1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series Explained

1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
Duration:	March 25, 1985 – March 23, 1986
Edition:	13th
Tournaments:	53
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Tour Events (48)
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
Player Of The Year:	Martina Navratilova
Doubles Team Of The Year:	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Newcomer Of The Year:	Gabriela Sabatini
Previous:	1984
Next:	1986

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

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

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
25 Mar		Kathleen Horvath 3–6, 6–3, 6–3			Tine Scheuer-Larsen Gabriela Sabatini Beth Herr Shawn Foltz
25 Mar		Anne Smith JoAnne Russell 1–6, 6–1, 7–6	Laura Gildemeister Gabriela Sabatini		Tine Scheuer-Larsen Gabriela Sabatini Beth Herr Shawn Foltz

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
1 Apr		Katerina Maleeva 6–3, 6–3		Shawn Foltz Susan Mascarin Debbie Spence Neige Dias
		Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko 6–1, 6–3	Elise Burgin Lori McNeil	Shawn Foltz Susan Mascarin Debbie Spence Neige Dias
	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	Moulton / Smith Jolissaint / Mesker Piatek / White Bunge / Jaeger
8 Apr		Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–0		Virginia Ruzici Petra Huber Pam Shriver Barbara Potter
8 Apr		Rosalyn Fairbank Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–1	Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko	Virginia Ruzici Petra Huber Pam Shriver Barbara Potter
15 Apr		Zina Garrison 6–4, 6–3		Gabriela Sabatini Kathleen Horvath Steffi Graf Virginia Ruzici
15 Apr		Rosalyn Fairbank Hana Mandlíková 6–1, 2–6, 6–2	Carling Bassett Chris Evert-Lloyd
22 Apr		Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–0		Debbie Spence Catarina Lindqvist Sandra Cecchini Manuela Maleeva
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–1	Elise Burgin Kathleen Horvath
		Annabel Croft 6–0, 7–6
		Candy Reynolds Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–0	Rosalyn Fairbank Susan Leo
29 Apr		Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–1		Regina Maršíková Mary Lou Piatek Zina Garrison Sabrina Goleš
		Elise Burgin Martina Navratilova 6–1, 3–6, 6–3	Manuela Maleeva Helena Suková
		Raffaella Reggi 6–3, 6–4		Myriam Schropp Isabel Cueto Iva Budařová Kateřina Böhmová
		Sandra Cecchini Raffaella Reggi 1–6, 6–4, 6–3	Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò	Myriam Schropp Isabel Cueto Iva Budařová Kateřina Böhmová

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 May		Sandra Cecchini 6–3, 6–4			Virginia Ruzici Ginny Purdy Kateřina Skronská Lea Plchová
		Petra Jauch-Delhees Pat Medrado 6–1, 6–0	Penny Barg Adriana Villagrán		Virginia Ruzici Ginny Purdy Kateřina Skronská Lea Plchová
		Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–3			Rosalyn Nideffer Annabel Croft Barbara Potter Kathy Jordan
		Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie 7–5, 7–5	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh		Rosalyn Nideffer Annabel Croft Barbara Potter Kathy Jordan
13 May		Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 7–5			Lisa Bonder Catarina Lindqvist Kathleen Horvath Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6–4, 6–1	Steffi Graf Catherine Tanvier
		Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–4		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	Annabel Croft Barbara Potter	Ann Henricksson Amanda Brown Rosalyn Nideffer Sharon Walsh
20 May		Bonnie Gadusek 6–2, 6–2			Gabriela Sabatini Kathy Rinaldi Katerina Maleeva Kathleen Horvath
20 May		Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková 6–2, 6–4	Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff
27 May		Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 7–5			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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Jun		Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–0		Elise Burgin Susan Mascarin	Anne Hobbs Robin White Alycia Moulton Ann Henricksson
10 Jun		Terry Holladay Sharon Walsh , 6–2, 6–4	Elise Burgin Alycia Moulton	Elise Burgin Susan Mascarin	Anne Hobbs Robin White Alycia Moulton Ann Henricksson
17 Jun		Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–3			Bettina Bunge Kathy Rinaldi Barbara Potter Pascale Paradis
17 Jun		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–4	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie		Bettina Bunge Kathy Rinaldi Barbara Potter Pascale Paradis
24 Jun		Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–3, 6–2			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

Week	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
15 Jul	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–1			Gigi Fernández Belinda Cordwell Elizabeth Smylie Lea Antonoplis
	6–4, 7–6
	Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–3		Petra Keppeler Angelikí Kanellopoúlou	Regina Maršíková Andrea Betzner Isabel Cueto Petra Huber
	6–2, 6–3		Petra Keppeler Angelikí Kanellopoúlou	Regina Maršíková Andrea Betzner Isabel Cueto Petra Huber
22 Jul	Andrea Temesvári 7–6, 6–3			Manuela Maleeva Raffaella Reggi Debbie Spence Anna Ivan
22 Jul	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva		Manuela Maleeva Raffaella Reggi Debbie Spence Anna Ivan
29 Jul	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–2, 6–4		Carling Bassett Zina Garrison	Hana Mandlíková Eva Pfaff Bettina Bunge Beth Herr
29 Jul	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6–4, 6–2	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	Carling Bassett Zina Garrison	Hana Mandlíková Eva Pfaff Bettina Bunge Beth Herr

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
5 Aug		Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–4		Molly Van Nostrand Gabriela Sabatini Carling Bassett Martina Navratilova
5 Aug		Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–0	Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis
12 Aug		Kathy Rinaldi 6–4, 3–6. 6–4		Pam Shriver Kathy Jordan Helena Suková Kathy Rinaldi
12 Aug		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 7–6, 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	Pam Shriver Kathy Jordan Helena Suková Kathy Rinaldi
19 Aug		Barbara Potter 4–6, 6–3, 6–2		Debbie Spence Virginia Ruzici Jo Durie Sandra Cecchini
19 Aug		Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini 5–7, 6–4, 6–3	Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská	Debbie Spence Virginia Ruzici Jo Durie Sandra Cecchini
26 Aug		Hana Mandlíková 7–6^(7–3), 1–6, 7–6^(7–2)		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

Week	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Sep	Stephanie Rehe 6–2, 6–4		Laura Arraya Caroline Kuhlman	Rosalyn Nideffer Patty Fendick Janine Thompson Emilse Raponi-Longo
9 Sep	Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko 7–5, 6–2	Rosalyn Nideffer Beverly Mould	Laura Arraya Caroline Kuhlman
16 Sep	Bonnie Gadusek 6–1, 6–3		Kathy Jordan Wendy Turnbull	Pam Shriver Susan Mascarin Barbara Potter Elise Burgin
16 Sep	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 6–2, 6–2	Elise Burgin JoAnne Russell	Kathy Jordan Wendy Turnbull	Pam Shriver Susan Mascarin Barbara Potter Elise Burgin
23 Sep	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 7–5			Kim Shaefer Candy Reynolds Peanut Louie Wendy Turnbull
23 Sep	Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 6–2	Mary Lou Piatek Anne White		Kim Shaefer Candy Reynolds Peanut Louie Wendy Turnbull
30 Sep	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–1
30 Sep	Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–2, 7–5	Rosalyn Nideffer Beverly Mould

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
7 Oct	Federation Cup Nagoya, Japan Team event Hard	2–1
		Bonnie Gadusek 6–0, 6–3		Melissa Gurney Candy Reynolds Helen Kelesi Mary Lou Piatek
		6–1, 6–0	Penny Barg Sandy Collins	Melissa Gurney Candy Reynolds Helen Kelesi Mary Lou Piatek
14 Oct		Pam Shriver 6–1, 7–6		Iva Budařová Lisa Bonder Raffaella Reggi Barbara Gerken
		Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–1	Carina Karlsson Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Iva Budařová Lisa Bonder Raffaella Reggi Barbara Gerken
		Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–4		Andrea Holíková Angeliki Kanellopoulou Amy Holton Myriam Schropp
		Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson 6–4, 6–4	Laura Arraya Beth Herr
21 Oct		Chris Evert-Lloyd 7–5, 6–3		Catarina Lindqvist Terry Phelps Barbara Potter Christiane Jolissaint
21 Oct		Lori McNeil Catherine Suire 4–6, 7–6, 6–4	Barbara Potter Helena Suková
28 Oct		Zina Garrison 6–1, 6–3		Catherine Tanvier Christiane Jolissaint Sandra Cecchini Manuela Maleeva
28 Oct		Hana Mandlíková Andrea Temesvári 6–4, 3–6, 7–5	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Nov		Stephanie Rehe 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 7–5			Lisa Bonder Pam Casale Grace Kim Michelle Torres
		Carling Bassett Gabriela Sabatini 6–0, 6–0	Lisa Bonder Laura Gildemeister		Lisa Bonder Pam Casale Grace Kim Michelle Torres
		Katerina Maleeva 6–3, 6–2			Nathalie Herreman Virginia Ruzici Petra Huber Catherine Tanvier
		Marcella Mesker Catherine Tanvier 6–2, 6–2	Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš
11 Nov		Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–5			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		Sara Gomer Wendy Turnbull Elise Burgin Larisa Savchenko
		Chris Evert 7–5, 6–0
18 Nov		Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–1, 6–3			Wendy Turnbull Dianne Balestrat Christiane Jolissaint Svetlana Cherneva
18 Nov		Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 3–6, 7–6, 6–4	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
25 Nov		Martina Navratilova 6–2, 4–6, 6–2		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková	Manuela Maleeva Catarina Lindqvist Zina Garrison Helena Suková
25 Nov	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
9 Dec	Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/29Q Singles – Doubles	Manuela Maleeva 7–6, 3–6, 7–5
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6–0, 6–4	Marcella Mesker Elizabeth Smylie
		Anne Hobbs 6–3, 6–1		Stephanie Faulkner Lea Antonoplis Julie Richardson Candy Reynolds
		Anne Hobbs Candy Reynolds 6–1, 6–3	Lea Antonoplis Adriana Villagrán

January 1986

Week	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jan	Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–1, 6–4			Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková Jo Durie Helen Kelesi
6 Jan	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková		Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková Jo Durie Helen Kelesi
13 Jan	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–4			Zina Garrison Bettina Bunge Helena Suková Bonnie Gadusek
13 Jan	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková		Zina Garrison Bettina Bunge Helena Suková Bonnie Gadusek
20 Jan	Wendy White 6–1, 6–7^(5–7), 6–2		Ann Henricksson Marcella Mesker	Akiko Kijimuta Kate Gompert Camille Benjamin Anne Smith
20 Jan	Kathy Jordan Candy Reynolds 6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3	JoAnne Russell Anne Smith	Ann Henricksson Marcella Mesker	Akiko Kijimuta Kate Gompert Camille Benjamin Anne Smith
27 Jan	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–1			Stephanie Rehe Gabriela Sabatini Kathleen Horvath Wendy Turnbull
27 Jan	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 7–6, 2–6, 6–2	Betsy Nagelsen Barbara Potter

February 1986

Week	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Feb	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–2		Kathy Rinaldi Helena Suková	Terry Phelps Carling Bassett Barbara Potter Zina Garrison
10 Feb	Pam Shriver Helena Suková 6–2, 6–3	Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull	Kathy Rinaldi Helena Suková	Terry Phelps Carling Bassett Barbara Potter Zina Garrison
24 Feb	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–4		Martina Navratilova Helena Suková
	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 7–6^(7–5), 6–1	Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková	Martina Navratilova Helena Suková
	Marcella Mesker 6–4, 4–6, 6–3		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	Beth Herr Candy Reynolds	Kathleen Horvath Laura Gildemeister Nathalie Herreman Hu Na

March 1986

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar		Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–0, 7–6		Pam Shriver Hana Mandlíková	Alycia Moulton Dianne Balestrat Terry Phelps Kathy Jordan
		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 7–5, 6–2	Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková	Pam Shriver Hana Mandlíková	Alycia Moulton Dianne Balestrat Terry Phelps Kathy Jordan
		Janine Thompson 6–1, 6–4			Andrea Betzner Anne Minter Svetlana Cherneva Lori McNeil
		Candy Reynolds Anne Smith 7–6, 6–1	Sandy Collins Kim Sands		Andrea Betzner Anne Minter Svetlana Cherneva Lori McNeil
10 Mar		Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–1			Helena Suková Robin White Stephanie Rehe Zina Garrison
10 Mar		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 4–6, 7–5, 6–4	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull		Helena Suková Robin White Stephanie Rehe Zina Garrison
17 Mar		Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2		Steffi Graf Chris Evert-Lloyd	Bonnie Gadusek Pam Shriver Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
17 Mar	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková		Steffi Graf Chris Evert-Lloyd

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:

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

Titles won by nation

Rankings

Singles

Awards

The winners of the 1985 WTA Awards were announced in 1986.^[2]

External links

Official WTA Tour website

Notes and References

Web site: 1985 WTA Tournament Guide. Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
Web site: WTA Awards . sonyericssonwtatour.com . . 27 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101104142117/http://www.wtatour.com/page/Awards/0%2C%2C12781%2C00.html . 4 November 2010 . live .