1985 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1985 Lipton International Players Championships
Champions	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
Runners-up	Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick
Score	7–5, 7–5, 6–4
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg won in the final 7–5, 7–5, 6–4 in the final against Sherwood Stewart and Kim Warwick.^[1]

Seeds

Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy (second round)
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd (quarterfinals)
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso (third round)
Kevin Curren / Steve Denton (second round)
Broderick Dyke / John Fitzgerald (third round)
Fritz Buehning / Ferdi Taygan (quarterfinals)
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah (semifinals)
Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander (quarterfinals)
Sherwood Stewart / Kim Warwick (final)
David Dowlen / Nduka Odizor (second round)
Francisco González / Matt Mitchell (third round)
Peter Fleming / Ivan Lendl (second round)
Jan Gunnarsson / Michael Mortensen (second round)
Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (first round)
Peter Doohan / Michael Fancutt (third round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals									Final

	10	Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick	6	4	6	6

	8	Henri Leconte Yannick Noah	2	6	3	3
										10	Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick	5	5	4

											Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	7	7	6
		Gary Donnelly David Graham	5	6	6	3

		Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	7	7	4	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	1	P Složil T Šmíd	6	6
		P Bastiansen H Sundström	1	4				1	P Složil T Šmíd	4	6	7
		E Bengoechea A Tous	4	2					B Manson S Meister	6	2	5
		B Manson S Meister	6	6											1	P Složil T Šmíd	6	6
		A Andrews J Sadri	7	4	6										12	F González M Mitchell	2	4
		B Green T Mayotte	6	6	3				A Andrews J Sadri	6	6	3
		J Kriek B Scanlon	1	4				12	F González M Mitchell	7	3	6
	12	F González M Mitchell	6	6																		1	P Složil T Šmíd	3	5
	10	S Stewart K Warwick	7	6																		10	S Stewart K Warwick	6	7
		A Amritraj V Amritraj	6	3				10	S Stewart K Warwick	3	6	6
		J Canter E Sherbeck	1	5					S Casal E Sánchez	6	1	4
		S Casal E Sánchez	6	7											10	S Stewart K Warwick	6	6	6
		D Gitlin J Lloyd	6	6											6	B Dyke J Fitzgerald	7	1	3
		D Cassidy G Layendecker	4	3					D Gitlin J Lloyd	7	6	1
		S Simonsson H Simonsson	5	6				6	B Dyke J Fitzgerald	6	7	6
	6	B Dyke J Fitzgerald	7	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	3	S Edberg A Järryd	6	4	6
		M Robertson D Tarr	4	6	3			3	S Edberg A Järryd	6	6
		J Frawley M Schapers	2	2					J Alexander B Drewett	2	2
		J Alexander B Drewett	6	6											3	S Edberg A Järryd	6	7
		S Davis B Testerman	7	3	6										16	P Doohan M Fancutt	4	5
		D Pate H Pfister	5	6	1				S Davis B Testerman	3	6	3
		O Davidson R Moore	3	4				16	P Doohan M Fancutt	6	3	6
	16	P Doohan M Fancutt	6	6																		3	S Edberg A Järryd	6	6	6
	14	J Gunnarsson M Mortensen	6	7																		8	H Leconte Y Noah	2	7	7
		M Bauer C Motta	4	6				14	J Gunnarsson M Mortensen	6	3	3
		G Holmes A Krickstein	6	7					G Holmes A Krickstein	2	6	6
		J Arias E Korita	4	5												G Holmes A Krickstein	1	6
		E Van't Hof V Winitsky	6	7											8	H Leconte Y Noah	6	7
		E Edwards D Visser	4	6					E Van't Hof V Winitsky	7	6	4
		P Arraya V Van Patten	3	4				8	H Leconte Y Noah	6	7	6
	8	H Leconte Y Noah	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	5	K Curren S Denton	6	6
		C B Cox T Moor	4	3				5	K Curren S Denton	3	6
		M Freeman R Simpson	2	4					B Gilbert V Pecci	6	7
		B Gilbert V Pecci	6	6												B Gilbert V Pecci	6	1
		S Glickstein S Perkiss	6	6	5										9	J Nyström M Wilander	7	6
		J Lapidus R Meyer	4	7	7				J Lapidus R Meyer	4	2
		S Brawley R Nixon	4	1				9	J Nyström M Wilander	6	6
	9	J Nyström M Wilander	6	6																		9	J Nyström M Wilander	4	5
	15	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	6	3	2																		G Donnelly D Graham	6	7
		E Fernandez L Shiras	4	6	6				E Fernandez L Shiras	1	6
		G Donnelly D Graham	6	4	6				G Donnelly D Graham	6	7
		V Gerulaitis F Stolle	1	6	4											G Donnelly D Graham	6	7
		L Pimek B Willenborg	6	3	7										4	K Flach R Seguso	4	5
		L Stefanki R Van't Hof	4	6	5				L Pimek B Willenborg	6	7	0
		A Kohlberg J Navrátil	2	3				4	K Flach R Seguso	7	6	6
	4	K Flach R Seguso	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	7	F Buehning F Taygan	6	6
		J Mattke D Saltz	3	2				7	F Buehning F Taygan	7	3	6
		L Bourne C Hooper	4	6	6				L Bourne C Hooper	5	6	3
		M Flur S McCain	6	4	2										7	F Buehning F Taygan	6	6
		M Leach J Turpin	5	3												B Becker W Fibak	4	4
		B Becker W Fibak	7	6					B Becker W Fibak	7	6
		T Delatte C Wittus	4	6	4			11	D Dowlen N Odizor	6	4
	11	D Dowlen N Odizor	6	2	6																	7	F Buehning F Taygan	7	4	2
	13	P Fleming I Lendl	6	6																			P Annacone C van Rensburg	6	6	6
		R Acuña H Gildemeister	4	2				13	P Fleming I Lendl	6	6
		M Dickson T Wilkison	6	3					P Annacone C van Rensburg	7	7
		P Annacone C van Rensburg	7	6												P Annacone C van Rensburg	6	6
		Z Kuharszky J Soares	7	4	7											Z Kuharszky J Soares	1	4
		M De Palmer S Giammalva, Jr.	6	6	6				Z Kuharszky J Soares	7	6
		P Elter S Svensson	6	4				2	H Günthardt B Taróczy	6	3
	2	H Günthardt B Taróczy	7	6

References

^ Myles, Stephanie (August 15, 2014). "American Jack Sock poised to make tennis history". Yahoo! News. Retrieved January 18, 2024. Annacone and van Rensburg won the Sydney tournament on grass in December 1984 (yes, they had tournaments in December back then; the Australian Open was played in November), then the 1985 Lipton championship in Delray Beach (which is now the Sony Open in Miami).

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