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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. He became the first unseeded player and the first German to win the

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singles title, as well as the youngest ever male

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singles champion at of age. This latter record would eventually be broken by Michael Chang at the

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. John McEnroe was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Curren. Curren also defeated

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in the semifinals and became the first player ever to defeat both Connors and McEnroe at the same major.

Seeds

John McEnroe ''(quarterfinals)'' Ivan Lendl ''(fourth round)''

''(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)''

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''(second round)''

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''(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

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1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results
at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1985 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Men's Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles