WTA Australian Open 1985 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Martina Navratilova won the 1985 Australian Open, defeating Chris Evert 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from November 25 to December 9, 1985.

Champion
Martina Navratilova
def. Chris Evert , 6-2 4-6 6-2
Dates
Nov 25 — Dec 9
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Dec 9, 1985* F Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 4-6 6-2 Chris Evert #2 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Dec 8, 1985* SF Martina Navratilova #1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 Hana Mandlikova #3 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1985* SF Chris Evert #2 6-1 7-6(6) Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Dec 6, 1985* QF Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 6-4 6-0 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1985* QF Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 6-2 Helena Sukova #7 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1985* QF Chris Evert #2 6-3 6-3 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1985* QF Hana Mandlikova #3 2-6 6-3 6-3 Zina Garrison #8 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Dec 4, 1985* R16 Zina Garrison #8 4-6 6-1 6-3 Ann Henricksson #36 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1985* R16 Helena Sukova #7 6-3 6-1 Amanda Tobin H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1985* R16 Hana Mandlikova #3 6-3 6-4 Wendy Turnbull #5 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1985* R16 Martina Navratilova #1 6-3 6-1 Anne Hobbs #63 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1985* R16 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 3-6 6-1 6-2 Jo Durie #31 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1985* R16 Chris Evert #2 6-4 6-1 Dianne Fromholtz #97 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1985* R16 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9 6-2 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #34 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1985* R16 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 3-6 6-3 6-2 Pam Shriver #4 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 6-1 6-2 Gigi Fernandez #57 H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 6-1 Nicole Bradtke #203 H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Jo Durie #31 6-2 6-3 Sara Gomer #101 H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Katerina Maleeva #34 6-3 7-6(5) Masako Yanagi #104 H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Ann Henricksson #36 3-6 6-3 9-7 Lisa Bonder Kreiss H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Anne Hobbs #63 6-4 7-5 Barbara Potter #15 H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Helena Sukova #7 6-4 6-3 Robin White #38 H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Hana Mandlikova #3 6-2 7-6(4) Virginia Wade #62 H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-4 7-5 Etsuko Inoue #70 H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Amanda Tobin 6-2 7-6(4) Christiane Jolissaint H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Chris Evert #2 4-6 6-4 6-0 Betsy Nagelsen #81 H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9 6-2 6-3 Myriam Schropp H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Pam Shriver #4 6-4 6-1 Rebecca Bryant H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Zina Garrison #8 6-1 6-1 Katerina Bohmova H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Wendy Turnbull #5 6-0 6-0 Liz Smylie #48 H2H Match data
Dec 1, 1985* R32 Dianne Fromholtz #97 6-0 7-5 Amanda Brown H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Gigi Fernandez #57 6-1 6-4 Carina Karlsson H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Amanda Brown 6-2 1-6 6-0 Barbara Gerken H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Katerina Bohmova 6-3 6-3 Terry Holladay #50 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 7-5 6-3 Annabel Croft H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Lisa Bonder Kreiss 6-3 6-3 Louise Field #148 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Hana Mandlikova #3 6-2 6-2 Camille Benjamin #58 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Virginia Wade #62 6-3 5-7 6-2 Molly Van Nostrand H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Dianne Fromholtz #97 6-4 6-2 Bettina Bunge #22 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Sara Gomer #101 6-2 7-6(5) Lisa Spain Short H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Nicole Bradtke #203 6-3 6-1 Sophie Amiach #95 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Wendy Turnbull #5 6-0 6-0 Susan Leo H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Amanda Tobin 6-2 5-7 6-2 Pascale Paradis Mangon H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Myriam Schropp 6-3 6-4 Marcella Mesker #38 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Masako Yanagi #104 7-5 6-2 Alycia Moulton #20 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Christiane Jolissaint 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 Elise Burgin #52 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Etsuko Inoue #70 6-4 7-6(4) Elizabeth Minter H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Zina Garrison #8 6-4 4-6 6-4 Belinda Cordwell H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9 6-1 6-1 Lea Antonoplis #66 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Jo Durie #31 6-4 6-4 Anne Minter #46 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Betsy Nagelsen #81 4-6 6-3 8-6 Candy Reynolds #107 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 6-1 Dee Ann Hansel H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Pam Shriver #4 6-2 6-3 Andrea Holikova H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Anne Hobbs #63 6-2 6-3 Hu Na H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 7-5 6-2 Regina Marsikova H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Barbara Potter #15 6-3 6-2 Beth Norton H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Katerina Maleeva #34 7-5 6-4 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Robin White #38 6-4 5-7 6-1 Lori Mcneil #92 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Helena Sukova #7 6-4 6-4 Janine Tremelling H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Ann Henricksson #36 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 Jenny Byrne #120 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Liz Smylie #48 6-2 4-6 6-3 Catherine Suire #108 H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Rebecca Bryant 2-6 6-4 6-2 Linda Gates H2H Match data
Nov 29, 1985* R64 Chris Evert #2 6-1 6-2 Rosalyn Fairbank #33 H2H Match data

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