Jump to content

1985 Grand Prix (tennis)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix)

1985 Grand Prix circuit
Ivan Lendl finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in his career. He won eleven titles during the season, including a major at the US Open, as well as the Masters Grand Prix and the WCT Finals. He also finished runner-up at another major, the French Open.
Details
Duration1 January 1985 – 23 December 1985
Edition16th
Tournaments71
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
World Championship Tennis (3)
Regular Series (62)
Team Events (2)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (11)
Most tournament finalsCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (14)
Points leaderCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (4459)
Awards
Player of the yearCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Most improved
player of the year
West Germany Boris Becker
Newcomer of the yearPeru Jaime Yzaga
Comeback
player of the year
Not given
1984
1986

The 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix was a professional men's tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of 71 tournaments held in 19 different countries. The tour incorporated the four ITF grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. Total prize money for the circuit was $23 million. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).[1] In November 1985 the MIPTC sued player–management agencies ProServ and IMG alleging that these firms were holding the tennis game hostage and were 'exerting extensive power over players'.[2][3]

The 1985 circuit marked the last time the Australian Open was held in November before moving to its current slot in January. In January 1986 at an awards ceremony in New York the ATP players elected Ivan Lendl as the 1985 ATP Player of the Year.[4] Lendl won the most tournament titles, played the most finals, was the points leader of the Grand Prix circuit and finished the year as no.1 in the ATP ranking. The Grand Slam tournaments were won by four different players (Wilander, Edberg, Becker, Lendl) and for the first time since 1934 all winners were European.[1]

Schedule

[edit]

The table below shows the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).

Key
Grand Slam events
Team events
World Championship Tennis Event
Year-end championships

January

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Jan Benson and Hedges Open
Auckland, New Zealand
Hard – $80,000 – 32S/16D
Singles
New Zealand Chris Lewis
7–5, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4
Australia Wally Masur Australia John Fitzgerald
United States Danny Saltz
Australia Brad Drewett
New Zealand Kelly Evernden
Australia Peter Doohan
United States Glenn Layendecker
Australia John Fitzgerald
New Zealand Chris Lewis
7–6, 6–2
Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Wally Masur
21 Jan Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor
Philadelphia, United States
Hard – $300,000 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
United States John McEnroe
6–3, 7–6, 6–1
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř United States Scott Davis
United States Jimmy Connors
France Yannick Noah
United States Eliot Teltscher
Brazil João Soares
United States Mel Purcell
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
7–6, 7–6
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Sandy Mayer
28 Jan U.S. Indoor Championships
Memphis, United States
Carpet – $250,000 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Stefan Edberg
6–1, 6–0
France Yannick Noah United States Jimmy Connors
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Brad Gilbert
Israel Shahar Perkiss
South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Greg Holmes
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Steve Denton

February

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Feb
11 Feb
Lipton International Players Championships
Delray Beach, United States
Hard – $750,000 – 128S/64D
SinglesDoubles
United States Tim Mayotte
4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
United States Scott Davis Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Stefan Edberg
France Yannick Noah
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Mike Leach
United States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
7–5, 7–5, 6–4
United States Sherwood Stewart
Australia Kim Warwick
18 Feb Pilot Pen Classic
La Quinta, United States
Hard – $300,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
United States Larry Stefanki
6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
United States David Pate United States Greg Holmes
Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek
United States Jimmy Connors
France Tarik Benhabiles
United States Aaron Krickstein
United Kingdom John Lloyd
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
7–6, 7–5
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
Molson Light Challenge
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carpet – $125,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
South Africa Kevin Curren
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Sweden Anders Järryd Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Peter Fleming
United States Gene Mayer
United States Bud Schultz
India Ramesh Krishnan
United States Peter Fleming
Sweden Anders Järryd
7–6(8–6), 6–2
United States Glenn Layendecker
Canada Glenn Michibata
25 Febr WCT Houston Shootout
Houston, United States
Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Singles
United States John McEnroe
7–5, 6–1, 7–6
South Africa Kevin Curren United States Peter Fleming
Israel Shahar Perkiss
United States Brad Gilbert
United States Leif Shiras
United States Mark Dickson
United States Tim Mayotte
United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
6–3, 6–2
United States Hank Pfister
United States Ben Testerman
Nabisco Grand Prix de Verano
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D
Singles
Argentina Martín Jaite
6–4, 6–2
Uruguay Diego Pérez United States Jimmy Brown
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
Argentina Roberto Argüello
Ecuador Raúl Viver
Mexico Francisco Maciel
Argentina Marcelo Ingaramo
Argentina Martín Jaite
Argentina Christian Miniussi
6–4, 6–3
Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
Uruguay Diego Pérez

March

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Mar 1985 Davis Cup
Kyoto, Japan – carpet
Sindelfingen, West Germany – carpet
Tbilisi, Soviet Union – carpet
Buenos Aires, Argentina – clay
Asunción, Paraguay – carpet
Split, Yugoslavia – clay (i)
Calcutta, India – grass
Santiago, Chile – clay
First Round Winners
 United States 5–0
 West Germany 3–2
 Czechoslovakia 3–2
 Ecuador 4–1
 Paraguay 3–2
 Australia 3–2
 India 3–2
 Sweden 4–1
First Round Losers
 Japan
 Spain
 Soviet Union
 Argentina
 France
 Yugoslavia
 Italy
 Chile
11 Mar Belgium Indoor Championships
Brussels, Belgium
Carpet – $210,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Sweden Mats Wilander Australia Pat Cash
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Sweden Joakim Nyström
United States Sammy Giammalva
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Stefan Edberg
6–3, 7–6
South Africa Kevin Curren
Poland Wojciech Fibak
18 Mar ABN World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Carpet – $250,000 – 32S/16D
Singles
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
6–1, 6–2
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Sweden Joakim Nyström
United States John Sadri
Paraguay Francisco González
Australia Pat Cash
West Germany Boris Becker
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–4
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Paul McNamee
Lorraine Open
Nancy, France
Hard(i) – $80,000 – 32S/16D
United States Tim Wilkison
4–6, 7–6, 9–7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović France Pascal Portes
United States Chip Hooper
Australia John Frawley
France Henri Leconte
West Germany Rolf Gehring
Austria Bernhard Pils
United States Marcel Freeman
United States Rodney Harmon
6–4, 7–6
Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Navrátil
Sweden Jonas Svensson
25 Mar Fila Trophy
Milan, Italy
Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States John McEnroe
6–4, 6–1
Sweden Anders Järryd Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
France Henri Leconte
United States Tim Wilkison
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States John Sadri
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–2, 6–1
Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Wally Masur
Paine Webber Classic
Fort Myers, United States
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–3, 6–2
United States Jimmy Connors Ecuador Andrés Gómez
United States Sammy Giammalva, Jr.
United States Johan Kriek
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Scott Davis
United States Brad Gilbert
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
United States Sammy Giammalva
United States David Pate

April

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Apr Jacomo Monte Carlo Open
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Clay – $405,000 – 48S/24D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Sweden Mats Wilander Sweden Henrik Sundström
United States Aaron Krickstein
Italy Francesco Cancellotti
West Germany Michael Westphal
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 6–3
Israel Shlomo Glickstein
Israel Shahar Perkiss
Volvo Tennis Chicago
Chicago, United States
Carpet – $250,000 – 32S/16D
United States John McEnroe
Walkover
United States Jimmy Connors United States Scott Davis
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
United States Paul Annacone
United States Terry Moor
United States Tim Mayotte
United States Brad Gilbert
United States Johan Kriek
France Yannick Noah
3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6 Apr Bavarian Open
Munich, West Germany
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Joakim Nyström
6–1, 6–0
West Germany Hans Schwaier Uruguay Diego Pérez
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Spain Emilio Sánchez
West Germany Klaus Eberhard
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
Brazil Cássio Motta
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
8 Apr Buick WCT Finals
Dallas, United States
Carpet – $500,000 – 12S
Singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
7–6, 6–4, 6–1
United States Tim Mayotte United States Jimmy Connors
Sweden Joakim Nyström
United States John McEnroe
Sweden Mats Wilander
Sweden Stefan Edberg
United States Aaron Krickstein
Nice International Open
Nice, France
Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D
France Henri Leconte
6–4, 6–4
Paraguay Víctor Pecci West Germany Hans Schwaier
Uruguay Diego Pérez
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
Spain Fernando Luna
Argentina Roberto Argüello
France Tarik Benhabiles
Italy Claudio Panatta
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
3–6, 6–3, 8–6
France Loïc Courteau
France Guy Forget
15 Apr Kim Top Line Trophy
Bari, Italy
Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D
Italy Claudio Panatta
6–2, 1–6, 7–6
United States Lawson Duncan Spain José López-Maeso
West Germany Hans Schwaier
Italy Claudio Pistolesi
Argentina Roberto Argüello
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
Argentina Martín Jaite
Argentina Alejandro Ganzábal
Italy Claudio Panatta
6–4, 6–2
United States Marcel Freeman
Australia Laurie Warder
22 Apr WCT Atlanta Championships
Atlanta, United States
Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D
United States John McEnroe
7–6, 7–6, 6–2
United States Paul Annacone United States Mike Leach
United States Kevin Curren
United States Tim Mayotte
Australia Pat Cash
United States Brad Gilbert
United States Scott Davis
United States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
6–4, 6–3
United States Steve Denton
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Puente Romano Open
Marbella, Spain
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
6–0, 6–3
United States Lawson Duncan Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
United Kingdom Steve Shaw
Peru Pablo Arraya
Haiti Ronald Agénor
Spain José López-Maeso
Argentina Alejandro Ganzábal
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Brazil Cássio Motta
6–1, 6–1
France Loïc Courteau
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
29 Apr Alan King Classic
Las Vegas, United States
Hard – $400,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Johan Kriek
4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
United States Jimmy Arias United States Ken Flach
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
United Kingdom John Lloyd
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Tim Mayotte
West Germany Boris Becker
Australia Pat Cash
Australia John Fitzgerald
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
United States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
Ebel German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Clay – $250,000 – 56S/28D
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
6–4, 6–1, 6–4
Sweden Henrik Sundström Sweden Mats Wilander
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
6–4, 6–3
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy

May

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 May WCT Tournament of Champions
Forest Hills, New York, United States
Clay – $500,000 – 64S/32D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–3, 6–3
United States John McEnroe Sweden Henrik Sundström
United States Aaron Krickstein
Italy Claudio Panatta
United States Terry Moor
United States Brad Gilbert
United States Lawson Duncan
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
7–5, 6–2
Brazil Givaldo Barbosa
Brazil Ivan Kley
13 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Clay – $350,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
France Yannick Noah
6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř Sweden Mats Wilander
West Germany Boris Becker
Sweden Henrik Sundström
Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Mats Wilander
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
Nabisco Grand Prix de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D
West Germany Andreas Maurer
7–5, 6–2
United States Lawson Duncan Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček
Israel Amos Mansdorf
Haiti Ronald Agénor
Spain David de Miguel-Lapiedra
Argentina Marcelo Ingaramo
Australia Carl Limberger
Brazil Givaldo Barbosa
Brazil Ivan Kley
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Spain Jorge Bardou
Spain Alberto Tous
20 May Torneo Internazionale Roger et Gallet
Florence, Italy
Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D
Spain Sergio Casal
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
United States Jimmy Arias Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
United States Mike De Palmer
United States Mark Dickson
United States Jimmy Brown
United States Lawson Duncan
Argentina Marcelo Ingaramo
Australia David Graham
Australia Laurie Warder
6–1, 6–1
New Zealand Bruce Derlin
Australia Carl Limberger
Ambre Solaire World Team Cup
Düsseldorf, West Germany
Clay – $500,000 – 8 teams
 United States
2–1
 Czechoslovakia
27 May
3 Jun
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Sweden Mats Wilander
3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States John McEnroe
United States Jimmy Connors
Sweden Joakim Nyström
France Henri Leconte
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Argentina Martín Jaite
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick
6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Israel Schlomo Glickstein
Sweden Hans Simonsson
United States Martina Navratilova
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
United States Paula Smith
Paraguay Francisco González

June

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 Jun Stella Artois Championships
London, Great Britain
Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Boris Becker
6–2, 6–3
United States Johan Kriek Australia Paul McNamee
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
United States Tim Mayotte
Australia Pat Cash
Australia Russell Simpson
United States Paul Annacone
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
3–6, 6–3, 16–14
Australia Pat Cash
Australia John Fitzgerald
Bologna Open
Bologna, Italy
Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D
France Thierry Tulasne
6–2, 6–0
Italy Claudio Panatta Spain Alberto Tous
West Germany Damir Keretić
Switzerland Zoltan Kuharszky
Italy Massimiliano Narducci
Haiti Ronald Agénor
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Prpić
Italy Paolo Canè
Italy Simone Colombo
7–5, 6–4
Spain Jordi Arrese
Spain Alberto Tous
17 June West of England Championships
Bristol, Great Britain
Grass – $100,000 – 48S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martin Davis
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
United States Glenn Layendecker United States Roger Knapp
United States Brian Teacher
Australia Peter Doohan
Nigeria Nduka Odizor
France Guy Forget
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
South Africa Eddie Edwards
South Africa Danie Visser
6–4, 7–6
Australia John Alexander
New Zealand Russell Simpson
24 Jun
1 Jul
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
West Germany Boris Becker
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4
United States Kevin Curren United States Jimmy Connors
Sweden Anders Järryd
United States John McEnroe
Chile Ricardo Acuña
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
France Henri Leconte
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Australia Pat Cash
Australia John Fitzgerald
United States Martina Navratilova
Australia Paul McNamee
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Australia John Fitzgerald

July

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 Jul Union Warren Bank
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships

Boston, United States
Clay – $210,000 – 56S/28D
Sweden Mats Wilander
6–2, 6–4
Argentina Martín Jaite Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bruno Orešar
Sweden Henrik Sundström
Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek
Spain Juan Aguilera
Australia Paul McNamee
Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
RADO Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D
Sweden Joakim Nyström
6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
West Germany Andreas Maurer France Guy Forget
Australia Mark Edmondson
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Brazil Cássio Motta
Ecuador Raúl Viver
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Brad Drewett
Australia Mark Edmondson
Tennis Hall of Fame Championships
Newport, United States
Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D
United States Tom Gullikson
6–3, 7–5
United States John Sadri United States David Pate
United States Tim Mayotte
United States Johan Kriek
United States Paul Annacone
United States Scott Davis
United States Marc Flur
Australia Peter Doohan
United States Sammy Giammalva
6–1, 6–3
United States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
15 Jul D.C. National Bank Classic
Washington, United States
Clay – $210,000 – 56S/28D
France Yannick Noah
6–4, 6–3
Argentina Martín Jaite United States Jimmy Connors
Argentina Marcelo Ingaramo
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
United States Aaron Krickstein
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Peru Pablo Arraya
Chile Hans Gildemeister
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Australia David Graham
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Swedish Open Båstad
Båstad, Sweden
Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Mats Wilander
6–1, 6–0
Sweden Stefan Edberg West Germany Damir Keretić
Sweden Kent Carlsson
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Prpić
Sweden Henrik Sundström
Sweden Stefan Simonsson
Italy Alessandro de Minicis
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–0, 7–6
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
22 Jul U.S. Open Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Clay – $300,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–1, 6–3
Ecuador Andrés Gómez West Germany Boris Becker
France Yannick Noah
Argentina Martín Jaite
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
West Germany Hans Schwaier
Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Navrátil
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–4, 6–4
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Australia Kim Warwick
Volvo Tennis Open
Livingston, United States
Hard – $80,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Brad Gilbert
4–6, 7–5, 6–0
United States Brian Teacher United States Johan Kriek
United States Jim Grabb
South Africa Danie Visser
United States Sammy Giammalva
United States Bob Green
United States Paul Annacone
United States Mike De Palmer
Australia Peter Doohan
6–3, 6–4
South Africa Eddie Edwards
South Africa Danie Visser
Dutch Open
Hilversum, Netherlands
Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Ricki Osterthun
4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Sweden Kent Carlsson Netherlands Menno Oosting
West Germany Andreas Maurer
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
Australia Darren Cahill
Netherlands Huub van Boeckel
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Sweden Hans Simonsson
Sweden Stefan Simonsson
6–3, 6–4
Australia Carl Limberger
Australia Mark Woodforde
29 Jul 1985 Davis Cup
Hamburg, West Germany – clay
Guayaquil, Ecuador – clay
Sydney, Australia – grass
Bangalore, India
Quarterfinal Winners
 West Germany 3–2
 Czechoslovakia 5–0
 Australia 3–2
 Sweden 4–1
Quarterfinal Losers
 United States
 Ecuador
 Paraguay
 India

August

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Aug Volvo International
Stratton Mountain, United States
Hard – $250,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States John McEnroe
7–6, 6–2
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States Robert Seguso
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Paul Annacone
United States Scott Davis
United States Tim Mayotte
United States Brad Gilbert
United States Scott Davis
United States David Pate
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
Head Cup
Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
7–5, 6–2
West Germany Michael Westphal Czechoslovakia Marián Vajda
Spain Sergio Casal
Sweden Kent Carlsson
France Henri Leconte
France Thierry Tulasne
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 7–6
Italy Paolo Canè
Italy Claudio Panatta
12 Aug Player's International Tennis Championships
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hard – $300,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
United States John McEnroe
7–5, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States Jimmy Connors
United States Jimmy Arias
India Ramesh Krishnan
Sweden Stefan Edberg
United States Eliot Teltscher
Sweden Anders Järryd
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
7–5, 7–6
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Anders Järryd
Society Bank Tennis Classic
Cleveland, United States
Hard – $80,000 – 32S/16D
United States Brad Gilbert
6–3, 6–2
Australia Brad Drewett United States Bud Schultz
United States Hank Pfister
Republic of Ireland Matt Doyle
United States Mike Bauer
Chile Ricardo Acuña
United States David Pate
Finland Leo Palin
Finland Olli Rahnasto
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
United States Hank Pfister
United States Ben Testerman
19 Aug ATP Championship
Mason, United States
Hard – $300,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Boris Becker
6–4, 6–2
Sweden Mats Wilander United States Tim Wilkison
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Stefan Edberg
United States Jimmy Brown
United States Hank Pfister
Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Anders Järryd
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
27 Aug US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
7–6(7–1), 6–3, 6–4
United States John McEnroe Sweden Mats Wilander
United States Jimmy Connors
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Anders Järryd
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
France Yannick Noah
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6), 6–0
France Henri Leconte
France Yannick Noah
United States Martina Navratilova
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
6–3, 6–4
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Australia John Fitzgerald

September

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Sep Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, West Germany
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–4, 6–0
United States Brad Gilbert Argentina José Luis Clerc
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Haiti Ronald Agénor
Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
West Germany Andreas Maurer
West Germany Udo Riglewski
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
United States Andy Kohlberg
Brazil João Soares
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
France Thierry Tulasne
6–3, 6–1
Sweden Joakim Nyström Uruguay Diego Pérez
Austria Thomas Muster
Argentina Roberto Argüello
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Prpić
Italy Claudio Pistolesi
Italy Francesco Cancellotti
United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell
Sweden Joakim Nyström
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
16 Sep Volvo Tennis Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Paul Annacone
7–6(7–5), 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–4)
Sweden Stefan Edberg United States John McEnroe
United States Johan Kriek
United States Brad Gilbert
United States Scott Davis
United States Jimmy Arias
India Ramesh Krishnan
United States Scott Davis
United States Robert Van't Hof
6–3, 7–6
United States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
Martini Open
Geneva, Switzerland
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–4
Sweden Mats Wilander France Henri Leconte
Spain Juan Aguilera
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Czechoslovakia Marián Vajda
Argentina Roberto Argüello
Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Brazil Cássio Motta
Nabisco Grand Prix Passing Shot
Bordeaux, France
Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D
Uruguay Diego Pérez
6–4, 7–6
United States Jimmy Brown Argentina José Luis Clerc
France Thierry Tulasne
Haiti Ronald Agénor
Spain Jorge Bardou
Mexico Francisco Maciel
Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek
United Kingdom David Felgate
United Kingdom Steve Shaw
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek
United States Blaine Willenborg
23 Sep Transamerica Open
San Francisco, United States
Carpet – $210,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Stefan Edberg
6–4, 6–2
United States Johan Kriek United States Bob Green
United States Paul Annacone
United States John McEnroe
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Brad Gilbert
United States Tim Mayotte
United States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
United States Brad Gilbert
United States Sandy Mayer
International Championships of Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – $210,000 – 64S/32D
France Thierry Tulasne
0–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
Sweden Mats Wilander Argentina Martín Jaite
France Henri Leconte
Spain Sergio Casal
Sweden Kent Carlsson
Sweden Anders Järryd
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 6–3
Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Denmark Michael Mortensen
30 Sep 1985 Davis Cup
Frankfurt, West Germany – carpet (i)
Malmö, Sweden – clay (i)
Semifinal Winners
 West Germany 5–0
 Sweden 5–0
Semifinal Losers
 Australia
 Czechoslovakia
 Paraguay
 India

October

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Oct Altech South African Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – $210,000 – 32S/16D
United States Matt Anger
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
United States Brad Gilbert United States Jimmy Arias
United States Johan Kriek
United States Kevin Curren
United States John Sadri
Canada Martin Wostenholme
United States Mike de Palmer
United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Israel Amos Mansdorf
Israel Shahar Perkiss
Nabisco Grand Prix de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
France Yannick Noah
6–4, 6–4
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd France Guy Forget
India Ramesh Krishnan
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek
Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
France Jérôme Potier
Chile Ricardo Acuña
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
3–6, 6–2, 9–7
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
GWA Mazda Tennis Classic
Brisbane, Australia
Carpet – $80,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Paul Annacone
6–3, 6–3
New Zealand Kelly Evernden Australia Simon Youl
United States Glenn Layendecker
United States Marty Davis
New Zealand Russell Simpson
United States Bud Schultz
United States Ben Testerman
United States Marty Davis
Australia Brad Drewett
6–2, 6–2
United States Bud Schultz
United States Ben Testerman
14 Oct Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Sydney, Australia
Hard (i) – $225,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–4, 6–4, 7–6
France Henri Leconte United States Paul Annacone
Australia John Fitzgerald
United States Ben Testerman
United States Chip Hooper
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Australia Simon Youl
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–2
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick
Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
Sweden Stefan Edberg
6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–1
France Yannick Noah Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek
Poland Wojciech Fibak
France Guy Forget
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
France Thierry Tulasne
West Germany Hans Schwaier
United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
United States Mark Dickson
United States Tim Wilkison
Japan and Asian Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Hard – $125,000 – 64S/32S
SinglesDoubles
United States Scott Davis
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
United States Jimmy Arias Canada Glenn Michibata
Sweden Johan Carlsson
United States Greg Holmes
United States Matt Anger
United States Jonathan Canter
United States Sammy Giammalva
United States Scott Davis
United States David Pate
7–6(7–3), 6–7(6–8), 6–3
United States Sammy Giammalva, Jr.
United States Greg Holmes
Israel Tennis Center Classic
Tel Aviv, Israel
Hard – $80,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Brad Gilbert
6–3, 6–2
Israel Amos Mansdorf Israel Shahar Perkiss
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
Italy Gianni Ocleppo
West Germany Eric Jelen
Sweden Peter Carlsson
Romania Florin Segărceanu
United States Brad Gilbert
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–2
South Africa Michael Robertson
Romania Florin Segărceanu
21 Oct Seiko Super Tennis
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–0, 6–4
Sweden Mats Wilander West Germany Boris Becker
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Tim Mayotte
Sweden Anders Järryd
United States Vincent Van Patten
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
United States Scott Davis
United States David Pate
Black & Decker Indoor Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Carpet – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Marty Davis
6–4, 6–4
United States Paul Annacone South Africa Christo van Rensburg
United States Ben Testerman
Australia Wally Masur
Australia Mark Woodforde
Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Brad Drewett
United States Matt Mitchell
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
United States David Dowlen
Nigeria Nduka Odizor
Cologne Cup
Cologne, West Germany
Hard (i) – $80,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Peter Lundgren
6–3, 6–2
India Ramesh Krishnan United States Mark Dickson
United States Tim Wilkison
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
United Kingdom John Lloyd
United States Tom Gullikson
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
Austria Alex Antonitsch
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
6–4, 7–5
Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Peter Lundgren

November

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Nov Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Hard (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States John McEnroe
6–1, 6–2
Sweden Anders Järryd Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Peter Lundgren
Spain Sergio Casal
France Yannick Noah
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
France Guy Forget
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
6–3, 6–4
United States Mike De Palmer
United States Gary Donnelly
11 Nov Benson and Hedges Championships
London, Great Britain
Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
West Germany Boris Becker United States David Pate
Sweden Anders Järryd
United States Johan Kriek
Sweden Joakim Nyström
India Ramesh Krishnan
United States Mike Leach
France Guy Forget
Sweden Anders Järryd
7–5, 4–6, 7–5
West Germany Boris Becker
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
18 Nov Seiko Super Tennis Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
United States Aaron Krickstein United States Bud Schultz
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
United States Jonathan Canter
United States Matt Anger
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Australia Brad Drewett
Australia Kim Warwick
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Fischer Cup
Vienna Austria
Hard(i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
West Germany Andreas Maurer
West Germany Michael Westphal
Haiti Ronald Agénor
United States Mike De Palmer
Argentina Martín Jaite
United States Mike De Palmer
United States Gary Donnelly
6–4, 6–3
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
25 Nov
2 Dec
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Stefan Edberg
6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Sweden Mats Wilander Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
United Kingdom John Lloyd
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
United States Johan Kriek
United States John McEnroe
United States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick

December

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Dec Alberto New South Wales Men's Open
Sydney, Australia
Grass – $125,000 – 56S/28D
France Henri Leconte
6–7, 6–2, 6–3
New Zealand Kelly Evernden United States Matt Anger
United States Mark Dickson
United States Bud Schultz
Australia Wally Masur
South Africa Christo Steyn
United States Tim Mayotte
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–2
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick
16 Dec Sunbeam Open
Adelaide, Australia
Grass – $80,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
South Africa Eddie Edwards
6–2, 6–4
Australia Peter Doohan Australia Wally Masur
South Africa Christo Steyn
Australia Roberto Saad
Israel Amos Mansdorf
United States Leif Shiras
Australia John Fitzgerald
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick
6–4, 6–4
Brazil Nelson Aerts
United States Tomm Warneke
Davis Cup by NEC: Final
Munich, West Germany – carpet
 Sweden
3–2
 West Germany
23 Dec Jason Victorian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grass – $80,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Jonathan Canter
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Australia Peter Doohan Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Mark Edmondson
South Africa Michael Robertson
United States Bill Scanlon
South Africa Eddie Edwards
Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Peter Carter
7–6(7–3), 6–1
United States Brett Dickinson
Argentina Roberto Saad

January 1986

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
13 Jan Nabisco Masters
New York City, United States
Carpet – $400,000 – 16S/8D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–2, 7–6, 6–3
West Germany Boris Becker Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Sweden Anders Järryd
United States Tim Mayotte
United States Johan Kriek
Sweden Mats Wilander
United States Brad Gilbert
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–1, 7–6
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander

Standings

[edit]

