1985 Wimbledon Championships

October 2020 1985 Wimbledon Championships 24 June – 7 July 99th Grand Slam 128S/64D/64XD £1,934,760 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club FRG Boris Becker USA Martina Navratilova SUI Heinz Günthardt / HUN Balázs Taróczy USA Kathy Jordan / AUS Elizabeth Smylie AUS Paul McNamee / USA Martina Navratilova MEX Leonardo Lavalle TCH Andrea Holíková MEX Agustín Moreno / PER Jaime Yzaga AUS Louise Field / AUS Janine Thompson The 1985 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2ndBarrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 It was the 99th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1985. These were the last Championships to use white tennis balls. Prize money The total prize money for 1985 championships was £1,934,760. The winner of the men's title earned £130,000 while the women's singles champion earned £117,000.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£130,000£65,000£32,500£16,500£8,680£4,864£2,865£1,750Women's singles£117,000£58,500£28,500£13,954£6,950£3,750£2,210£1,350Men's doubles *£47,500£23,750£11,880£5,450£2,810£1,490£870Women's doubles *£41,100£20,550£9,500£4,360£2,100£1,100£640Mixed doubles *£23,400£11,700£5,850£2,730£1,370£680£300 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles FRG Boris Becker defeated USA Kevin Curren, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Becker's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. Women's singles 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles USA Martina Navratilova defeated USA Chris Evert Lloyd, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Navratilova's 33rd career Grand Slam title and her 6th Wimbledon singles title. Men's doubles 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles SUI Heinz Günthardt / HUN Balázs Taróczy defeated AUS Pat Cash / AUS John Fitzgerald, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Günthardt's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title. It was Taróczy's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title. Women's doubles 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles USA Kathy Jordan / AUS Elizabeth Smylie defeated USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Jordan's 5th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Smylie's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title. Mixed doubles 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles AUS Paul McNamee / USA Martina Navratilova defeated AUS John Fitzgerald / AUS Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was McNamee's 5th and last career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title. It was Navratilova's 34th career Grand Slam title and her 13th Wimbledon title. Juniors Boys' singles 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles MEX Leonardo Lavalle defeated MEX Eduardo Vélez, 6–4, 6–4Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles TCH Andrea Holíková defeated AUS Jenny Byrne, 7–5, 6–1Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Boys' doubles 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles MEX Agustín Moreno / PER Jaime Yzaga defeated TCH Petr Korda / TCH Cyril Suk, 7–6(7–3), 6–4Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boysdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Girls' doubles 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles AUS Louise Field / AUS Janine Thompson defeated RSA 1928 Elna Reinach / NZL Julie Richardson, 6–1, 6–2Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlsdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles USA John McEnroe (quarterfinals, lost to Kevin Curren) TCH Ivan Lendl (fourth round, lost to Henri Leconte) USA Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to Kevin Curren) SWE Mats Wilander (first round, lost to Slobodan Živojinović) SWE Anders Järryd (semifinals, lost to Boris Becker) AUS Pat Cash (second round, lost to Ricardo Acuña) SWE Joakim Nyström (third round, lost to Boris Becker) USA Kevin Curren (final, lost to Boris Becker) USA Johan Kriek (third round, lost to Andreas Maurer) USA Aaron Krickstein (first round, lost to Bud Schultz) FRA Yannick Noah (third round, lost to Vijay Amritraj) TCH Miloslav Mečíř (first round, lost to Tom Gullikson) USA Eliot Teltscher (second round, lost to Henri Leconte) SWE Stefan Edberg (fourth round, lost to Kevin Curren) TCH Tomáš Šmíd (second round, lost to Sammy Giammalva) USA Tim Mayotte (fourth round, lost to Boris Becker) Women's singles USA Chris Evert Lloyd (final, lost to Martina Navratilova)USA Martina Navratilova (champion)Both Chris Evert Lloyd and Martina Navratilova were seeded #1, reflecting Evert Lloyd's status as the #1 ranked player and Navratilova's as the 3-time defending champion, with no seed #2 awarded. As Evert Lloyd was placed at the top of the draw sheet, she was in effect the de facto #1. n/aNo seed #2 was awarded as both Chris Evert Lloyd and Martina Navratilova were jointly seeded #1. TCH Hana Mandlíková (third round, lost to Elizabeth Smylie) BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva (fourth round, lost to Molly Van Nostrand) USA Pam Shriver (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (second round, lost to Jo Durie) TCH Helena Suková (quarterfinals, lost to Kathy Rinaldi) USA Zina Garrison (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) USA Bonnie Gadusek (second round, lost to Anne Smith) USA Kathy Jordan (second round, lost to Larisa Savchenko) FRG Steffi Graf (fourth round, lost to Pam Shriver) SWE Catarina Lindqvist (first round, lost to Barbara Potter) CAN Carling Bassett (second round, lost to Rene Uys) AUS Wendy Turnbull (third round, lost to Pascale Paradis) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (third round, lost to Catherine Tanvier) USA Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd) Notes References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1985 French Open Grand Slams 1985 U.S. Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships