◄ WTA Tour 1985 ►
Period:
December 1984 - December 1985
Edition:
15th
Number of tournaments:
56
Categories:
Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA (51)
successes
Most tournament victories:
United States Martina Navrátilová (12)
Most of the finals:
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd (16)
Awards
Player of the year:
United States Martina Navrátilová
Double team of the year:
United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States
Newcomer of the year:
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Newcomer of the year:
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
The 1985 Grand Slam winners
French Open : Chris Evert-Lloyd
Wimbledon Championships and Australian Open : Martina Navrátilová
The 1985 WTA Tour (officially: Virginia Slims World Championships Series 1985 ) was the 15th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association . It comprised 56 tournaments.
Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Federation Cup team competition is not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . It is still listed because the top players usually play there too.
Tournament schedule
category
Grand Slam
Tour Championships
Explanations
The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed
December
January
Date 1
competition
Winner
Final opponent
Result
07.01.
Virginia Slims of Washington Washington , United States $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
United States
United States Martina Navrátilová
Bulgaria 1971 Manuela Maleewa
6: 3, 6: 2
United States Gigi Fernández Martina Navrátilová United States
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3
14.01.
Virginia Slims of Denver Denver , United States $ 75,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 16D
United States
United States Peanut Louie
United States Zina Garrison
6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 4
United States Mary-Lou Piatek Robin White United States
United States Leslie Allen Sharon Walsh United States
1: 6, 6: 4, 7: 5
01/21
Virginia Slims of Florida Key Biscayne , United States $ 150,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 32D
United States
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
United States Martina Navrátilová
6: 2, 6: 4
United States Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Australia
Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva Laryssa Savchenko Soviet Union
6: 4, 7: 6
28.01.
BMW Championships Marco Island , United States $ 100,000 hard court - 56E / 32D
United States
United States Bonnie Gadusek
United States Pam Casale
6: 3, 6: 4
United States Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Australia
United States Camille Benjamin Bonnie Gadusek United States
6: 3, 6: 3
February
Date 1
competition
Winner
Final opponent
Result
04.02.
Lipton International Players Championships Delray Beach , United States $ 750,000 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D
United States
United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6: 2, 6: 4
United States Gigi Fernández Martina Navrátilová United States
United States Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková Czechoslovakia
7: 6, 6: 2
02/18
Virginia Slims of California Oakland , United States $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 28E / 32Q / 16D
United States
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6: 2, 6: 4
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull Australia
South Africa 1961 Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds United States
4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1
25.02.
Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania Hershey , United States $ 75,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E /? D
United States
United States Robin White
Australia Anne Minter
6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 2
United States Mary-Lou Piatek Robin White United States
United States Lea Antonoplis Wendy White United States
6: 4, 7: 6
March
Date 1
competition
Winner
Final opponent
Result
04.03.
US Indoors Princeton , United States $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 16D
United States
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
6: 3, 7: 5
United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States
Netherlands Marcella Mesker Elizabeth Smylie Australia
7: 5, 6: 2
Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis , United States $ 75,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 63Q / 16D / 8Q
United States
United States Kathleen Horvath
United States Elise Burgin
6: 2, 6: 4
United States Elise Burgin Kathleen Horvath United States
South Africa 1961 Jennifer Mundel Molly Van Nostrand United States
6: 4, 6: 1
11.03.
Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas , United States $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 16D
United States
United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6: 3, 6: 4
United States Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh United States
Netherlands Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis France
5: 7, 6: 4, 7: 6
18.03.
Brazil São Paulo , Brazil $ 50,000 Clay - 32E / 32Q / 16D
Brazil 1968
Argentina Mercedes Paz
Peru Laura Arraya
5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 4
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini Mercedes Paz Argentina
Brazil 1968 Running out of slides Csilla Bartos Hungary 1957
7: 5, 6: 4
WTA Championships New York City , United States Masters - $ 500,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 16E / 8D
United States
United States Martina Navrátilová
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6: 3, 7: 5, 6: 4
United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States
Germany BR Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
6: 7, 6: 4, 7: 6
25.03.
WTA of PGA Palm Beach Gardens , United States $ 50,000 Clay - 32E / 16D
United States
United States Kathleen Horvath
Switzerland Petra Delhees-Jauch
3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
United States JoAnne Russell Anne Smith United States
Peru Laura Gildemeister Gabriela Sabatini Argentina
1: 6, 6: 1, 7: 6
April
Date 1
competition
Winner
Final opponent
Result
04/01
Ford Cup-4 Woman Special Palm Beach Gardens , United States $ 200,000 Clay - 5E
United States
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
6: 3, 6: 3
Seabrook Seabrook , United States $ 75,000 Clay - 32E / 32Q / 16D
United States
Bulgaria 1971 Katerina Maleewa
Romania 1965 Virginia Ruzici
6: 3, 6: 3
Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva Laryssa Savchenko Soviet Union
United States Elise Burgin Lori McNeil United States
6: 1, 6: 3
Bridgestone Doubles Tokyo , Japan $ 175,000 Carpet (Hall) - 9D
Japan
United States Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Australia
United States Betsy Nagelsen Anne White United States
4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 2
April 8th
Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island , United States $ 200,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 32D
United States
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6: 4, 6: 0
South Africa 1961 Rosalyn Fairbank Pam Shriver United States
Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva Laryssa Savchenko Soviet Union
6: 4, 6: 1
April 15
Sunkist WTA Championships Amelia Island , United States $ 250,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 32D
United States
United States Zina Garrison
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6: 4, 6: 3
South Africa 1961 Rosalyn Fairbank Hana Mandlíková Czechoslovakia
Canada Carling Bassett Chris Evert-Lloyd United States
6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 2
04/22
Chrysler Tournament of Champions Orlando , United States $ 200,000 Clay - 26E / 6D
United States
United States Martina Navrátilová
Bulgaria 1971 Katerina Maleewa
6: 1, 6: 0
United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States
United States Elise Burgin Kathleen Horvath United States
6: 3, 6: 1
Virginia Slims of San Diego San Diego , United States $ 75,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
United States
United Kingdom Annabel Croft
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6-0, 7-6
United States Candy Reynolds Wendy Turnbull Australia
South Africa 1961 Rosalyn Fairbank Susan Leo Australia
6: 4, 6: 0
04/29
Italian Open Taranto , Italy $ 50,000 Clay Court - 16E / 32Q / 16D
Italy
Italy Raffaella Reggi
United States Vicki Nelson
6: 4, 6: 4
Italy Sandra Cecchini Raffaella Reggi Italy
Italy Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romano Italy
1: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3
Virginia Slims of Houston Houston , United States $ 150,000 Clay - 28E / 28Q / 16D
United States
United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Elise Burgin
6: 4, 6: 1
United States Elise Burgin Martina Navrátilová United States
Bulgaria 1971 Manuela Maleewa Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 3
May
Date 1
competition
Winner
Final opponent
Result
06.05.
Australian Indoors Sydney , Australia $ 200,000 Hard Court (Indoor) - 28E / 16D
Australia
United States Pam Shriver
Australia Dianne Balestrat
6: 3, 6: 3
United States Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie Australia
United States Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh-Pete United States
7: 5, 7: 5
Barcelona Barcelona , Spain $ 50,000 Clay - 32E / 32Q / 16D
Spain
Italy Sandra Cecchini
Italy Raffaella Reggi
6: 3, 6: 4
Switzerland Petra Delhees Pat Medrado Brazil 1968
United States Penny Barg Adriana Villagrán Argentina
6: 1, 6: 0
13.05.
German Open Berlin (West) , Federal Republic of Germany $ 150,000 Clay Court - 56E / 32Q / 32D
Germany Federal Republic
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Germany Federal Republic Steffi Graf
6: 4, 7: 5
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
Germany Federal Republic Steffi Count Catherine Tanvier France
6: 4, 6: 1
Melbourne Indoors Melbourne , Australia $ 75,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 16D
Australia
United States Pam Shriver
United States Kathy Jordan
6: 4, 6: 4
United States Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie Australia
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan United States
6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 1
05/20
Swiss Open Lugano , Switzerland $ 100,000 Clay Court - 48E / 24D
Switzerland
United States Bonnie Gadusek
Bulgaria 1971 Manuela Maleewa
6: 2, 6: 2
United States Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
Germany BR Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff Germany BR
6: 2, 6: 4
05/27
French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - $ 800,000 Clay Court
France
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
United States Martina Navrátilová
6: 3, 6: 7, 7: 5
United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
United States Martina Navrátilová Heinz Günthardt Switzerland
United States Paula Smith Francisco González Paraguay 1954
2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
June
Date 1
competition
Winner
Final opponent
Result
10.06.
Edgbaston Cup Birmingham , UK $ 125,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 32D
United Kingdom
United States Pam Shriver
United States Betsy Nagelsen
6: 1, 6: 0
United States Terry Holladay Sharon Walsh-Pete United States
United States Elise Burgin Alycia Moulton United States
6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 3
17.06.
Pilkington Glass Classic Eastbourne , UK $ 175,000 Lawn - 64E / 32Q / 32D
United Kingdom
United States Martina Navrátilová
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6: 4, 6: 3
United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States
United States Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Australia
7: 5, 6: 4
June 24th
Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon , United Kingdom Grand Slam - $ 900,000 Lawn
United Kingdom
United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
4: 6, 6.3, 6: 2
United States Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Australia
United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States
5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4
United States Martina Navrátilová Paul McNamee Australia
Australia Elizabeth Smylie John Fitzgerald Australia
7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 2
July
Date 1
competition
Winner
Final opponent
Result
07/15
Elektra Cup Bregenz , Austria $ 50,000 Clay Court - 32E / 16D
Austria
Romania 1965 Virginia Ruzici
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Mima Jaušovec
6: 2, 6: 3
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici Romania 1965
Czechoslovakia Andrea Holíková K. Skronská-Böhmová Czechoslovakia
6: 2, 6: 3
Virginia Slims of Newport Newport , United States $ 150,000 Lawn - 32E / 32Q / 16D
United States
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
United States Pam Shriver
6: 4, 6: 1
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull Australia
United States Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie Australia
6: 4, 7: 6
07/22
US Clay Courts Indianapolis , United States $ 200,000 Clay Court - 56E / 44Q / 16D
United States
Hungary 1957 Andrea Temesvári
United States Zina Garrison
7: 6, 6: 3
Bulgaria 1971 Katerina Maleewa Manuela Maleewa Bulgaria 1971
United States Penny Barg Paula Smith United States
3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach , United States $ 250,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 32D
United States
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
United States Pam Shriver
6: 2, 6: 4
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull Australia
6: 4, 6: 2
August
Date 1
competition
Winner
Final opponent
Result
08/05
Canadian Open Toronto , Canada $ 250,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 32D
Canada
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
6: 2, 6: 4
United States Gigi Fernández Martina Navrátilová United States
Netherlands Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis France
6: 4, 6: 0
08/12
United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah , United States $ 150,000 Hard Court - 56E / 31Q / 32D
United States
United States Kathy Rinaldi
Germany Federal Republic Steffi Graf
6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 4
United States Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Australia
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
7: 6, 6: 3
08/19
Virginia Slims of Central New York Monticello , United States $ 75,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
United States
United States Barbara Potter
Canada Helen Kelesi
4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
Argentina Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini Argentina
Czechoslovakia Andrea Holíková K. Skronská-Böhmová Czechoslovakia
5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 3
08/27
US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 1,250,000 hard court
United States
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
United States Martina Navrátilová
7: 6, 1: 6, 7: 6
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States
6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 3
United States Martina Navrátilová Heinz Günthardt Switzerland
Australia Elizabeth Smylie John Fitzgerald Australia
6: 3, 6: 4
September
Date 1
competition
Winner
Final opponent
Result
09.09.
