1985 Australian Open

1985 Australian Open
Date	25 November – 8 December 1985
Edition	74th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Grass
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Venue	Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Stefan Edberg
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
Boys' singles
Shane Barr
Girls' singles
Jenny Byrne
Boys' doubles
Brett Custer / David Macpherson
Girls' doubles
Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson
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The 1985 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 74th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 25 November through 8 December 1985; the last to be held at this time of year.

With the decision to hold the tournament in January in future, the next Australian Open would be the 1987 Open, held just over a year later.

Seniors

Men's singles

Stefan Edberg defeated Mats Wilander, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

• It was Edberg's 1st career Grand Slam singles title.

Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2

• It was Navratilova's 13th career Grand Slam singles title and her 3rd and last title at the Australian Open.

Men's doubles

Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg defeated Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4

• It was Annacone's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.

• It was van Rensburg's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.

Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková 6–3, 6–4

• It was Navratilova's 37th career Grand Slam title and her 8th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 12th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Australian Open title.

Mixed doubles

The competition was not held between 1970 and 1985.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Shane Barr defeated Steve Furlong 7–6, 6–7, 6–3

Girls' singles

Jenny Byrne defeated Louise Field 6–1, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Brett Custer / David Macpherson defeated Petr Korda / Cyril Suk 7–5, 6–2

Girls' doubles

Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson defeated Sally McCann / Alison Scott 6–0, 6–3

External links

• Official website Australian Open