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1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

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1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
Martina Navratilova finished the year as world No. 1 for the record-breaking sixth time in her career. She won 13 singles tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the Australian Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships. She also finished runner-up at the other two majors, the French Open and the US Open.
Details
DurationMarch 25, 1985 – March 23, 1986
Edition13th
Tournaments53
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
Tour Events (48)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Martina Navratilova (13)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Martina Navratilova (15)
Prize money leaderUnited States Martina Navratilova $1,328,829
Points leaderUnited States Martina Navratilova 191.32
Awards
Player of the yearUnited States Martina Navratilova
Doubles team of the yearUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
Most improved
player of the year
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Newcomer of the yearArgentina Gabriela Sabatini
1984
1986

The 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 13th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 1985, and concluded in March 1986 after 52 events.

The Virginia Slims World Championship Series 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-KilschSuková were victorious at the US Open.

Schedule

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The table below shows the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.

March

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
25 Mar WTA of PGA
Palm Beach Gardens, United States
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Kathleen Horvath
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Switzerland Petra Delhees Italy Raffaella Reggi
United States Terry Phelps
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
United States Beth Herr
United States Shawn Foltz
United States Anne Smith
United States JoAnne Russell
1–6, 6–1, 7–6
Peru Laura Gildemeister
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini

April

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Apr Wild Dunes
Seabrook Island, United States
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
6–3, 6–3
Romania Virginia Ruzici Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
United States Shawn Foltz
United States Susan Mascarin
United States Debbie Spence
Brazil Neige Dias
Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
6–1, 6–3
United States Elise Burgin
United States Lori McNeil
Bridgestone Doubles Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 9D
Doubles
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Anne White
United States Kiyomura / United States Reynolds
Australia Turnbull / United States Walsh
United States Moulton / United States Smith
Switzerland Jolissaint / Netherlands Mesker
United States Piatek / United States White
West Germany Bunge / United States Jaeger
8 Apr Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head Island, United States
Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 6–0
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini West Germany Steffi Graf
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
Romania Virginia Ruzici
Austria Petra Huber
United States Pam Shriver
United States Barbara Potter
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Pam Shriver
6–4, 6–1
Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
15 Apr Sunkist WTA Championships
Amelia Island, United States
Clay – $250,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Zina Garrison
6–4, 6–3
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
United States Kathleen Horvath
West Germany Steffi Graf
Romania Virginia Ruzici
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Canada Carling Bassett
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
22 Apr Chrysler Tournament of Champions
Orlando, United States
Clay – $200,000 – 24S/5D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–0
Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
United States Bonnie Gadusek
United States Debbie Spence
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
Italy Sandra Cecchini
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–1
United States Elise Burgin
United States Kathleen Horvath
Virginia Slims of San Diego
San Diego, United States
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Annabel Croft
6–0, 7–6
Australia Wendy Turnbull United States Mary Lou Piatek
United States Melissa Gurney
United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Hu Na
United States Beth Herr
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Candy Reynolds
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 6–0
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
Australia Susan Leo
29 Apr Virginia Slims of Houston
Houston, United States
Clay – $150,000 – 28S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–1
United States Elise Burgin Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková
United States Mary Lou Piatek
United States Zina Garrison
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
United States Elise Burgin
United States Martina Navratilova
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Italian Open
Taranto, Italy
Clay – $50,000 – 28S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Italy Raffaella Reggi
6–3, 6–4
United States Vicki Nelson-Dunbar Italy Laura Garrone
Italy Caterina Nozzoli
West Germany Myriam Schropp
West Germany Isabel Cueto
Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová
Czechoslovakia Kateřina Böhmová
Italy Sandra Cecchini
Italy Raffaella Reggi
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Italy Patrizia Murgo
Italy Barbara Romanò

May

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 May Barcelona Open
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Italy Sandra Cecchini
6–3, 6–4
Italy Raffaella Reggi Czechoslovakia Andrea Holíková
Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková
Romania Virginia Ruzici
United States Ginny Purdy
Czechoslovakia Kateřina Skronská
Czechoslovakia Lea Plchová
Switzerland Petra Jauch-Delhees
Brazil Pat Medrado
6–1, 6–0
United States Penny Barg
Argentina Adriana Villagrán
Australian Indoors
Sydney, Australia
Hard (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–3
Australia Dianne Balestrat United States Alycia Moulton
United States Gigi Fernández
South Africa Rosalyn Nideffer
United Kingdom Annabel Croft
United States Barbara Potter
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Pam Shriver
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
7–5, 7–5
United States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh
13 May Fila German Open
West Berlin, West Germany
Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 7–5
West Germany Steffi Graf United States Kathy Rinaldi
West Germany Bettina Bunge
United States Lisa Bonder
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
United States Kathleen Horvath
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–4, 6–1
West Germany Steffi Graf
France Catherine Tanvier
Melbourne Indoors
Melbourne, Australia
Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Pam Shriver
6–4, 6–4
United States Kathy Jordan United Kingdom Annabel Croft
United States Barbara Potter
United States Ann Henricksson
United Kingdom Amanda Brown
South Africa Rosalyn Nideffer
United States Sharon Walsh
United States Pam Shriver
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6–2, 5–7, 6–1
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
United States Kathy Jordan
20 May Swiss Open
Lugano, Switzerland
Clay – $100,000 – 56S/28D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Bonnie Gadusek
6–2, 6–2
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva West Germany Sylvia Hanika
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
United States Kathy Rinaldi
Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
United States Kathleen Horvath
United States Bonnie Gadusek
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–2, 6–4
West Germany Bettina Bunge
West Germany Eva Pfaff
27 May French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $975,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
United States Martina Navratilova West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Italy Sandra Cecchini
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
United States Terry Phelps
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Martina Navratilova
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
United States Paula Smith
Paraguay Francisco González

June

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 Jun Edgbaston Cup
Birmingham, Great Britain
Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Pam Shriver
6–1, 6–0
United States Betsy Nagelsen United States Elise Burgin
United States Susan Mascarin
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
United States Robin White
United States Alycia Moulton
United States Ann Henricksson
United States Terry Holladay
United States Sharon Walsh
, 6–2, 6–4
United States Elise Burgin
United States Alycia Moulton
17 Jun Pilkington Glass Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Grass – $175,000 – 64S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
Australia Wendy Turnbull
West Germany Bettina Bunge
United States Kathy Rinaldi
United States Barbara Potter
France Pascale Paradis
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
7–5, 6–4
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
24 Jun Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – $900,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/64X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Martina Navratilova
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd United States Kathy Rinaldi
United States Zina Garrison
United States Barbara Potter
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Molly Van Nostrand
United States Pam Shriver
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
United States Martina Navratilova
Australia Paul McNamee
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Australia John Fitzgerald

July

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
15 Jul Virginia Slims of Newport
Newport, United States
Grass – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 6–1
United States Pam Shriver West Germany Eva Pfaff
Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Gigi Fernández
New Zealand Belinda Cordwell
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
United States Lea Antonoplis

6–4, 7–6
Elektra Cup
Bregenz, Austria
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Romania Virginia Ruzici
6–2, 6–3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec West Germany Petra Keppeler
Greece Angelikí Kanellopoúlou
Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková
West Germany Andrea Betzner
West Germany Isabel Cueto
Austria Petra Huber

6–2, 6–3
22 Jul U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
7–6, 6–3
United States Zina Garrison United States Kate Gompert
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
Italy Raffaella Reggi
United States Debbie Spence
United States Anna Ivan
West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
29 Jul Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
Manhattan Beach, United States
Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
6–2, 6–4
United States Pam Shriver Canada Carling Bassett
United States Zina Garrison
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
West Germany Eva Pfaff
West Germany Bettina Bunge
United States Beth Herr
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–4, 6–2
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull

August

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Aug Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–2, 6–4
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Molly Van Nostrand
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Canada Carling Bassett
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–0
Netherlands Marcella Mesker
France Pascale Paradis
12 Aug United Jersey Bank Classic
Mahwa, United States
Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Kathy Rinaldi
6–4, 3–6. 6–4
West Germany Steffi Graf Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
United States Pam Shriver
United States Kathy Jordan
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Kathy Rinaldi
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
7–6, 6–3
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
19 Aug Virginia Slims of New York
Monticello, United States
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Barbara Potter
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Canada Helen Kelesi Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
West Germany Sylvia Hanika
United States Debbie Spence
Romania Virginia Ruzici
United Kingdom Jo Durie
Italy Sandra Cecchini
Argentina Mercedes Paz
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Andrea Holíková
Czechoslovakia Kateřina Skronská
26 Aug US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $1,250,000 – 128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
7–6(7–3), 1–6, 7–6(7–2)
United States Martina Navratilova United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
West Germany Steffi Graf
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Pam Shriver
United States Zina Garrison
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
United States Martina Navratilova
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
6–3, 6–4
United States Elizabeth Smylie
Australia John Fitzgerald

