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.
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. | |
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Duration | March 25, 1985 – March 23, 1986 |
Edition | 13th |
Tournaments | 53 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Tour Events (48) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | |
Most tournament finals | |
Prize money leader | |
Points leader | |
Awards | |
Player of the year | |
Doubles team of the year | |
Most improved player of the year | |
Newcomer of the year | |
← 1984 1986 → |
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-Kilsch–Suková were victorious at the US Open.
Schedule
editThe table below shows the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.
March
editWeek | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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25 Mar | WTA of PGA Palm Beach Gardens, United States Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
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1–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
April
editMay
editJune
editJuly
editAugust
editSeptember
editOctober
editNovember
editDecember
editWeek | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 Dec | Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/29Q Singles – Doubles |
7–6, 3–6, 7–5 |
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6–0, 6–4 |
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Nutri-Metics Open Auckland, New Zealand $50,000 – grass −16S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles |
6–3, 6–1 |
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6–1, 6–3 |
January 1986
editFebruary 1986
editMarch 1986
editStatistical information
editTitles won by player
editThese 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 |
All titles | ||||||
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Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed |
Titles won by nation
editTotal titles | Country | Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Regular tournaments |
All titles | ||||||
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Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed |
Rankings
editSingles
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Awards
editThe winners of the 1985 WTA Awards were announced in 1986.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.