1985 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles
# 1985 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

The 1985 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 38th edition of the women's singles championship. Cao Yanhua defeated Geng Lijuan in the final by three sets to one, to win the title.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Cao Yanhua | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yoon Kyung-mi | 11 | 21 | 9 | 12 | Cao Yanhua | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tong Ling | 21 | 21 | 21 | | Tong Ling | 22 | 16 | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alice Pelikanova | 12 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | Cao Yanhua | 21 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 21 | | | | | |
| Ni Xialian | 21 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | Qi Baoxiang | 13 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 15 | | | | | |
| Bettine Vriesekoop | 11 | 16 | 20 | | Ni Xialian | 13 | 21 | 13 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Qi Baoxiang | 21 | 21 | 21 | | Qi Baoxiang | 21 | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mok Ka Sha | 8 | 14 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cao Yanhua | 21 | 21 | 10 | 21 |
| Geng Lijuan | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Geng Lijuan | 12 | 16 | 21 | 16 |
| Maria Alboiu | 5 | 19 | 15 | | Geng Lijuan | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jiao Zhimin | 21 | 23 | 21 | | Jiao Zhimin | 21 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yang Young-ja | 13 | 21 | 14 | | | | | | | | Geng Lijuan | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Pang Chun-Dok | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Dai Lili | 21 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | | | | | |
| Olga Nemeș | 14 | 18 | 18 | | Pang Chun Dok | 10 | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dai Lili | 21 | 21 | 21 | | Dai Lili | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fliura Bulatova | 9 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
