1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
# 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Three-time defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships. It was her sixth Wimbledon singles title and twelfth major singles title overall. It marked Evert's seventh runner-up finish at Wimbledon, the joint-most at a major (shared with Blanche Bingley, also at Wimbledon).

## Seeds

    01. Chris Evert Lloyd (final)
    01. Martina Navratilova (champion)
    02. n/a
    03. Hana Mandlíková (third round)
    04. Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)
    05. Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
    06. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (second round)
    07. Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
    08. Zina Garrison (semifinals)
    09. Bonnie Gadusek (second round)
    10. Kathy Jordan (second round)
    11. Steffi Graf (fourth round)
    12. Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
    13. Carling Bassett (second round)
    14. Wendy Turnbull (third round)
    15. Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
    16. Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals)

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

Both Chris Evert Lloyd and Martina Navratilova were seeded #1, reflecting Evert Lloyd's status as the #1 ranked player and Navratilova's as the 3-time defending champion, with no seed #2 awarded. This unique decision was heavily criticised by the Women's Tennis Association. As Evert Lloyd was placed at the top of the draw sheet, she was in effect the de facto #1.

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Potter | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Potter | 2 | 1 | | 1 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Kathy Rinaldi | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| 16 | Kathy Rinaldi | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | Kathy Rinaldi | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| 7 | Helena Suková | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Helena Suková | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 1 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Zina Garrison | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Molly Van Nostrand | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Molly Van Nostrand | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | Zina Garrison | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 5 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 3 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-L Piatek | 1 | 0 | | 1 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 7 | 3 | 6 | | S Mascarin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Byrne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J Byrne | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Amiach | 2 | 3 | | Q | J Byrne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | Y Vermaak | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaušovec | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 |
| | M Skuherská | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Smith | 0 | 4 |
| | L Drescher | 6 | 6 | | | L Drescher | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Jordan | 1 | 4 | | | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Nelson | 0 | 2 | | WC | A Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 1 | 1 | | 9 | B Gadusek | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | C Lindqvist | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Potter | 6 | 7 | | | B Potter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mould | 7 | 6 | 3 | | S Gomer | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | B Potter | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | P Fendick | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Brown | 4 | 1 | | Q | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Cummings | 6 | 6 | | | K Cummings | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Brasher | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | B Potter | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | E Burgin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Durie | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| | P Medrado | 6 | 2 | | | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Villagrán | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Klitch | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | E Burgin | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | K Shaefer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Durie | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | J Durie | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Nagelsen | 5 | 1 | | 6 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 0 | 1 | | 3 | H Mandlíková | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias | 0 | 2 | | | D Balestrat | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Balestrat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Russell | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Smylie | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Keppeler | 7 | 2 | 1 | | J Russell | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leand | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Smylie | 2 | 1 |
| | E Herr | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 |
| | A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Einy | 3 | 7 | 4 | WC | S Reeves | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Reeves | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | A Moulton | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Schropp | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 16 | K Rinaldi | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 7 | 6 | | | R Fairbank | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Betzner | 3 | 5 | | 16 | K Rinaldi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | W Turnbull | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rush | 5 | 3 | | 14 | W Turnbull | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Yanagi | 3 | 3 | | | E Minter | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | W Turnbull | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Suire | 4 | 2 | | | S Hanika | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Okagawa | 2 | 1 | | | P Paradis | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 4 | 6 |
| WC | C Wood | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 7 |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 7 | | | A Henricksson | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Kinney | 3 | 6 | 4 | | W White | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | W White | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Holton | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Ruzici | 4 | 6 | 7 | | V Ruzici | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Jexell | 3 | 3 | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Reinach | 2 | 1 | | 8 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Skronská | 3 | 3 | | | T Phelps | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Casale | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | M Mesker | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Holíková | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Holíková | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Gompert | 3 | 6 | 4 | | M Mesker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 |
| | M Gurney | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Tanvier | 1 | 3 |
| | S Leo | 5 | 4 | | | M Gurney | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Groat | 3 | 2 | | | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | G Sabatini | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Eliseenko | 4 | 0 | | | C Benjamin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Brown | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | G Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 6**

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Tacon | 0 | 2 | | 10 | K Jordan | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Savchenko | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | S Walsh-Pete | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | M Van Nostrand | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | M Van Nostrand | 7 | 6 | | Q | M Van Nostrand | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Louie | 6 | 6 | | | M Louie | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Van Nostrand | 7 | 6 |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 5 | 2 |
| | S Foltz | 3 | 3 | | | E Pfaff | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins | 2 | 2 | | | R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R White | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Thompson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Holladay | 6 | 6 | | | T Holladay | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Washington | 0 | 1 | | 4 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 7**

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A White | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | A Hobbs | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Kim | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | P Shriver | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Vanier | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | V Wade | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 6 | 6 | | | B Gerken | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 4 | 5 | | | V Wade | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Wade | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Shriver | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | S Graf | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Q | E Ekblom | 2 | 1 | | | E Inoue | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Rehe | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 4 | | A Temesvári | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Spain-Short | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | S Graf | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 8**

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | C Bassett | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Uys | 7 | 4 | 6 | | R Uys | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Louis | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | R Uys | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | N Hu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | N Hu | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | A Croft | 3 | 5 | | Q | N Hu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Karlsson | 6 | 4 | 3 | LL | L Plchová | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Plchová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Uys | 2 | 2 |
| | A-M Cecchini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J Salmon | 6 | 1 | | | A-M Cecchini | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | B Bunge | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Vásquez | 0 | 2 | | | A Minter | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder | 0 | 2 | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
