1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren in the final, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his first major title. He became the first unseeded player and the first German to win the Wimbledon singles title, as well as the youngest ever male major singles champion at 17 years, 7 months and 15 days of age (this latter record would eventually be broken by Michael Chang at the 1989 French Open).

Men's singles
1985 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionWest Germany Boris Becker
Runner-upUnited States Kevin Curren
Score6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
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 seniors
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John McEnroe was the two-time defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Curren. Curren also defeated Jimmy Connors in the semifinals, becoming the first player ever to defeat both Connors and McEnroe at the same major.

Seeds edit

01.     John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
02.     Ivan Lendl (fourth round)
03.     Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
04.     Mats Wilander (first round)
05.     Anders Järryd (semifinals)
06.     Pat Cash (second round)
07.     Joakim Nyström (third round)
08.     Kevin Curren (final)
09.     Johan Kriek (third round)
10.     Aaron Krickstein (first round)
11.     Yannick Noah (third round)
12.     Miloslav Mečíř (first round)
13.     Eliot Teltscher (second round)
14.     Stefan Edberg (fourth round)
15.     Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
16.     Tim Mayotte (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   John McEnroe 2 2 4
8   Kevin Curren 6 6 6
8   Kevin Curren 6 6 6
3   Jimmy Connors 2 2 1
3   Jimmy Connors 6 7 6
Q   Ricardo Acuña 1 6 2
8   Kevin Curren 3 77 634
  Boris Becker 6 6477 6
5   Anders Järryd 6 6 6
  Heinz Günthardt 4 3 2
5   Anders Järryd 6 6 3 3
  Boris Becker 2 7 6 6
  Boris Becker 7 3 6 6
  Henri Leconte 6 6 3 4

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   J McEnroe 6 6 6
WC   P McNamara 4 3 4 1   J McEnroe 7 6 7
  N Odizor 6 6 7 6 6   N Odizor 6 1 6
Q   G Muller 7 7 6 3 3 1   J McEnroe 6 7 6
  S Shaw 4 2 3 Q   C Steyn 3 5 4
  C Lewis 6 6 6   C Lewis 6 6 4 4
Q   C Steyn 6 6 6 Q   C Steyn 3 7 6 6
  G Barbosa 4 4 2 1   J McEnroe 6 6 6
Q   A Maurer 7 6 7 Q   A Maurer 0 4 2
  J Frawley 5 3 5 Q   A Maurer 6 7 7
  H Schwaier 6 6 6   H Schwaier 3 5 5
Q   R Van't Hof 3 2 4 Q   A Maurer 6 6 3 6
  J Fitzgerald 6 7 6 9   J Kriek 1 4 6 4
Q   A Giammalva 4 5 1   J Fitzgerald 6 6 5 1
  V Pecci 4 0 6 5 9   J Kriek 3 7 7 6
9   J Kriek 6 6 4 7

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   S Edberg 6 6 6
  P Doohan 2 3 4 14   S Edberg 6 7 3 6 9
  M Ostoja 4 0 6 6   T Wilkison 1 5 6 7 7
  T Wilkison 6 6 2 7 14   S Edberg 6 6 6
  J Hlasek 3 6 7 6 5   C Hooper 3 4 4
  T Moor 6 3 6 7 7   T Moor 4 4 5
  C Hooper 7 7 6   C Hooper 6 6 7
  B Taróczy 5 6 3 14   S Edberg 6 3 6
Q   D Mustard 7 6 4 6 8   K Curren 7 6 7
WC   S Bale 6 2 6 4 Q   D Mustard 7 6 2 6
  M Flur 6 6 6   M Flur 6 4 6 4
WC   J Bates 4 3 4 Q   D Mustard 3 3 5
  R Viver 3 3 6 3 8   K Curren 6 6 7
  M De Palmer 6 6 3 6   M De Palmer 5 7 4 4
  L Stefanki 6 3 4 8   K Curren 7 5 6 6
8   K Curren 7 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   J Connors 6 6 6
  S Simonsson 1 3 4 3   J Connors 6 6 6
Q   K Evernden 6 6 6 Q   K Evernden 3 2 1
  J Navrátil 4 4 4 3   J Connors 7 5 7 6
  B Derlin 2 5 6 6   R Krishnan 5 7 5 2
  R Krishnan 6 7 4 7   R Krishnan 6 7 6
  G Forget 6 3 3 4   L Bourne 4 5 2
  L Bourne 3 6 6 6 3   J Connors 6 6 6
  L Shiras 6 7 6   S Giammalva 3 4 3
WC   L Alfred 3 6 3   L Shiras 4 7 6 1 5
  B Testerman 3 6 6 6   B Testerman 6 6 4 6 7
Q   C Miller 6 3 4 2   B Testerman 6 3 5 6
  S Giammalva 6 6 5 6   S Giammalva 4 6 7 7
Q   C Cox 0 4 7 4   S Giammalva 6 6 6
  R Simpson 4 7 5 6 15   T Šmíd 3 1 2
15   T Šmíd 6 6 7 7

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   M Mečíř 6 3 4 7 3
  To Gullikson 4 6 6 6 6   To Gullikson 6 6 6 6 6
  J Arias 4 4 6 7 5   J Lapidus 7 7 4 2 3
  J Lapidus 6 6 3 6 7   To Gullikson 6 3 5 2
  M Vajda 7 6 5 2 Q   R Seguso 4 6 7 6
  M Bauer 5 7 7 6   M Bauer 3 4 4
  R Harmon 4 3 0 Q   R Seguso 6 6 6
Q   R Seguso 6 6 6 Q   R Seguso 4 6 2
  Ti Gullikson 4 3 6 3 Q   R Acuña 6 7 6
WC   S Denton 6 6 3 6 WC   S Denton 6 4 4
  D Pate 6 6 6   D Pate 7 6 6
WC   N Fulwood 3 4 4   D Pate 5 4 2
  T Benhabiles 3 6 1 2 Q   R Acuña 7 6 6
Q   R Acuña 6 4 6 6 Q   R Acuña 7 6 3 6 6
  T Nelson 6 2 5 7 3 6   P Cash 6 3 6 7 4
6   P Cash 2 6 7 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   A Järryd 4 3 6 6 6
  C Panatta 6 6 4 4 3 5   A Järryd 5 7 7 6
  S Davis 6 6 6   S Davis 7 6 5 4
Q   B Moir 2 2 3 5   A Järryd 6 6 6
Q   T Champion 3 4 2   V Van Patten 3 3 1
  M Mitchell 6 6 6   M Mitchell 5 3 2
  P Elter 3 7 5 4   V Van Patten 7 6 6
  V Van Patten 6 6 7 6 5   A Järryd 6 6 6
  D Keretić 6 4 7 3   D Visser 1 4 1
  D Visser 7 6 6 6   D Visser 6 6 6 7
  M Davis 3 2 6 3   J Gunnarsson 7 4 4 6
  J Gunnarsson 6 6 3 6   D Visser 6 4 6 6 10
  H Sundström 3 6 7 4 2   G Holmes 3 6 7 0 8
  G Holmes 6 4 6 6 6   G Holmes 6 6 6 6
  B Schultz 6 3 7 6   B Schultz 4 7 2 3
10   A Krickstein 4 6 6 4

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   Y Noah 6 3 7 6 6
  B Gilbert 4 6 6 7 3 11   Y Noah 4 6 7 6
  E Edwards 6 6 6   E Edwards 6 4 6 2
WC   C Dowdeswell 3 3 3 11   Y Noah 6 6 3 6
  V Amritraj 6 6 6   V Amritraj 4 7 6 7
  J Canter 3 4 4   V Amritraj 7 6 7 7
  B Drewett 7 7 6   B Drewett 6 7 6 5
  S McCain 6 5 4   V Amritraj 4 4 1
  V Gerulaitis 6 5 6 3 6   H Günthardt 6 6 6
  P Fleming 2 7 4 6 3   V Gerulaitis 5 6 3 7 6
  C Motta 3 2 3   J Sadri 7 4 6 6 4
  J Sadri 6 6 6   V Gerulaitis 3 7 1 6 5
  B Teacher 4 5 7 2   H Günthardt 6 6 6 3 7
  H Günthardt 6 7 6 6   H Günthardt 6 4 4 6 6
  S Živojinović 6 5 7 6   S Živojinović 4 6 6 3 4
4   M Wilander 2 7 5 0

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   J Nyström 6 6 3 6
WC   J Goodall 3 3 6 0 7   J Nyström 7 7 6
  D Goldie 7 5 1 6 7   P Annacone 5 5 3
  P Annacone 5 7 6 1 9 7   J Nyström 6 6 1 6 7
Q   M Anger 5 6 6 3 6   B Becker 3 7 6 4 9
  Z Kuhárszky 7 2 2 6 1 Q   M Anger 0 1 3
  B Becker 4 6 6 6   B Becker 6 6 6
  H Pfister 6 3 2 4   B Becker 6 4 6 7 6
  P McNamee 6 6 7 16   T Mayotte 3 6 7 6 2
  S Meister 2 4 6   P McNamee 6 7 7
  R Green 3 2 4 Q   R Saad 3 6 6
Q   R Saad 6 6 6   P McNamee 6 6 6 2 0
  P Složil 3 7 1 6 16   T Mayotte 3 4 7 6 6
  K Flach 6 6 6 7   K Flach 4 4 4
  T Allan 5 4 2 16   T Mayotte 6 6 6
16   T Mayotte 7 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   E Teltscher 5 7 7 6
  G Ocleppo 7 6 6 0 13   E Teltscher 3 4 6 6 5
  J Lloyd 6 6 7   J Lloyd 6 6 4 3 7
  W Popp 2 4 6   J Lloyd 7 3 4 4
  H Leconte 6 7 7   H Leconte 5 6 6 6
Q   C Dunk 3 6 6   H Leconte 4 6 7 6
  W Masur 7 7 6   W Masur 6 4 6 3
  D Cassidy 6 6 1   H Leconte 3 6 6 6
  J López-Maeso 6 3 1 2   I Lendl 6 4 3 1
  S Glickstein 7 6 6   S Glickstein 6 6 3 7
  M Edmondson 3 2 6   F González 3 4 6 5
  F González 6 6 7   S Glickstein 6 6 3 2
  W Fibak 6 4 1 2   I Lendl 7 4 6 6
  M Leach 7 6 6   M Leach 3 6 2 7 4
  M Purcell 4 6 6 2   I Lendl 6 1 6 6 6
2   I Lendl 6 7 7

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links edit

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