1985 United Jersey Bank Classic

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1985 United Jersey Bank Classic
DateAugust 12–18
Edition8th
Category3
Draw56S / 32D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationMahwah, New Jersey, U.S.
VenueRamapo College
Champions
United States Kathy Rinaldi
United States Kathy Jordan / Australia Elizabeth Smylie
← 1984 · WTA New Jersey · 1986 →

The 1985 United Jersey Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States that was part of the Category 3 tier[1] of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from August 12 through August 18, 1985. A crowd of 4,083 spectators watched sixth-seeded Kathy Rinaldi win the singles title and earn $26,000 first-prize money.[2][3]

Finals[]

Singles[]

United States Kathy Rinaldi defeated West Germany Steffi Graf 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles[]

United States Kathy Jordan / Australia Elizabeth Smylie defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 7–6, 6–3

References[]

  1. ^ "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. p. 12 – via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. p. 210. ISBN 9780002182096.
  3. ^ "Rinaldi takes Jersey Classic". The New York Times. August 18, 1985.

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