The 1985 Swedish Open was a men's
tennis
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tournament played on outdoor
clay court
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s held in
Båstad
Båstad () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Scania County, Sweden, with approximately 5,000 permanent residents. It is however one of Sweden's most typical summer resorts. The population is presumably mor ...
, Sweden and was part of the
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of the
1985 Tour. It was the 38th edition of the
tournament
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and was held from 15 July 15 until 21 July 1985. First-seeded
Mats Wilander
Mats Arne Olof Wilander (; born 22 August 1964) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Mats Wilander
Mats Arne Olof Wilander (; born 22 August 1964) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ...
defeated
Stefan Edberg
Jan Stefan Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), one of two players in the ...
6–1, 6–0.
* It was Wilander's 3rd singles title of the year and the 19th of his
career
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The ...
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Doubles
Stefan Edberg
Jan Stefan Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), one of two players in the ...
/
Anders Järryd
Anders Per Järryd (; born 13 July 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles (three French Open, two Wimbledon, two US Open, one Australian Open), reached the world No. ...
defeated
Sergio Casal
Sergio Casal Martínez (born 8 September 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Casal turned p ...
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Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario (; born 29 May 1965) is a Spanish former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He won five Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. Sánchez is the older brother of ...
6–0, 7–6
(7–2).
References
External links
ITF tournament edition details
{{1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
Swedish Open
1985 Swedish Open
20th century in Kristianstad County
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...