Virginia Slims of Utah Salt Lake City , United States $ 75,000 Hard Court - 32E / 16D
United States
United States Stephanie Deer
United States Camille Benjamin
6: 2, 6: 4
Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva Laryssa Savchenko Soviet Union
South Africa 1961 Rosalyn Fairbank Beverly Mold South Africa 1961
7: 5, 6: 2
16.09.
Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago , United States $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 31E / 31Q / 16D
United States
United States Bonnie Gadusek
United States Kathy Rinaldi
6: 1, 6: 3
United States Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Australia
United States Elise Burgin JoAnne Russell United States
6: 2, 6: 2
23.09.
Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans , United States $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 25Q / 15D
United States
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
United States Pam Shriver
6: 4, 7: 5
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull Australia
United States Mary-Lou Piatek Anne White United States
6: 1, 6: 2
30.09.
Lynda Carter / Maybelline Classic Fort Lauderdale , United States $ 150,000 Hard Court - 32E / 16D
United States
United States Martina Navrátilová
Germany Federal Republic Steffi Graf
6: 3, 6: 1
United States Gigi Fernández Robin White United States
South Africa 1961 Rosalyn Fairbank Beverly Mold South Africa 1961
6: 2, 7: 5
Federation Cup Final Nagoya , Japan Hard Court
Japan
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
United States United States
2: 1
October
Date 1
competition
Winner
Final opponent
Result
07.10.
Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis , United States $ 75,000 Hard Court (Indoor) - 32E / 16D
United States
United States Bonnie Gadusek
United States Pam Casale
6: 0, 6: 3
United States Bonnie Gadusek Mary-Lou Piatek United States
United States Penny Barg Sandy Collins United States
6: 1, 6: 0
14.10.
Japan Open Tokyo , Japan $ 50,000 hard court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
Japan
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
United States Linda Gates
6: 3, 6: 4
New Zealand Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson New Zealand
Peru Laura Gildemeister Beth Lord United States
6: 4, 6: 4
Porsche Classic Filderstadt , Federal Republic of Germany $ 175,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 31Q / 16D
Germany BR
United States Pam Shriver
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
6: 1, 7: 5
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver United States
Sweden Carina Karlsson Tine Scheuer-Larsen Denmark
6: 2, 6: 1
21.10.
Pretty Polly Classic Brighton , UK $ 175,000 Carpet (Hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
United Kingdom
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Bulgaria 1971 Manuela Maleewa
7: 5, 6: 3
United States Lori McNeil Catherine Suire France
United States Barbara Potter Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
4: 6, 7: 6, 6: 4
28.10.
European Indoors Zurich , Switzerland $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
Switzerland
United States Zina Garrison
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
6: 1, 6: 3
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Andrea_Temesvári Hungary 1957
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 6
November
Date 1
competition
Winner
Final opponent
Result
04.11.
Florida Federal Open Tampa , United States $ 150,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
United States
United States Stephanie Deer
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6: 4, 6: 7, 7: 5
Canada Carling Bassett Gabriela Sabatini Argentina
United States Lisa Bonder Laura Gildemeister Peru
6-0, 6-0
Hewlett-Packard Trophy Hilversum , The Netherlands $ 75,000 Carpet (hall) - 16E / 13D
Netherlands
Bulgaria 1971 Katerina Maleewa
Sweden Carina Karlsson
6: 3, 6: 2
Netherlands Marcella Mesker Catherine Tanvier France
Italy Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic
6: 2, 6: 2
11.11.
National Panasonic Women's Classic Brisbane , Australia $ 150,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 32D
Australia
United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Pam Shriver
6: 3, 7: 5
United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 1
11/18
Family Circle New South Wales Sydney , Australia $ 150,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 32D
Australia
United States Martina Navrátilová
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull Australia
South Africa 1961 Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds United States
3: 6, 7: 6, 6: 4
Lion's Cup Tokyo , Japan $ 100,000 Carpet (Hall) - 4E
Japan
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Bulgaria 1971 Manuela Maleewa
7: 5, 6: 0
25.11.
Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 645,000 Lawn
Australia
United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 2
United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
6: 3, 6: 4
December
1 The date marks the beginning of the week
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).
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