1985 Australian Open – Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated the defending champion Chris Evert in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1985 Australian Open. It was her third Australian Open singles title and 13th major singles title overall.

Women's singles
1985 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Martina Navratilova
Runner-upUnited States Chris Evert
Score6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Chris Evert (finalist)
  2.   Martina Navratilova (champion)
  3.   Hana Mandlíková (semifinals)
  4.   Pam Shriver (third round)
  5.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
  6.   Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
  7.   Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  8.   Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
  9.   Wendy Turnbull (third round)
  10.   Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals)
  11.   Barbara Potter (second round)
  12.   Bettina Bunge (first round)
  13.   Jo Durie (third round)
  14.   Lisa Bonder (second round)
  15.   Pascale Paradis (first round)
  16.   Katerina Maleeva (third round)

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Chris Evert 6 6
7   Manuela Maleeva 3 3
1   Chris Evert 6 78
5   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1 66
10   Catarina Lindqvist 4 0
5   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
1   Chris Evert 2 6 2
2   Martina Navratilova 6 4 6
6   Zina Garrison 6 3 3
3   Hana Mandlíková 2 6 6
3   Hana Mandlíková 77 1 4
2   Martina Navratilova 656 6
8   Helena Suková 2 2
2   Martina Navratilova 6 6

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   C Evert 6 6
  R Fairbank 1 2 1   C Evert 4 6 6
  B Nagelsen 4 6 8   B Nagelsen 6 4 0
  C Reynolds 6 3 6 1   C Evert 6 6
  A Brown 6 1 6   D Balestrat 4 1
  B Gerken 2 6 0   A Brown 0 5
  D Balestrat 6 6   D Balestrat 6 7
12   B Bunge 4 2 1   C Evert 6 6
16   K Maleeva 7 6 7   M Maleeva 3 3
  S Walsh-Pete 5 4 16   K Maleeva 6 77
Q   M Yanagi 7 6 Q   M Yanagi 3 65
  A Moulton 5 2 16   K Maleeva 2 1
  M Schropp 6 6 7   M Maleeva 6 6
  M Mesker 3 4   M Schropp 2 3
  L Antonoplis 1 1 7   M Maleeva 6 6
7   M Maleeva 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   P Shriver 6 6
  A Holíková 2 3 4   P Shriver 6 6
Q   R Bryant 2 6 6 Q   R Bryant 4 1
  L Gates 6 4 2 4   P Shriver 6 3 2
  E Inoue 6 77 10   C Lindqvist 3 6 6
WC   E Minter 4 64   E Inoue 4 5
  R Maršíková 5 2 10   C Lindqvist 6 7
10   C Lindqvist 7 6 10   C Lindqvist 4 0
13   J Durie 6 6 5   C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
  A Minter 4 4 13   J Durie 6 6
  S Gomer 6 77   S Gomer 2 3
  L Spain-Short 2 65 13   J Durie 6 1 2
  G Fernández 6 6 5   C Kohde-Kilsch 3 6 6
  C Karlsson 1 4   G Fernández 1 2
  A Croft 5 3 5   C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
5   C Kohde-Kilsch 7 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   Z Garrison 6 4 6
  B Cordwell 4 6 4 6   Z Garrison 6 6
Q   K Skronská 6 6 Q   K Skronská 1 1
  T Holladay 3 3 6   Z Garrison 4 6 6
  A Henricksson 4 77 6   A Henricksson 6 1 3
WC   J Byrne 6 654   A Henricksson 3 6 9
WC   L Field 6 6 14   L Bonder 6 3 7
14   L Bonder 3 3 6   Z Garrison 6 3 3
9   W Turnbull 6 6 3   H Mandlíková 2 6 6
Q   S Leo 0 0 9   W Turnbull 6 6
  E Smylie 6 4 6   E Smylie 0 0
Q   C Suire 2 6 3 9   W Turnbull 3 4
  V Wade 6 5 6 3   H Mandlíková 6 6
  M Van Nostrand 3 7 2   V Wade 2 64
  C Benjamin 2 2 3   H Mandlíková 6 77
3   H Mandlíková 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   H Suková 6 6
  J Tremelling 4 4 8   H Suková 6 6
  R White 6 5 6   R White 4 3
  L McNeil 4 7 1 8   H Suková 6 6
  C Jolissaint 616 6 Q   A Dingwall 3 1
  E Burgin 77 4 2   C Jolissaint 2 64
Q   A Dingwall 6 5 6 Q   A Dingwall 6 77
15   P Paradis 2 7 2 8   H Suková 2 2
11   B Potter 6 6 2   M Navratilova 6 6
Q   B Norton 3 2 11   B Potter 4 5
  A Hobbs 6 6   A Hobbs 6 7
  N Hu 2 3   A Hobbs 3 1
WC   N Provis 6 6 2   M Navratilova 6 6
  S Amiach 3 1 WC   N Provis 2 1
Q   D-A Hansel 2 1 2   M Navratilova 6 6
2   M Navratilova 6 6

See also edit

External links edit

Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by