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Tennis tournament
1985 Chrysler Tournament of Champions
DateApril 22 – 28
Edition6th
Category4
Draw24S / 6D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceClay / outdoors
LocationOrlando, Florida, U.S.
VenueHyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova
United States 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

United States Martina Navratilova defeated Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 6–0

  • It was Navratilova's 5th singles title of the year and the 104th of her career.

Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated United States Elise Burgin / United States Kathleen Horvath 6–3, 6–1

References

  1. "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. p. 7 – via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 199, 201. ISBN 9780002182096.
  3. "Navratilova triumphs in Florida final, 6-1, 6-0". The New York Times. April 27, 1985.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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