1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
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Duration | March 25, 1985 – March 23, 1986 |
Edition | 15th |
Tournaments | 52 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Tour Events (47) |
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The 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 15th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 1985, and concluded in March 1986 after 52 events.
The was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1987 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events.[1] ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.
The season was dominated by Martina Navratilova, who won 13 tournaments and reached the finals of the four Grand Slam events. She defeated Chris Evert at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. Navratilova also won the Virginia Slims Championships in March and ended the year at World Number 1. Evert, the winner of ten titles in 1985, emerged victorious at Roland-Garros, while Hana Mandlíková won the U.S. Open. Newcomer of the Year Gabriela Sabatini won the first title of her career in Tokyo. In doubles, the pairing of Navratilova and Pam Shriver won the title at Roland-Garros and the Australian Open, Jordan and Smylie won the Wimbledon title and Kohde-Kilsch–Suková were victorious at the US Open.
Schedule[]
The table below shows the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.
March[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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25 Mar | Palm Beach Gardens, United States $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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April[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Apr | Seabrook Island, United States $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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Tokyo, Japan $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 9D |
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8 Apr | Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States $200,000 – Clay – 56S/32D/32Q – |
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15 Apr | Sunkist WTA Championships Amelia Island, United States $250,000 – Clay – 56S/32D/32Q – |
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22 Apr | Chrysler Tournament of Champions Orlando, United States $200,000 – Clay – 24S/5D – |
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Virginia Slims of San Diego San Diego, United States $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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29 Apr | Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States $150,000 – Clay – 28S/16D/32Q – |
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Italian Open Taranto, Italy $50,000 – Clay – 28S/16D/32Q – |
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May[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 May | Barcelona, Spain $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Sydney, Australia $200,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D – |
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13 May | Fila German Open West Berlin, West Germany $150,000 – Clay – 56S/32D/32Q – |
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Melbourne, Australia $75,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – |
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20 May | Swiss Open Lugano, Switzerland $100,000 – Clay – 56S/28D/32Q – |
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27 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $975,000 – Clay – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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June[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Jun | Edgbaston Cup Birmingham, Great Britain $125,000 – Grass – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – |
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17 Jun | Pilkington Glass Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain $175,000 – Grass – 64S/32D/32Q – |
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24 Jun | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam $900,000 – Grass – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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July[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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15 Jul | Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States $150,000 – Grass – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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Bregenz, Austria $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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22 Jul | U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States $200,000 – Clay – 56S/32D/32Q – |
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29 Jul | Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, United States $250,000 – Hard – 56S/32D/32Q – |
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August[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Aug | Canadian Open Toronto, Canada $250,000 – Hard – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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12 Aug | United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwa, United States $150,000 – Hard – 56S/32D – |
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19 Aug | Monticello, United States $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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26 Aug | US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $1,250,000 – Hard – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 Sep | Virginia Slims of Utah Salt Lake City, United States $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D/31Q – |
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16 Sep | Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 31S/16D/31Q – |
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23 Sep | Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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30 Sep | Lynda Carter/Maybelline Classic Fort Lauderdale, United States $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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October[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Oct | Federation Cup Nagoya, Japan Team event Hard |
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Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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14 Oct | Porsche Classic Stuttgart, West Germany $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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Tokyo, Japan $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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21 Oct | Pretty Polly Classic Brighton, Great Britain $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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28 Oct | European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Nov | Florida Federal Open Tampa, United States $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Hewlett-Packard Trophy Hilversum, Netherlands $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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11 Nov | National Panasonic Women's Classic Brisbane, Australia $150,000 – Grass – 56S/32D/32Q – |
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18 Nov | Sydney, Australia $150,000 – Grass – 56S/32D/32Q – |
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25 Nov | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $645,225 -Grass – 64S/32Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
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December[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 Dec | Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan $250,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D/29Q – |
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Nutri-Metics Open Auckland, New Zealand $50,000 – Grass −16S/16D/32Q – |
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January 1986[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 56S/16D/32Q – |
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13 Jan | Worcester, United States $250,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q – |
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20 Jan | Virginia Slims of Kansas Kansas City, United States $75,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D – |
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27 Jan | Virginia Slims of Florida Key Biscayne, United States $250,000 – Hard – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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February 1986[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Feb | Lipton International Players Championships Boca West, United States $750,000 – Hard – 128S/64D Singles – Doubles |
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24 Feb | Virginia Slims of California Oakland, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D – |
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Virginia Slims of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, United States $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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March 1986[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Mar | Princeton, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania Hershey, United States $75,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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10 Mar | Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States $250,000 – Carpet (i) – 56S/28D – |
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17 Mar | Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States $500,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles |
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Statistical information[]
Titles won by player[]
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:
- total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
- highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
- a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
- alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Total titles | Player | Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Regular tournaments |
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Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed |
Titles won by nation[]
Total titles | Country | Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
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Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed |
Rankings[]
Singles[]
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Awards[]
The winners of the 1985 WTA Awards were announced in 1986.[3]
See also[]
- 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix – men's circuit
- Women's Tennis Association
- International Tennis Federation
References[]
- ^ "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985 – via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
- ^ a b 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide (PDF), Women's Tennis Association, p. 151, retrieved 21 November 2010[permanent dead link]
- ^ "WTA Awards". sonyericssonwtatour.com. Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
External links[]
- 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
- 1985 in tennis
- WTA Tour seasons