The 1985 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in 18 separate point categories, ranging from the Grand Slam tournaments (700 points for the Singles winner and 120 points for Doubles winner) to the smallest Regular Series tournaments (80 points for the Singles winner and 15 points for Doubles winner). At the end of the year the top 64 Singles players and top 24 Doubles players received bonuses from a $4,000,000 bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have participated in at least 14 tournaments. The best 16 players in the points standing at the end of the season qualified for the Nabisco Masters which was played in January 1986.[1]

Singles
Rk Country Name Points Bonus
1  TCH Ivan Lendl 4,459 $800,000
2  USA John McEnroe 4,103 $550,000
3  SWE Mats Wilander 3,308 $400,000
4  SWE Stefan Edberg 2,511 $250,000
5  FRG Boris Becker 2,233 $150,000
6  USA Jimmy Connors 2,178 $100,000
7  FRA Yannick Noah 1,886 $75,000
8  SWE Anders Järryd 1,860 $55,000
9  USA Johan Kriek 1,497 $45,000
10  SWE Joakim Nyström 1,482 $40,000
Doubles
Rk Country Name Points Bonus
1  USA Robert Seguso 769 $165,000
2  USA Ken Flach 765 $120,000
3  RSA Christo van Rensburg 671 $90,000
4  AUS Kim Warwick 587 $70,000
5  USA Paul Annacone 584 $50,000
6  SWE Anders Järryd 574 $40,000
7  TCH Tomáš Šmíd 513 $30,000
8  SWE Mats Wilander 467 $25,000
9  TCH Pavel Složil 452 $20,000
10  AUS John Fitzgerald 437 $17,000

ATP rankings

[edit]
As of 2 January 1985
Rk Name Nation
1 John McEnroe  USA
2 Jimmy Connors  USA
3 Ivan Lendl  TCH
4 Mats Wilander  SWE
5 Andrés Gómez  ECU
6 Anders Järryd  SWE
7 Henrik Sundström  SWE
8 Pat Cash  AUS
9 Eliot Teltscher  USA
10 Yannick Noah  FRA
11 Joakim Nyström  SWE
12 Aaron Krickstein  USA
13 Johan Kriek  USA
14 Jimmy Arias  USA
15 Kevin Curren  RSA
16 Tomáš Šmíd  TCH
17 Vitas Gerulaitis  USA
18 Gene Mayer  USA
19 Juan Aguilera  ESP
20 Stefan Edberg  SWE
Year-end rankings 1985 (30 December 1985)[5]
Rk Name Nation High Low Change
1 Ivan Lendl  TCH 1 3 Increase +2
2 John McEnroe  USA 1 2 Decrease –1
3 Mats Wilander  SWE 3 4 Increase +1
4 Jimmy Connors  USA 2 4 Decrease –2
5 Stefan Edberg  SWE 5 20 Increase +15
6 Boris Becker  FRG 6 65 Increase +59
7 Yannick Noah  FRA 7 10 Increase +3
8 Anders Järryd  SWE 6 8 Decrease –2
9 Miloslav Mečíř  TCH 9 60 Increase +51
10 Kevin Curren  USA 10 15 Increase +5
11 Joakim Nyström  SWE Steady =
12 Tim Mayotte  USA Increase +32
13 Paul Annacone  USA Increase +84
14 Johan Kriek  USA Decrease –1
15 Andrés Gómez  ECU Decrease –10
16 Henri Leconte  FRA Increase +10
17 Scott Davis  USA Increase +31
18 Brad Gilbert  USA Increase +5
19 Tomáš Šmíd  TCH Decrease –3
20 Martín Jaite  ARG Increase +35

List of tournament winners

[edit]

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

The following players won their first title in 1985:

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c John Barrett (1986). World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 131–137. ISBN 978-0002182096.
  2. ^ David Irvine, ed. (1986). Tennis Great Britain 1986. Dennis Fairey & Associates. pp. 119–123. ISBN 9780951021514.
  3. ^ Lincoln Allison, ed. (1986). The Politics of Sport. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0719018718.
  4. ^ "Lendl named Player of the Year". Lakeland Ledger. 14 January 1986.
  5. ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.