1985 French Open – Men's singles

Mats Wilander defeated the defending champion Ivan Lendl in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1985 French Open. It was his second French Open title and fourth major singles title overall.

Men's singles
1985 French Open
Final
ChampionSweden Mats Wilander
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Score3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Seeds edit

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

  1.   John McEnroe (semifinals)
  2.   Ivan Lendl (finalist)
  3.   Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
  4.   Mats Wilander (champion)
  5.   Andrés Gómez (third round)
  6.   Anders Järryd (fourth round)
  7.   Joakim Nyström (quarterfinals)
  8.   Eliot Teltscher (second round)
  9.   Yannick Noah (fourth round)
  10.   Aaron Krickstein (fourth round)
  11.   Miloslav Mečíř (third round)
  12.   Henrik Sundström (fourth round)
  13.   Tomáš Šmíd (fourth round)
  14.   Stefan Edberg (quarterfinals)
  15.   Brad Gilbert (first round)
  16.   Jimmy Arias (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   John McEnroe 6 6 6 3 7
7   Joakim Nyström 7 2 3 6 5
1   John McEnroe 1 5 5
4   Mats Wilander 6 7 7
4   Mats Wilander 6 7 6 7
  Henri Leconte 4 6 7 5
4   Mats Wilander 3 6 6 6
2   Ivan Lendl 6 4 2 2
14   Stefan Edberg 4 3 6
3   Jimmy Connors 6 6 7
3   Jimmy Connors 2 3 1
2   Ivan Lendl 6 6 6
  Martín Jaite 4 2 4
2   Ivan Lendl 6 6 6

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   J McEnroe 6 6 7
Q   R Agénor 0 2 5 1   J McEnroe 6 6 6
Q   F Segărceanu 7 6 7 6 Q   F Segărceanu 2 4 4
  P Annacone 5 7 6 2 1   J McEnroe 6 6 6
  M Hocevar 6 6 4 6   M Hocevar 2 1 2
  M Bauer 3 2 6 4   M Hocevar 6 4 7 6
  P Arraya 6 1 4 6 Q   T Warneke 1 6 5 4
Q   T Warneke 3 6 6 7 1   J McEnroe 6 7 6
  V Van Patten 4 6 6 3 3 12   H Sundström 3 5 2
  M Vajda 6 3 4 6 6   M Vajda 6 3 7 4 4
  B Taróczy 7 6 7   B Taróczy 4 6 6 6 6
Q   T Muster 5 3 5   B Taróczy 3 4 7 3
  M Flur 6 7 6 12   H Sundström 6 6 6 6
  M Edmondson 2 6 4   M Flur 1 6 4 2
  G Urpí 3 3 1 12   H Sundström 6 2 6 6
12   H Sundström 6 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   B Gilbert 5 6 4
  H Gildemeister 7 7 6   H Gildemeister 5 7 6 7
  S Shaw 6 2 6 3 6   S Živojinović 7 6 3 5
  S Živojinović 4 6 2 6 8   H Gildemeister 7 6 6
  J Arrese 6 3 7 6   J Arrese 5 1 2
  G Barbosa 4 6 6 3   J Arrese 7 6 6
  L Bottazzi 6 6 5 3   M Ostoja 5 4 2
  M Ostoja 2 7 7 6   H Gildemeister 6 1 1
  E Bengoechea 7 2 6 6 6 7   J Nyström 7 6 6
  M Ingaramo 5 6 4 7 4   E Bengoechea 6 5 6 6 5
Q   S Youl 5 6 6 Q   S Youl 2 7 7 1 7
  M Leach 7 4 4 Q   S Youl 2 0 2
  M De Palmer 5 6 6 7 6 7   J Nyström 6 6 6
  J Brown 7 3 7 6 3   M De Palmer 6 6 6 3 4
Q   H-D Beutel 2 6 1 0 7   J Nyström 3 1 7 6 6
7   J Nyström 6 4 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   M Wilander 6 6 6
  T Tulasne 1 4 2 4   M Wilander 6 6 6
  V Gerulaitis 3 7 1 1   B Becker 3 2 1
  B Becker 6 6 6 6 4   M Wilander 3 6 6 6
  H van Boeckel 1 6 2 6 9 LL   E Sánchez 6 4 3 3
WC   E Winogradsky 6 3 6 4 7   H van Boeckel 1 2 4
LL   E Sánchez 6 5 2 6 6 LL   E Sánchez 6 6 6
Q   G Prpić 3 7 6 1 0 4   M Wilander 6 6 6
  M Dickson 6 2 1 6 12 13   T Šmid 3 4 4
Q   D Cahill 3 6 6 2 14 Q   D Cahill 6 6 6
Q   K Eberhard 6 3 7 4 2   D Cassidy 0 1 2
  D Cassidy 3 6 5 6 6 Q   D Cahill 2 1 1
  M Davis 4 4 6 13   T Šmid 6 6 6
  R Argüello 6 6 7   R Argüello 4 6 1 4
Q   A Tous 6 3 3 13   T Šmid 6 3 6 6
13   T Šmid 7 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   Y Noah 6 6 7 6
  L Pimek 7 1 5 4 9   Y Noah 6 6 6
  M Schapers 6 6 6   M Schapers 1 1 4
  B Derlin 4 0 4 9   Y Noah 6 6 6 4 8
  J Lapidus 4 3 1   JL Clerc 1 7 4 6 6
  JL Clerc 6 6 6   JL Clerc 6 6 6
  R Simpson 2 2 2   A Ganzábal 3 3 3
  A Ganzábal 6 6 6 9   Y Noah 3 3 7 6 1
  I Kley 5 4 6   H Leconte 6 6 6 4 6
WC   P Portes 7 6 7 WC   P Portes 2 1 3
  H Leconte 7 6 6   H Leconte 6 6 6
  T Wilkison 5 2 1   H Leconte 6 6 6
  M Westphal 2 1 3 5   A Gómez 3 4 4
  K Carlsson 6 6 6   K Carlsson 2 4 1
  P Složil 1 6 3 3 5   A Gómez 6 6 6
5   A Gómez 6 3 6 6

