1985 Wimbledon Championships

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.[1][2] It was the 99th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1985.

1985 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 7 July
Edition99th
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£1,934,760
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Boris Becker
Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova
Men's Doubles
Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy
Women's Doubles
Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie
Mixed Doubles
Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova
Boys' Singles
Leonardo Lavalle
Girls' Singles
Andrea Holíková
Boys' Doubles
Agustín Moreno / Jaime Yzaga
Girls' Doubles
Louise Field / Janine Thompson

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.[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

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Boris Becker defeated 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.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated 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.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy defeated 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.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie defeated 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.

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova defeated 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.

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Leonardo Lavalle defeated Eduardo Vélez, 6–4, 6–4[10]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Andrea Holíková defeated Jenny Byrne, 7–5, 6–1[11]

Boys' Doubles
Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles

Agustín Moreno / Jaime Yzaga defeated Petr Korda / Cyril Suk, 7–6(7–3), 6–4[12]

Girls' Doubles
Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles

Louise Field / Janine Thompson defeated Elna Reinach / Julie Richardson, 6–1, 6–2[13]

Singles seeds

Notes
  1. 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]
  2. No seed #2 was awarded as both Chris Evert Lloyd and Martina Navratilova were jointly seeded #1.[2]

References
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  2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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  11. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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  13. "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
Preceded by
1985 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1985 U.S. Open
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