title: 1985 South African Open (tennis)
text: # 1985 South African Open (tennis)
  
  The 1985 South African Open (also known as the 1985 Altech South African Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Johannesburg, [South Africa that was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 82nd edition of the tournament and was held from 7 through 13 October 1985. Unseeded Matt Anger won the singles title.
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Singles
  
  Matt Anger defeated Brad Gilbert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
  
  * It was Anger's only singles title of his career.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Colin Dowdeswell / Christo van Rensburg defeated Amos Mansdorf / Shahar Perkiss 3–6, 7–6, 6–4
  
  