# 1985 Australian Open – Men's singles

Stefan Edberg defeated two-time defending champion Mats Wilander in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1985 Australian Open. It was his first major singles title. Edberg saved two match points en route to the title, against Wally Masur in the fourth round.
This event marked the first time in Australian Open history that no Australian was among the top 16 seeds, and that no Australian reached the quarterfinals.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Stefan Edberg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Ivan Lendl (semifinals)
* John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
* Mats Wilander (final)
* Boris Becker (second round)
* Stefan Edberg (champion)
* Johan Kriek (quarterfinals)
* Joakim Nyström (fourth round)
* Tim Mayotte (fourth round)
* Scott Davis (second round)
* Brad Gilbert (third round)
* Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
* Paul Annacone (third round)
* Henri Leconte (fourth round)
* Henrik Sundström (second round)
* David Pate (second round)
* Greg Holmes (second round)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Lloyd | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Lloyd | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Michiel Schapers | 0 | 5 | 4 | | | 5 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
| 5 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mats Wilander | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Johan Kriek | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mats Wilander | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | 3 | Mats Wilander | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Slobodan Živojinović | 5 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Slobodan Živojinović | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Slobodan Živojinović | 5 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John McEnroe | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | L Lavalle | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | B Testerman | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | T Cain | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | B Testerman | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | | B Teacher | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Teacher | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | C Steyn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Steyn | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Q | B Derlin | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | C Steyn | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Osterthun | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Q | L Warder | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Warder | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | C Steyn | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | B Gilbert | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | S Perkiss | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 10 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | | 11 | T Šmid | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | J Lloyd | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | J Hlasek | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Denton | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Q | S Denton | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C Limberger | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | J Hlasek | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Lloyd | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | S Bonneau | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Nyström | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | J Frawley | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | J Frawley | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | | L Bourne | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bourne | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | J Frawley | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Nyström | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | S Giammalva Jr. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| W Popp | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | M Schapers | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| M Schapers | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Schapers | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| H van Boeckel | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | H van Boeckel | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| C Dowdeswell | 5 | r | | | | | H van Boeckel | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | N Aerts | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Schapers | 7 | |
| M Mitchell | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Gullikson | 6 | r |
| C Lewis | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | C Lewis | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | T Gullikson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| T Benhabiles | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | D Cahill | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| D Cahill | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | D Cahill | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | D Pate | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | 14 | H Sundström | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Q | B Dyke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | B Dyke | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | W Masur | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | S Youl | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oosting | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | W Masur | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Masur | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | S Glickstein | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Edberg | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S Bale | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | S Glickstein | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | M Anger | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Anger | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | S Edberg | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | CA Miller | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | B Schultz | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | | 6 | J Kriek | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | LL | D Mustard | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Kriek | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Rasheed | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | P Doohan | 5 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Nelson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Q | T Nelson | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | P Doohan | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Chesnokov | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Lapidus | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | WC | P Thrupp | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doyle | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | J Lapidus | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Lapidus | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | M Woodforde | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | WC | M Woodforde | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| LL | E Edwards | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | WC | M Woodforde | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 16 | G Holmes | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | | 12 | P Annacone | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | B Green | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | P Annacone | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Leach | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | T Wilkison | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Canter | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | M Leach | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Zverev | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Wilkison | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | M Flur | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Bates | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | M Flur | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Shiras | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | L Shiras | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | L Shiras | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Q | G Muller | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | M Wilander | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | 8 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Bauer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | M Dickson | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Dickson | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Mayotte | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| F González | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Saad | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| J Svensson | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | F González | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | R Saad | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Mayotte | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| M De Palmer | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Živojinović | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| J Fitzgerald | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | | M De Palmer | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Keretić | 6 | 2 | | | | | D Keretić | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Shaw | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | M De Palmer | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | S Živojinović | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | S Davis | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | | 13 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Mansdorf | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P McNamara | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | H Leconte | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Sadri | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | J Sadri | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | B Drewett | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wooldridge | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | H Leconte | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J McEnroe | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | D Cassidy | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Odizor | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | N Odizor | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | N Odizor | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J McEnroe | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | D Visser | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | D Visser | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |