keretic #87 — Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Johan Kriek #102× CH 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 David Mustard #223 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Michiel Schapers #188 3-6 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-3 Boris Becker #5 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64 Upset: winner had a 5 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tim Gullikson 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-4 Chris Lewis #117 — Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Roberto Saad #134 1-6 7-6 6-4 7-5 Francisco Gonzalez #104 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Henri Leconte #19 6-4 6-2 7-5 Amos Mansdorf #81 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Matt Anger #35 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-2 Shlomo Glickstein #179 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Slobodan Zivojinovic 7-5 3-6 6-1 6-3 Scott Davis #14 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Christo Steyn #170 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 Laurie Warder #533 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Brad Gilbert #17 6-3 6-3 7-6 Shahar Perkiss #69 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Jakob Hlasek #38 6-4 5-7 7-5 6-4 Steve Denton #276 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Joakim Nystrom #11 6-3 6-2 5-7 6-4 Sammy Giammalva Jr — Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Mark Woodforde #195 1-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 Greg Holmes #28 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Mats Wilander #3DEF · 2× 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-4 Gary Muller — Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Huub Van Boeckel 7-5 6-3 6-3 Nelson Aerts #114 — Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 0-6 6-4 6-2 Leonardo Lavalle #89 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
John Sadri #42 6-7 7-6 7-6 6-3 Brad Drewett #126 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Stefan Edberg #6 6-3 6-4 7-6 Bud Schultz #46 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Darren Cahill #143 3-6 7-6 6-3 6-0 David Pate #23 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Jay Lapidus #176 7-6 6-4 7-6 Peter Thrupp #412 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Wally Masur #142 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4 Simon Youl #91 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Tim Wilkison #45 6-4 6-0 6-2 Mike Leach #32 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
R128 (32)
Steve Denton #276 6-3 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-3 Glenn Layendecker #139 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Jakob Hlasek #38 6-4 6-2 6-4 Carl Limberger #241 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Todd Nelson #167 6-4 6-1 6-3 Roger Rasheed H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Francisco Gonzalez #104 6-2 6-4 6-2 Jonas Svensson #88 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Chris Lewis #117 2-6 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-2 Matt Mitchell #166 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Nduka Odizor #76 7-6 7-6 6-1 David Macpherson #388 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Laurie Warder #533 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-7 8-6 Ricki Osterthun #96 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Peter Doohan #83 6-0 6-1 6-2 Andrei Chesnokov #131 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
John Frawley 6-4 6-4 7-6 Stephane Bonneau #174 — Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Jay Lapidus #176 6-0 6-4 1-6 6-7 6-3 Matt Doyle — Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Tim Wilkison #45 6-2 6-3 6-0 Alexander Zverev Sr — Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Danie Visser #138 4-6 7-6 6-0 2-6 8-6 Bill Scanlon #150 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Lloyd Bourne #144 6-1 6-3 7-5 Mark Edmondson #169CH H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Michiel Schapers #188 6-1 6-7 6-3 1-6 6-3 Wolfgang Popp #123 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Christo Steyn #170 6-4 6-3 6-3 Bruce Derlin #198 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Shlomo Glickstein #179 6-3 7-6 7-6 Stuart Bale #226 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Ben Testerman #41 7-6 6-3 7-6 Tom Cain #180 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Huub Van Boeckel 7-5 (ret.) Colin Dowdeswell #212 — Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Leif Shiras #130 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-2 Guy Forget #60 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Brian Teacher #68CH 7-6 6-2 4-6 3-6 15-13 Kelly Evernden #92 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Mike Leach #32 7-5 7-6 5-7 3-6 6-4 Jonathan Canter #72 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Marc Flur #101 6-7 6-7 7-5 6-4 Jeremy Bates #74 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Mark Woodforde #195 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 Eddie Edwards #187 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Amos Mansdorf #81 6-7 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-4 Peter Mcnamara — Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Simon Youl #91 7-6 7-6 6-7 6-3 John Alexander #390 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Damir Keretic #87 6-2 2-1 (ret.) Steve Shaw #160 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Mark Dickson #95 7-6 6-2 7-6 Mike Bauer #146 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Darren Cahill #143 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-2 Tarik Benhabiles #118 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Brad Drewett #126 7-6 6-3 7-6 Mark Wooldridge — Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Bud Schultz #46 6-4 7-6 6-2 Craig A Miller #230 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Wally Masur #142 6-7 6-3 6-0 Menno Oosting #158 H2H Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128
Mike De Palmer 7-5 6-4 4-6 5-7 14-12 John Fitzgerald #44 — Match data Nov 27, 1985* R128

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