1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Women's tennis circuit

1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Martina Navratilova finished the year as world No. 1 for the record-breaking sixth time in her career. She won 13 singles tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the Australian Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships. She also finished runner-up at the other two majors, the French Open and the US Open.

Details
Duration| March 25, 1985 – March 23, 1986
Edition| 13th
Tournaments| 53
Categories| Grand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
Tour Events (48)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles|  Martina Navratilova (13)
Most tournament finals|  Martina Navratilova (15)
Prize money leader|  Martina Navratilova $1,328,829
Points leader|  Martina Navratilova 191.32
Awards
Player of the year|  Martina Navratilova
Doubles team of the year|  Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
Most improved
player of the year|  Helena Suková
Newcomer of the year|  Gabriela Sabatini

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The 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 13th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 1985, and concluded in March 1986 after 52 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.[1] ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.

The season was dominated by Martina Navratilova, who won 13 tournaments and reached the finals of the four Grand Slam events. She defeated Chris Evert at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. Navratilova also won the Virginia Slims Championships 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. Newcomer of the Year Gabriela Sabatini won the first title of her career in Tokyo. In doubles, the pairing of Navratilova 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[edit]

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

### March[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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25 Mar | WTA of PGA
Palm Beach Gardens, United States
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Kathleen Horvath
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |  Petra Delhees |  Raffaella Reggi
Terry Phelps |  Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Gabriela Sabatini
Beth Herr
Shawn Foltz
Anne Smith
JoAnne Russell
1–6, 6–1, 7–6 |  Laura Gildemeister
Gabriela Sabatini

### April[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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1 Apr | Wild Dunes
Seabrook Island, United States
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 9D
Doubles |  Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Smylie
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |  Betsy Nagelsen
Anne White |  Kiyomura /  Reynolds
Turnbull /  Walsh |  Moulton /  Smith
Jolissaint /  Mesker
Piatek /  White
Bunge /  Jaeger
8 Apr | Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head Island, United States
Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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 Apr | Sunkist WTA Championships
Amelia Island, United States
Clay – $250,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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 Apr | Chrysler Tournament of Champions
Orlando, United States
Clay – $200,000 – 24S/5D
Singles – Doubles |  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
Virginia Slims of San Diego
San Diego, United States
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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 Apr | Virginia Slims of Houston
Houston, United States
Clay – $150,000 – 28S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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
Italian Open
Taranto, Italy
Clay – $50,000 – 28S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Raffaella Reggi
6–3, 6–4 |  Vicki Nelson-Dunbar |  Laura Garrone
Caterina Nozzoli |  Myriam Schropp
Isabel Cueto
Iva Budařová
Kateřina Böhmová
Sandra Cecchini
Raffaella Reggi
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |  Patrizia Murgo
Barbara Romanò

### May[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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6 May | Barcelona Open
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Sandra Cecchini
6–3, 6–4 |  Raffaella Reggi |  Andrea Holíková|
Regina Maršíková |  Virginia Ruzici
Ginny Purdy
Kateřina Skronská
Lea Plchová
Petra Jauch-Delhees
Pat Medrado
6–1, 6–0 |  Penny Barg
Adriana Villagrán
Australian Indoors
Sydney, Australia
Hard (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–3 |  Dianne Balestrat |  Alycia Moulton
Gigi Fernández |  Rosalyn Nideffer
Annabel Croft
Barbara Potter
Kathy Jordan
Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
7–5, 7–5 |  Barbara Potter
Sharon Walsh
13 May | Fila German Open
West Berlin, West Germany
Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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
6–4, 6–1 |  Steffi Graf
Catherine Tanvier
Melbourne Indoors
Melbourne, Australia
Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Pam Shriver
6–4, 6–4 |  Kathy Jordan |  Annabel Croft
Barbara Potter |  Ann Henricksson
Amanda Brown
Rosalyn Nideffer
Sharon Walsh
Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |  Anne Hobbs
Kathy Jordan
20 May | Swiss Open
Lugano, Switzerland
Clay – $100,000 – 56S/28D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Bonnie Gadusek
6–2, 6–2 |  Manuela Maleeva |  Sylvia Hanika
Helena Suková |  Gabriela Sabatini
Kathy Rinaldi
Katerina Maleeva
Kathleen Horvath
Bonnie Gadusek
Helena Suková
6–2, 6–4 |  Bettina Bunge
Eva Pfaff
27 May | French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $975,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 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[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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10 Jun | Edgbaston Cup
Birmingham, Great Britain
Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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 Jun | Pilkington Glass Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Grass – $175,000 – 64S/32D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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 Jun | Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – $900,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/64X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Martina Navratilova
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |  Chris Evert-Lloyd |  Kathy Rinaldi
Zina Garrison |  Barbara Potter
Helena Suková
Molly Van Nostrand
Pam Shriver
Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Smylie
5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |  Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
Martina Navratilova
Paul McNamee
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |  Elizabeth Smylie
John Fitzgerald

### July[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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15 Jul | Virginia Slims of Newport
Newport, United States
Grass – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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

Elektra Cup
Bregenz, Austria
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Virginia Ruzici
6–2, 6–3 |  Mima Jaušovec |  Petra Keppeler
Angelikí Kanellopoúlou |  Regina Maršíková
Andrea Betzner
Isabel Cueto
Petra Huber

* Mima Jaušovec
* Virginia Ruzici

6–2, 6–3 |

* Andrea Holíková
* Kateřina Skronská

22 Jul | U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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 Jul | Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
Manhattan Beach, United States
Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
6–2, 6–4 |  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[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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5 Aug | Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–2, 6–4 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  Hana Mandlíková
Helena Suková |  Molly Van Nostrand
Gabriela Sabatini
Carling Bassett
Martina Navratilova
Gigi Fernández
Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–0 |  Marcella Mesker
Pascale Paradis
12 Aug | United Jersey Bank Classic
Mahwa, United States
Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  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 Aug | Virginia Slims of New York
Monticello, United States
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  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
Kateřina Skronská
26 Aug | US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $1,250,000 – 128S/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Hana Mandlíková
7–6(7–3), 1–6, 7–6(7–2) |  Martina Navratilova |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
Steffi Graf |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
Pam Shriver
Zina Garrison
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3 |  Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
Martina Navratilova
Heinz Günthardt
6–3, 6–4 |  Elizabeth Smylie
John Fitzgerald

### September[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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9 Sep | Virginia Slims of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D/31Q
Singles – Doubles |  Stephanie Rehe
6–2, 6–4 |  Camille Benjamin |  Laura Arraya
Caroline Kuhlman |  Rosalyn Nideffer
Patty Fendick
Janine Thompson
Emilse Raponi-Longo
Svetlana Cherneva
Larisa Savchenko
7–5, 6–2 |  Rosalyn Nideffer
Beverly Mould
16 Sep | Virginia Slims of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 31S/16D/31Q
Singles – Doubles |  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 Sep | Virginia Slims of New Orleans
New Orleans, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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
30 Sep | Lynda Carter/Maybelline Classic
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–1 |  Steffi Graf |  Peanut Louie
Bonnie Gadusek |  Terry Phelps
Michelle Torres
Dianne Balestrat
Stephanie Rehe
Gigi Fernández
Robin White
6–2, 7–5 |  Rosalyn Nideffer
Beverly Mould

### October[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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7 Oct | Federation Cup
Nagoya, Japan
Team event
Hard
|  Czechoslovakia
2–1 |  United States
|  Bulgaria
Australia
|  Hungary
Great Britain
Argentina
Italy
Virginia Slims of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, United States
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Bonnie Gadusek
6–0, 6–3 |  Pam Casale |  Kathy Rinaldi
Iva Budařová |  Melissa Gurney
Candy Reynolds
Helen Kelesi
Mary Lou Piatek

* Bonnie Gadusek
* Mary Lou Piatek

6–1, 6–0 |  Penny Barg
Sandy Collins
14 Oct | Porsche Classic
Stuttgart, West Germany
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Gabriela Sabatini
6–3, 6–4 |  Linda Gates |  Lilian Drescher
Laura Arraya |  Andrea Holíková
Angeliki Kanellopoulou
Amy Holton
Myriam Schropp
Belinda Cordwell
Julie Richardson
6–4, 6–4 |  Laura Arraya
Beth Herr
21 Oct | Pretty Polly Classic
Brighton, Great Britain
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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 Oct | European Indoors
Zürich, Switzerland
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Zina Garrison
6–1, 6–3 |  Hana Mandlíková |  Hana Mandlíková
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  Catherine Tanvier
Christiane Jolissaint
Sandra Cecchini
Manuela Maleeva
Hana Mandlíková
Andrea Temesvári
6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková

### November[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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4 Nov | Florida Federal Open
Tampa, United States
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Stephanie Rehe
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 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
Hewlett-Packard Trophy
Hilversum, Netherlands
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Katerina Maleeva
6–3, 6–2 |  Carina Karlsson |  Zina Garrison
Tine Scheuer-Larsen |  Nathalie Herreman
Virginia Ruzici
Petra Huber
Catherine Tanvier
Marcella Mesker
Catherine Tanvier}}
6–2, 6–2 |  Sandra Cecchini
Sabrina Goleš
11 Nov | National Panasonic Women's Classic
Brisbane, Australia
Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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(6–8), 6–1 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
Lion's Cup
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet – $100,000 – 4S
Singles |  Chris Evert
7–5, 6–0 |  Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere |  Lisa Bonder-Kreiss
Carling Bassett-Seguso |
18 Nov | Family Circle NSW Open
Sydney, Australia
Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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 Nov | Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$645,225 -Grass – 64S/32Q/32D
Singles – Doubles |  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[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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9 Dec | Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/29Q
Singles – Doubles |  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-Metics Open
Auckland, New Zealand
$50,000 – grass −16S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  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 Villagrán

### January 1986[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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6 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington
Washington, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 56S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  Pam Shriver
Kathy Rinaldi |  Bonnie Gadusek
Helena Suková
Jo Durie
Helen Kelesi
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
7–5, 6–3 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
13 Jan | Virginia Slims of New England
Worcester, United States
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–4 |  Pam Shriver |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Manuela Maleeva |  Zina Garrison
Bettina Bunge
Helena Suková
Bonnie Gadusek
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–4 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
20 Jan | Virginia Slims of Kansas
Kansas City, United States
Carpet – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Wendy White
6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 |  Betsy Nagelsen |  Ann Henricksson
Marcella Mesker
|  Akiko Kijimuta
Kate Gompert
Camille Benjamin
Anne Smith

Kathy Jordan
Candy Reynolds
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |  JoAnne Russell
Anne Smith
27 Jan | Virginia Slims of Florida
Key Biscayne, United States
Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–3, 6–1 |  Steffi Graf |  Manuela Maleeva
Bonnie Gadusek |  Stephanie Rehe
Gabriela Sabatini
Kathleen Horvath
Wendy Turnbull
Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Smylie
7–6, 2–6, 6–2 |  Betsy Nagelsen
Barbara Potter

### February 1986[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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10 Feb | Lipton International Players Championships
Boca West, United States
Hard – $750,000 – 128S/64D
Singles – Doubles |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 6–2 |  Steffi Graf |  Kathy Rinaldi
Helena Suková
|  Terry Phelps
Carling Bassett
Barbara Potter
Zina Garrison
Pam Shriver
Helena Suková
6–2, 6–3 |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
Wendy Turnbull
24 Feb | Virginia Slims of California
Oakland, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–2, 6–4 |  Kathy Jordan |  Martina Navratilova
Helena Suková
|  Zina Garrison
Wendy White
Alycia Moulton
Wendy Turnbull
Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |  Bonnie Gadusek
Helena Suková
Virginia Slims of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, United States
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Marcella Mesker
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |  Lori McNeil |  Beth Herr
Candy Reynolds
|  Kathleen Horvath
Laura Gildemeister
Nathalie Herreman
Hu Na
Marcella Mesker
Pascale Paradis
2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 |  Lori McNeil
Catherine Suire

### March 1986[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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3 Mar | US Indoors
Princeton, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
3–6, 6–0, 7–6 |  Helena Suková |  Pam Shriver
Hana Mandlíková
|  Alycia Moulton
Dianne Balestrat
Terry Phelps
Kathy Jordan
Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Smylie
7–5, 6–2 |  Hana Mandlíková
Helena Suková
Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania
Hershey, United States
Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Janine Thompson
6–1, 6–4 |  Catherine Suire |  Larisa Savchenko
Anne Smith |  Andrea Betzner
Anne Minter
Svetlana Cherneva
Lori McNeil
Candy Reynolds
Anne Smith
7–6, 6–1 |  Sandy Collins
Kim Sands
10 Mar | Virginia Slims of Dallas
Dallas, United States
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–1 |  Chris Evert-Lloyd |  Hana Mandlíková
Kathy Rinaldi |  Helena Suková
Robin White
Stephanie Rehe
Zina Garrison
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |  Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
17 Mar | Virginia Slims Championships
New York City, United States
Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 16S/8D
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |  Hana Mandlíková |  Steffi Graf
Chris Evert-Lloyd
|  Bonnie Gadusek
Pam Shriver
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková

## Statistical information[edit]

### Titles won by player[edit]

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

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### Titles won by nation[edit]

Total titles  | Country  | Grand Slam
tournaments  | Year-end
championships  | Regular
tournaments  | All titles

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Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed

## Rankings[edit]

### Singles[edit]

| As of December 1984[2]

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)[2]

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[edit]

The winners of the 1985 WTA Awards were announced in 1986.[3]

## See also[edit]

* 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix – men's circuit
* Women's Tennis Association
* International Tennis Federation

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985 - via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
2. ^ a b 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide (PDF), Women's Tennis Association, p. 151, retrieved 21 November 2010[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "WTA Awards". sonyericssonwtatour.com. Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

## External links[edit]

* Official WTA Tour website

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