# 1985 Australian Open – Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated 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.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Chris Evert (finalist)
* Martina Navratilova (champion)
* Hana Mandlíková (semifinals)
* Pam Shriver (third round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
* Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
* Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
* Wendy Turnbull (third round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Potter (second round)
* Bettina Bunge (first round)
* Jo Durie (third round)
* Lisa Bonder (second round)
* Pascale Paradis (first round)
* Katerina Maleeva (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

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

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Yanagi | 7 | 6 | | Q | M Yanagi | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 10 | C Lindqvist | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | E Minter | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | 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 | 7$^7$ | | | S Gomer | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Spain-Short | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 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

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | A Henricksson | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | J Byrne | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 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 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 2 | 2 | | 3 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | Q | A Dingwall | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | C Jolissaint | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Dingwall | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | A Dingwall | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |