1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

The 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 13th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in January, 1985, and concluded in December, 1985 after events.

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. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.

The season was dominated by Martina Navrátilová, who won 12 tournaments and reached the finals of the four Grand Slam events. She defeated Chris Evert at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. Navrátilová also won the Masters 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. Gabriela Sabatini won the first title of her career in Tokyo. In doubles, the pairing of Navrátilová 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

The table below shows the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.

January

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
7 January	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States $150,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2	Manuela Maleeva	Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi	Helena Suková Wendy Turnbull Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková
		Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
27 January	Virginia Slims of Florida Key Biscayne, FL, United States $150,000 - Hard - 56S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-2, 6-4	Martina Navratilova	Catarina Lindqvist Peanut Louie	Carling Bassett Hana Mandlíková Kathy Rinaldi Bobbie Gadusek
		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 6-4, 7-6	Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko

February

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
4 February 11 February	Lipton International Players Championships Boca Raton, FL, United States $750,000 - Hard - 128S/64D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6-2, 6-4	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Carling Bassett Steffi Graf	Bettina Bunge Hana Mandlíková Andrea Temesvári Barbara Potter
		Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova 7-6, 6-2	Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková
18 February	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, CA, United States $150,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Hana Mandlíková 6-2, 6-4	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Zina Garrison Helena Suková	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Barbara Potter Andrea Temesvári Wendy Turnbull
		Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 4-6, 7-5, 6-1	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds

March

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
3 March	US Indoors Princeton, NJ, United States $150,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Hana Mandlíková 6-3, 7-5	Catarina Lindqvist	Martina Navratilova Catherine Tanvier	Gigi Fernández Sylvia Hanika Pam Shriver Wendy Turnbull
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7-5, 6-2	Marcella Mesker Elizabeth Smylie
	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN, United States $50,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Kathleen Horvath 6-2, 6-4	Elise Burgin	Bonnie Gadusek Betsy Nagelsen	Lea Antonoplis Jenny Klitch Helen Kelesi JoAnne Russell
		Elise Burgin Kathleen Horvath 6-4, 6-1	Jennifer Mundel Molly Van Nostrand
11 March	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, Texas, United States $150,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6-3, 6-4	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Helena Suková Catarina Lindqvist	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Bettina Bunge Myriam Schropp Bonnie Gadusek
		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 5-7, 6-4, 7-6	Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis
17 March	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, NY, United States $500,000 - Carpet (i) - 16S/8D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6-3, 7-5, 6-4	Helena Suková	Hana Mandlíková Kathy Rinaldi	Pam Shriver Zina GarriSon Catarina Lindqvist Kathy Jordan
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6-7, 6-4, 7-6	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
	Brazil Open São Paulo, Brazil $50,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Mercedes Paz 5-7, 6-1, 6-4	Laura Arraya	Gabriela Sabatini Pat Madrado	Adriana Villagran Angelikí Kanellopoúlou Amy Holton Rina Einy
		Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini 7-5, 6-4	Neige Dias Csilla Bartos

April

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
1 April	Wild Dunes Seabrook Island, SC, USA $75,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Katerina Maleeva 6-3, 6-3	Virginia Ruzici	Sabrina Goleš Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Shawn Foltz Susan Mascarin Debbie Spence Neige Dias
		Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko 6-1, 6-3	Elise Burgin Lori McNeil
	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Nashville, USA $175,000 - Carpet (i) - 9D Doubles Draw	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 4-6, 7-5, 6-2	Betsy Nagelsen Anne White	Ann Kiyomura / Candy Reynolds Wendy Turnbull / Sharon Walsh	Alycia Moulton / Anne Smith Christiane Jolissaint / Marcella Mesker Mary Lou Piatek / Wendy White Bettina Bunge / Andrea Jaeger
8 April	Family Circle Cup Charleston, SC, United States $200,000 - Clay (Green) - 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-4, 6-0	Gabriela Sabatini	Steffi Graf Manuela Maleeva	Virginia Ruzici Petra Huber Pam Shriver Barbara Potter
		Rosalyn Fairbank Pam Shriver 6-4, 6-1	Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko
15 April	Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island, FL, United States $250,000 - Clay - 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Zina Garrison 6-4, 6-3	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková	Gabriela Sabatini Kathleen Horvath Steffi Graf Virginia Ruzici
		Rosalyn Fairbank Hana Mandlíková 6-1, 2-6, 6-2	Carling Bassett Chris Evert-Lloyd
22 April	Chrysler Tournament of Champions Orlando, FL, United States $200,000 - Clay - 24S/5D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6-1, 6-0	Katerina Maleeva	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Bonnie Gadusek	Debbie Spence Catarina Lindqvist Sandra Cecchini Manuela Maleeva
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6-3, 6-1	Elise Burgin Kathleen Horvath
	Ginny of San Diego San Diego, California, United States $75,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Annabel Croft 6-0, 7-6	Wendy Turnbull	Mary Lou Piatek Melissa Gurney	Betsy Nagelsen Hu Na Beth Herr Rosalyn Fairbank
		Candy Reynolds Wendy Turnbull 6-4, 6-0	Rosalyn Fairbank Susan Leo
29 April	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, TX, United States $150,000 - Clay - 28S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6-4, 6-1	Elise Burgin	Helena Suková Manuela Maleeva	Regina Maršíková Mary Lou Piatek Zina Garrison Sabrina Goleš
		Elise Burgin Martina Navratilova 6-1, 3-6, 6-3	Manuela Maleeva Helena Suková

May

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
6 May	Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain $50,000 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Sandra Cecchini 6-3, 6-4	Raffaella Reggi	Andrea Holíková Regina Maršíková	Virginia Ruzici Ginny Purdy Katerina Skronska Lea Plchová
		Petra Delhees Pat Medrado 6-1, 6-0	Penny Barg Adriana Villagran
13 May	German Open Berlin, Germany $150,000 - Clay - 56S/28D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-4, 7-5	Steffi Graf	Kathy Rinaldi Bettina Bunge	Lisa Bonder Catarina Lindqvist Kathleen Horvath Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6-1, 6-1	Steffi Graf Catherine Tanvier
27 May 3 June	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $975,000 - Clay - 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles Draw - Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-5	Martina Navratilova	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Gabriela Sabatini	Sandra Cecchini Hana Mandlíková Manuela Maleeva Terry Phelps
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 4-6, 6-2, 6-2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
		Martina Navratilova Heinz Günthardt 2-6, 6-3, 6-2	Paula Smith Francisco González

June

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
10 June	Edgbaston Cup Birmingham, United Kingdom $125,000 - Grass - 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Pam Shriver 6-1, 6-0	Betsy Nagelsen	Elise Burgin Susan Mascarin	Anne Hobbs Robin White Alycia Moulton Ann Henricksson
		Terry Holladay Sharon Walsh , 6-2, 6-4	Elise Burgin Alycia Moulton
17 June	BMW Championships Eastbourne, United Kingdom $175,000 - Grass - 64S/32D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6-4, 6-3	Helena Suková	Manuela Maleeva Wendy Turnbull	Bettina Bunge Kathy Rinaldi Barbara Potter Pascale Paradis
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7-5, 6-4	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie
24 June 1 July	Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $900,000 - Grass - 128S/64Q/56D/64X Singles Draw - Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw	Martina Navratilova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Kathy Rinaldi Zina Garrison	Barbara Potter Helena Suková Molly van Nostrand Pam Shriver
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6-4, 6-3	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie
		Elizabeth Smylie John Fitzgerald 7-5, 4-6, 6-2	Martina Navratilova Paul McNamee

July

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
15 July	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, RI, United States $150,000 - Grass - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-4, 6-1	Pam Shriver	Eva Pfaff Wendy Turnbull	Gigi Fernández Belinda Cordwell Elizabeth Smylie Lea Antonoplis
		Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull 6-4, 7-6	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie
22 July	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, United States $200,000 - Clay - 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Andrea Temesvári 7-6, 6-3	Zina Garrison	Kate Gompert Gabriela Sabatini	Manuela Maleeva Raffaella Reggi Debbie Spence Anna Ivan
		Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 3-6, 6-3, 6-4	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva
29 July	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, CA, United States $250,000 - Hard - 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7-6, 6-3	Pam Shriver	Carling Bassett Zina Garrison	Hana Mandlíková Eva Pfaff Bettina Bunge Beth Herr
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6-4, 6-2	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull

August

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
5 August	Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada $250,000 - Hard - 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-2, 6-4	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková	Molly van Nostrand Gabriela Sabatini Carling Bassett Martina Navratilova
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6-4, 6-2	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull
12 August	Virginia Slims of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ, United States $150,000 - Hard - 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Kathy Rinaldi 6-4, 3-6. 6-4	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini Catarina Lindqvist	Pam Shriver Kathy Jordan Helena Suková Kathy Rinaldi
		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 7-6, 6-3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
19 August	Virginia Slims of New York Monticello, NY, United States $75,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Barbara Potter 4-6, 6-3, 6-2	Helen Kelesi	Helena Suková Sylvia Hanika	Debbie Spence Virginia Ruzici Jo Durie Sandra Cecchini
		Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini 5-7, 6-4, 6-3	Andrea Holíková Katerina Skronska
26 August 2 September	US Open Flushing Meadows, NY, United States Grand Slam $1,250,000 - Hard - 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles Draw - Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw	Hana Mandlíková 7-6(3), 1-6, 7-6(2)	Martina Navratilova	Chris Evert-Lloyd Steffi Graf	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Pam Shriver Zina Garrison
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-3	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
		Martina Navratilova Heinz Günthardt 6-3, 6-4	Elizabeth Smylie John Fitzgerald

September

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
16 September	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, IL, United States $150,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D/31Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Bonnie Gadusek 6-1, 6-3	Kathy Rinaldi	Kathy Jordan Wendy Turnbull	Pam Shriver Susan Mascarin Barbara Potter Elise Burgin
		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 6-2, 6-2	Elise Burgin JoAnne Russell
23 September	Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans, LA, United States $150,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-4, 7-5	Pam Shriver	Lisa Bonder Anne White	Kim Shaefer Candy Reynolds Peanut Louie Wendy Turnbull
		Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull 6-1, 6-2	Mary Lou Piatek Anne White

October

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
7 October	Federation Cup Nagoya, Japan Team event Hard	Czechoslovakia 2-1	United States	Bulgaria Australia	Hungary Great Britain Argentina Italy
14 October	Porsche Classic Stuttgart, West Germany $150,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Pam Shriver 6-1, 7-6	Catarina Lindqvist	Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Iva Budařová Lisa Bonder Raffaella Reggi Barbara Gerken
		Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver 6-2, 6-1	Carina Karlsson Tine Scheuer-Larsen
	Suntory Japan Open Tokyo, Japan $50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–4	Linda Gates	Lilian Kelaidis Laura Arraya	Andrea Holíková Angeliki Kanellopoulou Amy Holton Myriam Schropp
		Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson 6-4, 6-4	Laura Arraya Beth Herr
21 October	Daihatsu Challenge Brighton, United Kingdom $175,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Chris Evert-Lloyd 7-5, 6-3	Manuela Maleeva	Annabel Croft Jo Durie	Catarina Lindqvist Terry Phelps Barbara Potter Christiane Jolissaint
		Lori McNeil Catherine Suire 4-6, 7-6, 6-4	Barbara Potter Helena Suková
28 October	European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland $150,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Zina Garrison 6-1, 6-3	Hana Mandlíková	Hana Mandlíková Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Catherine Tanvier Christiane Jolissaint Sandra Cecchini Manuela Maleeva
		Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 6-1	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva

November

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
4 November	Florida Federal Open Tampa, Florida United States $150,000 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Stephanie Rehe 6-4, 6-7, 7-5	Gabriela Sabatini	Anne White Carling Bassett	Lisa Bonder Pam Casale Grace Kim Michelle Torres
		Carling Bassett Gabriela Sabatini 6-0, 6-0	Lisa Bonder Laura Gildemeister
11 November	National Panasonic Women's Classic Brisbane, Australia $150,000 - Grass - 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6-3, 7-5	Pam Shriver	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	Sara Gomer Wendy Turnbull Elise Burgin Larisa Savchenko
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6-4, 6-7, 6-1	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
18 November	Family Circle NSW Open Sydney, Australia $150,000 - Grass - 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 3-6, 6-1, 6-3	Hana Mandlíková	Helena Suková Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Wendy Turnbull Dianne Balestrat Christiane Jolissaint Svetlana Cherneva
		Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 3-6, 7-6, 6-4	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
25 November 2 December	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $645,225 -Grass - 64S/32Q/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6-2, 4-6, 6-2	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková	Manuela Maleeva Catarina Lindqvist Zina Garrison Helena Suková
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6-3, 6-4	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková

December

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
9 December	Pan Pacific Tokyo, Japan $250,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D/29Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Manuela Maleeva 7-6, 3-6, 7-5	Bonnie Gadusek	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	Grace Kim Carling Bassett Annabel Croft Stephanie Rehe
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6-0, 6-4	Marcella Mesker Elizabeth Smylie
	Nutri-Metrics Open Auckland, New Zealand $50,000 - Grass -16S/16D/32Q Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Anne Hobbs 6-3, 6-1	Louise Field	Beth Norton Anna-Maria Fernandez	Stephanie Faulkner Lea Antonoplis Julie Richardson Candy Reynolds
		Anne Hobbs Candy Reynolds 6-1, 6-3	Lea Antonoplis Adriana Villagran

Statistical Information

Titles won by player

These 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:

1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2) 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);
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Total titles	Player	Grand Slam tournaments			Year-end championships		Regular tournaments		All titles
		Singles	Doubles	Mixed	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Mixed

Titles won by nation

Total titles	Country	Grand Slam tournaments			Year-end championships		Regular tournaments		All titles
		Singles	Doubles	Mixed	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Mixed

Rankings

Singles

As of December 1984 Rk Name Nation Points 1 Martina Navratilova USA 192.72 2 Chris Evert USA 151.14 3 Hana Mandlíková TCH 68.40 4 Pam Shriver USA 64.84 5 Wendy Turnbull AUS 62.73 6 Manuela Maleeva BUL 58.03 7 Helena Suková TCH 56.11 8 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch FRG 55.17 9 Zina Garrison USA 49.46 10 Kathy Jordan USA 45.22

Final rankings as of (December 1985) Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change 1 Martina Navratilova USA 191.32 1 1 NC 2 Chris Evert USA 175.03 NC 3 Hana Mandlíková TCH 103.19 NC 4 Pam Shriver USA 89.77 NC 5 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch FRG 87.52 +3 6 Steffi Graf FRG 77.73 NR 7 Manuela Maleeva BUL 70.83 -1 8 Zina Garrison USA 69.60 +1 9 Helena Suková TCH 65.62 -2 10 Bonnie Gadusek USA 61.05 NR

Awards

The winners of the 1985 WTA Awards were announced in 1986.

See also

• 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
• Women's Tennis Association
• International Tennis Federation

External links

• Official WTA Tour website