Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren in the final, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first major title. He was the first unseeded player and the first German to win the Wimbledon men's singles titles. Becker was and broke the record that Mats Wilander set by winning the 1982 French Open at . Becker still remains the youngest Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champion.
John McEnroe was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Curren. This ended McEnroe's streak of five consecutive Wimbledon finals. Curren also defeated Jimmy Connors in the semifinals, becoming the first player to defeat both Connors and McEnroe at the same major.
Seeds
John McEnroe (quarterfinals) Ivan Lendl (fourth round) Jimmy Connors (semifinals) Mats Wilander (first round) Anders Järryd (semifinals) Pat Cash (second round) Joakim Nyström (third round) Kevin Curren (final) Johan Kriek (third round) Aaron Krickstein (first round) Yannick Noah (third round) Miloslav Mečíř (first round) Eliot Teltscher (second round) Stefan Edberg (fourth round) Tomáš Šmíd (second round) Tim Mayotte (fourth round)
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation