Tennis tournament
1985 Chrysler Tournament of Champions | ||||
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Date | April 22 – 28 | |||
Edition | 6th | |||
Category | 4 | |||
Draw | 24S / 6D | |||
Prize money | $200,000 | |||
Surface | Clay / outdoors | |||
Location | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |||
Venue | Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Martina Navratilova | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | ||||
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The 1985 Chrysler Tournament of Champions was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida in the United States that was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from April 22 through April 28, 1985. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won her sixth consecutive singles title at the event and earned $50,000 first-prize money. The event marked the return to the WTA Tour of Regina Maršíková after an absence of three and a half years.
Finals
Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 6–0
- It was Navratilova's 5th singles title of the year and the 104th of her career.
Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Elise Burgin / Kathleen Horvath 6–3, 6–1
References
- "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. p. 7 – via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
- John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 199, 201. ISBN 9780002182096.
- "Navratilova triumphs in Florida final, 6-1, 6-0". The New York Times. April 27, 1985.
- Jim Sarni (April 28, 1985). "Of mice and Martina Navratilova routs Maleeva in Orlando". SunSentinel. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- Jim Sarni (May 12, 1985). "Czech Bounces Back". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
External links
United Airlines Tournament of Champions | |||||||||||
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1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series « 1984 1986 » | |||||
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Grand Slams | |||||
Regular events |
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Team events | |||||
VS Championships, New York (S, D) |