September

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Sep Virginia Slims of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D/31Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Stephanie Rehe
6–2, 6–4
United States Camille Benjamin Peru Laura Arraya
United States Caroline Kuhlman
South Africa Rosalyn Nideffer
United States Patty Fendick
Australia Janine Thompson
United States Emilse Raponi-Longo
Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
7–5, 6–2
South Africa Rosalyn Nideffer
South Africa Beverly Mould
16 Sep Virginia Slims of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 31S/16D/31Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Bonnie Gadusek
6–1, 6–3
United States Kathy Rinaldi United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Pam Shriver
United States Susan Mascarin
United States Barbara Potter
United States Elise Burgin
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6–2, 6–2
United States Elise Burgin
United States JoAnne Russell
23 Sep Virginia Slims of New Orleans
New Orleans, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 7–5
United States Pam Shriver United States Lisa Bonder
United States Anne White
United States Kim Shaefer
United States Candy Reynolds
United States Peanut Louie
Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–1, 6–2
United States Mary Lou Piatek
United States Anne White
30 Sep Lynda Carter/Maybelline Classic
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–1
West Germany Steffi Graf United States Peanut Louie
United States Bonnie Gadusek
United States Terry Phelps
United States Michelle Torres
Australia Dianne Balestrat
United States Stephanie Rehe
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
6–2, 7–5
South Africa Rosalyn Nideffer
South Africa Beverly Mould

October

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Oct Federation Cup
Nagoya, Japan
Team event
Hard
 Czechoslovakia
2–1
 United States
 Bulgaria
 Australia
 Hungary
 Great Britain
 Argentina
 Italy
Virginia Slims of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, United States
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Bonnie Gadusek
6–0, 6–3
United States Pam Casale United States Kathy Rinaldi
Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová
United States Melissa Gurney
United States Candy Reynolds
Canada Helen Kelesi
United States Mary Lou Piatek

6–1, 6–0
United States Penny Barg
United States Sandy Collins
14 Oct Porsche Classic
Stuttgart, West Germany
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Pam Shriver
6–1, 7–6
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist West Germany Steffi Graf
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová
United States Lisa Bonder
Italy Raffaella Reggi
United States Barbara Gerken
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
United States Pam Shriver
6–2, 6–1
Sweden Carina Karlsson
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Suntory Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6–3, 6–4
United States Linda Gates Switzerland Lilian Drescher
Peru Laura Arraya
Czechoslovakia Andrea Holíková
Greece Angeliki Kanellopoulou
United States Amy Holton
West Germany Myriam Schropp
New Zealand Belinda Cordwell
New Zealand Julie Richardson
6–4, 6–4
Peru Laura Arraya
United States Beth Herr
21 Oct Pretty Polly Classic
Brighton, Great Britain
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
7–5, 6–3
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva United Kingdom Annabel Croft
United Kingdom Jo Durie
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
United States Terry Phelps
United States Barbara Potter
Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint
United States Lori McNeil
France Catherine Suire
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
United States Barbara Potter
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
28 Oct European Indoors
Zürich, Switzerland
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Zina Garrison
6–1, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
France Catherine Tanvier
Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint
Italy Sandra Cecchini
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková

November

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Nov Florida Federal Open
Tampa, United States
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Stephanie Rehe
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini United States Anne White
Canada Carling Bassett
United States Lisa Bonder
United States Pam Casale
United States Grace Kim
United States Michelle Torres
Canada Carling Bassett
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6–0, 6–0
United States Lisa Bonder
Peru Laura Gildemeister
Hewlett-Packard Trophy
Hilversum, Netherlands
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
6–3, 6–2
Sweden Carina Karlsson United States Zina Garrison
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
France Nathalie Herreman
Romania Virginia Ruzici
Austria Petra Huber
France Catherine Tanvier
Netherlands Marcella Mesker
France Catherine Tanvier
6–2, 6–2
Italy Sandra Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
11 Nov National Panasonic Women's Classic
Brisbane, Australia
Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–3, 7–5
United States Pam Shriver West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United Kingdom Sara Gomer
Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Elise Burgin
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Lion's Cup
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet – $100,000 – 4S
Singles
United States Chris Evert
7–5, 6–0
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere United States Lisa Bonder-Kreiss
Canada Carling Bassett-Seguso
18 Nov Family Circle NSW Open
Sydney, Australia
Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Australia Dianne Balestrat
Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint
Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Candy Reynolds
25 Nov Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$645,225 -Grass – 64S/32Q/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
United States Zina Garrison
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–4
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková

December

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Dec Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/29Q
SinglesDoubles
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
7–6, 3–6, 7–5
United States Bonnie Gadusek West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Grace Kim
Canada Carling Bassett
United Kingdom Annabel Croft
United States Stephanie Rehe
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–0, 6–4
Netherlands Marcella Mesker
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Nutri-Metics Open
Auckland, New Zealand
$50,000 – grass −16S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
6–3, 6–1
Australia Louise Field United States Beth Norton
United States Anna-Maria Fernandez
Australia Stephanie Faulkner
United States Lea Antonoplis
New Zealand Julie Richardson
United States Candy Reynolds
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
United States Candy Reynolds
6–1, 6–3
United States Lea Antonoplis
Argentina Adriana Villagrán