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   A Järryd 6 6 7
  S McCain 0 3 5 6   A Järryd 6 6 6
WC   P McNamara 5 1 3   J Higueras 3 4 1
  J Higueras 7 6 6 6   A Järryd 6 6 6
  J Aguilera 6 6 7   J Aguilera 4 2 2
  V Pecci Sr. 2 3 5   J Aguilera 4 6 6 7
  C Lewis 6 3 6 7   C Lewis 6 4 3 5
  S Glickstein 1 6 2 5 6   A Järryd 3 7 4 2
  S Simonsson 3 1 3 14   S Edberg 6 6 6 6
  J Frawley 6 6 6   J Frawley 1 6 3 6 6
  G Holmes 6 7 4 6   G Holmes 6 3 6 3 2
  D Pérez 3 5 6 4   J Frawley 6 3 0
  P Elter 3 2 2 14   S Edberg 7 6 6
  J Hlasek 6 6 6   J Hlasek 2 3 4
  C Panatta 6 3 3 14   S Edberg 6 6 6
14   S Edberg 7 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   J Arias 1 4 5
Q   R Saad 6 6 7 Q   R Saad 4 4 3
  F Cancellotti 6 6 6 3 6   F Cancellotti 6 6 6
  H Schwaier 3 2 7 6 0   F Cancellotti 6 6 3 7
  G Forget 6 7 1 3   C Motta 3 3 6 6
  H de la Peña 7 5 6 6   H de la Peña 4 2 4
  C Motta 7 6 5 1 7   C Motta 6 6 6
Q   K Nováček 5 4 7 6 5   F Cancellotti 6 0 4 2
  J Lloyd 6 6 6 3   J Connors 3 6 6 6
  G Ocleppo 3 3 1   J Lloyd 3 2 6
  T Benhabiles 6 5 7 6 6   T Benhabiles 6 6 7
  T Nelson 7 7 6 3 3   T Benhabiles 3 6 5 5
WC   C Roger-Vasselin 4 6 6 3 4 3   J Connors 6 4 7 7
  B Willenborg 6 1 2 6 6   B Willenborg 1 3 0
  W Popp 4 1 5 3   J Connors 6 6 6
3   J Connors 6 6 7

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   E Teltscher 6 6 6
Q   D Campos 2 3 3 8   E Teltscher 7 5 3 4
Q   A Chesnokov 6 6 6 Q   A Chesnokov 5 7 6 6
  E Adams 2 2 1 Q   A Chesnokov 6 6 4 6 6
  H Günthardt 6 6 6   H Günthardt 7 4 6 4 8
  D Keretić 0 3 4   H Günthardt 1 6 6 6
  R Viver 5 6 6 6   R Viver 6 1 1 1
  J Fitzgerald 7 4 2 1   H Günthardt 1 2 3
  M Jaite 7 7 6   M Jaite 6 6 6
Q   P Canè 5 5 2   M Jaite 6 6 6
  T Allan 6 6 6   T Allan 4 4 3
  M Mitchell 0 2 3   M Jaite 2 7 6 6
  S Meister 2 2 3 11   M Mečíř 6 6 3 4
  D Visser 6 6 6   D Visser 2 4 3
  J Navrátil 4 2 4 11   M Mečíř 6 6 6
11   M Mečíř 6 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   A Krickstein 6 4 6 6
  F Luna 1 6 4 3 10   A Krickstein 6 3 6 6
  W Masur 3 2 2   G Vilas 4 6 1 3
  G Vilas 6 6 6 10   A Krickstein 7 5 1 6 6
Q   J López-Maeso 6 6 6   P McNamee 5 7 6 2 1
  W Fibak 0 2 1 Q   J López-Maeso 0 0 4
  C Limberger 3 4 4   P McNamee 6 6 6
  P McNamee 6 6 6 10   A Krickstein 2 2 0
  Z Kuhárszky 1 4 1 2   I Lendl 6 6 6
WC   J Potier 6 6 6 WC   J Potier 6 6 6 6
WC   J-P Fleurian 2 4 4   L Duncan 7 1 1 0
  L Duncan 6 6 6 WC   J Potier 1 2 2
WC   P Kuchna 6 6 5 2   I Lendl 6 6 6
  J Gunnarsson 7 7 7   J Gunnarsson 6 3 2
  E Edwards 1 3 1 2   I Lendl 7 6 6
2   I Lendl 6 6 6

External links edit

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