ATP Australian Open 1985 Draw & Results

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Stefan Edberg won the 1985 Australian Open, defeating Mats Wilander 6-4 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played November 25–December 9 on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia.

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

Match type

94 recorded singles 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

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Australian Open.

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Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Novak Djokovic 105 wins

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Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 21 appearances

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