1985 Sunkist WTA Championships

January 2025 1985 WITA Championships April 15–21 6th Category 4 56S / 28D $250,000 Clay / outdoor Amelia Island, Florida, U.S Amelia Island Plantation USA Zina Garrison RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank TCH Hana Mandlíková Lipton WTA Championships Sunkist WITA Championships Amelia Island Championships The 1985 Sunkist Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida, United States. The tournament was part of the Category 4 tier1985 WTA Tournament Guide https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/mpfd0125 Truth Tobacco Industry Documents Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 1985 7 University of California San Francisco (UCSF) of the 1985 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from April 15 through April 21, 1985. Zina Garrison won the singles title and earned $32,000 first-prize money.The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986 1986 Willow Books London 9780002182096 198–199 John BarrettDavid Scheiderer Suddenly, Zina Garrison Is a Celebrity : Young Black Player Establishes Herself as Upcoming Star With Victory Over Evert Lloyd https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-23-sp-11571-story.html Los Angeles Times April 23, 1985After never winning a set from Chris Evert Lloyd,... https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/04/22/After-never-winning-a-set-from-Chris-Evert-Lloyd/6147482994000/ UPI April 22, 1985 Finals Singles USA Zina Garrison defeated USA Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–3 It was Garrison's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of her career. Doubles RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank / TCH Hana Mandlíková defeated CAN Carling Bassett / USA Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 It was Fairbank's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 11th of her career. It was Mandlíková's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 9th of her career. References External links ITF tournament edition details https://web.archive.org/web/20180421163533/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000204 2018-04-21 Sunkist WTA Championships Category:Amelia Island Championships Sunkist WTA Championships Sunkist WTA Championships Sunkist WTA Championships