Tennis tournament
The1985 Wimbledon Championships was atennis tournament played ongrass courts at theAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club inWimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[ 1] [ 2]
These were the last Championships to use whitetennis balls .
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.[ 3] [ 4]
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Men's singles £130,000 £65,000 £32,500 £16,500 £8,680 £4,864 £2,865 £1,750 Women's singles £117,000 £58,500 £28,500 £13,954 £6,950 £3,750 £2,210 £1,350 Men's doubles * £47,500 £23,750 £11,880 £5,450 £2,810 £1,490 £870 — N/a Women's doubles * £41,100 £20,550 £9,500 £4,360 £2,100 £1,100 £640 — N/a Mixed doubles * £23,400 £11,700 £5,850 £2,730 £1,370 £680 £300 — N/a
* per team
Boris Becker Kevin Curren , 6–3, 6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–3) , 6–4[ 5]
It was Becker's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. Martina Navratilova Chris Evert Lloyd , 4–6, 6–3, 6–2[ 6]
It was Navratilova's 33rd career Grand Slam title and her 6th Wimbledon singles title. Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy Pat Cash /John Fitzgerald , 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3[ 7]
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. Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Martina Navratilova /Pam Shriver , 5–7, 6–3, 6–4[ 8]
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. Paul McNamee Martina Navratilova John Fitzgerald /Elizabeth Smylie , 7–5, 4–6, 6–2[ 9]
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. Leonardo Lavalle Eduardo Vélez , 6–4, 6–4[ 10]
Andrea Holíková Jenny Byrne , 7–5, 6–1[ 11]
Agustín Moreno Jaime Yzaga Petr Korda /Cyril Suk , 7–6(7–3) , 6–4[ 12]
Louise Field Janine Thompson Elna Reinach /Julie Richardson , 6–1, 6–2[ 13]
John McEnroe (quarterfinals, lost toKevin Curren ) Ivan Lendl (fourth round, lost toHenri Leconte ) Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost toKevin Curren ) Mats Wilander (first round, lost toSlobodan Živojinović ) Anders Järryd (semifinals, lost toBoris Becker ) Pat Cash (second round, lost toRicardo Acuña ) Joakim Nyström (third round, lost toBoris Becker ) Kevin Curren (final, lost toBoris Becker ) Johan Kriek (third round, lost toAndreas Maurer ) Aaron Krickstein (first round, lost toBud Schultz ) Yannick Noah (third round, lost toVijay Amritraj ) Miloslav Mečíř (first round, lost toTom Gullikson ) Eliot Teltscher (second round, lost toHenri Leconte ) Stefan Edberg (fourth round, lost toKevin Curren ) Tomáš Šmíd (second round, lost toSammy Giammalva ) Tim Mayotte (fourth round, lost toBoris Becker ) Chris Evert Lloyd (final, lost toMartina Navratilova ) Martina Navratilova (champion) [ a] n/a[ b] Hana Mandlíková (third round, lost toElizabeth Smylie ) Manuela Maleeva (fourth round, lost toMolly Van Nostrand ) Pam Shriver (quarterfinals, lost toMartina Navratilova ) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (second round, lost toJo Durie ) Helena Suková (quarterfinals, lost toKathy Rinaldi ) Zina Garrison (semifinals, lost toMartina Navratilova ) Bonnie Gadusek (second round, lost toAnne Smith ) Kathy Jordan (second round, lost toLarisa Savchenko ) Steffi Graf (fourth round, lost toPam Shriver ) Catarina Lindqvist (first round, lost toBarbara Potter ) Carling Bassett (second round, lost toRene Uys ) Wendy Turnbull (third round, lost toPascale Paradis ) Gabriela Sabatini (third round, lost toCatherine Tanvier ) Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals, lost toChris Evert Lloyd )
^ 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.[ 2] ^ No seed #2 was awarded as both Chris Evert Lloyd and Martina Navratilova were jointly seeded #1.[ 2]
Grand Slams Regular events
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Team events
Boris Becker
Martina Navratilova
Heinz Günthardt /
Balázs Taróczy
Elizabeth Smylie
Leonardo Lavalle
Andrea Holíková
Jaime Yzaga
Elna Reinach /
Julie Richardson, 6–1, 6–2[13]
