WTA Australian Open 1985 Draw & Results

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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 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
def. Chris Evert , 6-2 4-6 6-2
Dates
Nov 25 — Dec 9
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money

Results

Match type

63 recorded singles results

Australian Open 1985 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Martina Navratilova #12× CH 6-2 4-6 6-2 Chris Evert #2DEF · 2× H2H Match data Dec 9, 1985* F
SF (2)
Martina Navratilova #12× CH 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 Hana Mandlikova CH H2H Match data Dec 8, 1985* SF
Chris Evert #2DEF · 2× 6-1 7-6(6) Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 H2H Match data Dec 8, 1985* SF
QF (4)
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 6-4 6-0 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan H2H Match data Dec 6, 1985* QF
Martina Navratilova #12× CH 6-2 6-2 Helena Sukova #7 H2H Match data Dec 6, 1985* QF
Chris Evert #2DEF · 2× 6-3 6-3 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9 H2H Match data Dec 6, 1985* QF
Hana Mandlikova CH 2-6 6-3 6-3 Zina Garrison #8 H2H Match data Dec 6, 1985* QF
R16 (8)
Zina Garrison #8 4-6 6-1 6-3 Ann Henricksson 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 CH 6-3 6-4 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data Dec 4, 1985* R16
Martina Navratilova #12× CH 6-3 6-1 Anne Hobbs 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 #2DEF · 2× 6-4 6-1 Dianne Fromholtz 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 Dec 4, 1985* R16
R32 (16)
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 6-1 6-2 Gigi Fernandez #57 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Martina Navratilova #12× CH 6-2 6-1 Nicole Bradtke #203 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Jo Durie #31 6-2 6-3 Sara Gomer H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Katerina Maleeva #34 6-3 7-6(5) Masako Yanagi H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Ann Henricksson 3-6 6-3 9-7 Lisa Bonder Kreiss H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Anne Hobbs 6-4 7-5 Barbara Potter 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 CH 6-2 7-6(4) Virginia Wade CH H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-4 7-5 Etsuko Inoue 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 #2DEF · 2× 4-6 6-4 6-0 Betsy Nagelsen 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 6-0 6-0 Liz Smylie #48 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
Dianne Fromholtz 6-0 7-5 Amanda Brown H2H Match data Dec 1, 1985* R32
R64 (32)
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 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 CH 6-2 6-2 Camille Benjamin #58 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Virginia Wade CH 6-3 5-7 6-2 Molly Van Nostrand H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Dianne Fromholtz 6-4 6-2 Bettina Bunge H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Sara Gomer 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 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 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Myriam Schropp 6-3 6-4 Marcella Mesker H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Masako Yanagi 7-5 6-2 Alycia Moulton H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Christiane Jolissaint 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 Elise Burgin H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Etsuko Inoue 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 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Jo Durie #31 6-4 6-4 Anne Minter H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Betsy Nagelsen 4-6 6-3 8-6 Candy Reynolds H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64
Martina Navratilova #12× CH 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 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 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 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 #2DEF · 2× 6-1 6-2 Rosalyn Fairbank #33 H2H Match data Nov 29, 1985* R64

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Australian Open held?
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