January 1986

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Jan Virginia Slims of Washington
Washington, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch United States Pam Shriver
United States Kathy Rinaldi
United States Bonnie Gadusek
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United Kingdom Jo Durie
Canada Helen Kelesi
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
7–5, 6–3
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
13 Jan Virginia Slims of New England
Worcester, United States
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 56S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–4
United States Pam Shriver West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
United States Zina Garrison
West Germany Bettina Bunge
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Bonnie Gadusek
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–4
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
20 Jan Virginia Slims of Kansas
Kansas City, United States
Carpet – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Wendy White
6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
United States Betsy Nagelsen United States Ann Henricksson
Netherlands Marcella Mesker
Japan Akiko Kijimuta
United States Kate Gompert
United States Camille Benjamin
United States Anne Smith
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Candy Reynolds
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
United States JoAnne Russell
United States Anne Smith
27 Jan Virginia Slims of Florida
Key Biscayne, United States
Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–3, 6–1
West Germany Steffi Graf Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
United States Bonnie Gadusek
United States Stephanie Rehe
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
United States Kathleen Horvath
Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
7–6, 2–6, 6–2
United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Barbara Potter

February 1986

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 Feb Lipton International Players Championships
Boca West, United States
Hard – $750,000 – 128S/64D
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 6–2
West Germany Steffi Graf United States Kathy Rinaldi
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Terry Phelps
Canada Carling Bassett
United States Barbara Potter
United States Zina Garrison
United States Pam Shriver
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–2, 6–3
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Australia Wendy Turnbull
24 Feb Virginia Slims of California
Oakland, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 28S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–2, 6–4
United States Kathy Jordan United States Martina Navratilova
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Zina Garrison
United States Wendy White
United States Alycia Moulton
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
7–6(7–5), 6–1
United States Bonnie Gadusek
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Virginia Slims of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, United States
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Netherlands Marcella Mesker
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
United States Lori McNeil United States Beth Herr
United States Candy Reynolds
United States Kathleen Horvath
Peru Laura Gildemeister
France Nathalie Herreman
United States Hu Na
Netherlands Marcella Mesker
France Pascale Paradis
2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
United States Lori McNeil
France Catherine Suire

March 1986

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Mar US Indoors
Princeton, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
3–6, 6–0, 7–6
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková United States Pam Shriver
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
United States Alycia Moulton
Australia Dianne Balestrat
United States Terry Phelps
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
7–5, 6–2
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania
Hershey, United States
Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Janine Thompson
6–1, 6–4
France Catherine Suire Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
United States Anne Smith
West Germany Andrea Betzner
Australia Anne Minter
Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva
United States Lori McNeil
United States Candy Reynolds
United States Anne Smith
7–6, 6–1
United States Sandy Collins
United States Kim Sands
10 Mar Virginia Slims of Dallas
Dallas, United States
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–1
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
United States Kathy Rinaldi
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Robin White
United States Stephanie Rehe
United States Zina Garrison
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
17 Mar Virginia Slims Championships
New York City, United States
Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 16S/8D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková West Germany Steffi Graf
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
United States Bonnie Gadusek
United States Pam Shriver
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková

Statistical information

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Titles won by player

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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:

  1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
  2. 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);
  3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
  4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Total titles Player Grand Slam
tournaments
Year-end
championships
Regular
tournaments
All titles
Singles Doubles Mixed Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed

Titles won by nation

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Total titles Country Grand Slam
tournaments
Year-end
championships
Regular
tournaments
All titles
Singles Doubles Mixed Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed

Rankings

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Singles

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As of December 1984[2]
Rk Name Nation Points
1 Martina Navratilova  USA 192.72
2 Chris Evert  USA 151.14
3 Hana Mandlíková  TCH 68.40
4 Pam Shriver  USA 64.84
5 Wendy Turnbull  AUS 62.73
6 Manuela Maleeva  BUL 58.03
7 Helena Suková  TCH 56.11
8 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch  FRG 55.17
9 Zina Garrison  USA 49.46
10 Kathy Jordan  USA 45.22
Final rankings as of (December 1985)[2]
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change
1 Martina Navratilova  USA 191.32 1 1 NC
2 Chris Evert  USA 175.03 NC
3 Hana Mandlíková  TCH 103.19 NC
4 Pam Shriver  USA 89.77 NC
5 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch  FRG 87.52 +3
6 Steffi Graf  FRG 77.73 NR
7 Manuela Maleeva  BUL 70.83 -1
8 Zina Garrison  USA 69.60 +1
9 Helena Suková  TCH 65.62 -2
10 Bonnie Gadusek  USA 61.05 NR

Awards

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The winners of the 1985 WTA Awards were announced in 1986.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985 – via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
  2. ^ a b 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide (PDF), Women's Tennis Association, p. 151, retrieved 21 November 2010[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "WTA Awards". sonyericssonwtatour.com. Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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