1985 Grand Prix (tennis)

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 titles Ivan Lendl (11)
Most finals Ivan Lendl (14)
Points leader Ivan Lendl (4459)
Awards
Player of the year Ivan Lendl
Most improved
player of the year
Boris Becker
Newcomer
of the year
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

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

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

February

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

March

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
Anders Järryd
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Mats Wilander Pat Cash
Stefan Edberg
Heinz Günthardt
Joakim Nyström
Sammy Giammalva
Tomáš Šmíd
Anders Järryd
Stefan Edberg
6–3, 7–6
Kevin Curren
Wojciech Fibak
18 Mar ABN World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Carpet – $250,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Miloslav Mečíř
6–1, 6–2
Jakob Hlasek Tomáš Šmíd
Joakim Nyström
John Sadri
Francisco González
Pat Cash
Boris Becker
Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–4
Vitas Gerulaitis
Paul McNamee
Lorraine Open
Nancy, France
Hard(i) – $80,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Tim Wilkison
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 9–7
Slobodan Živojinović Pascal Portes
Chip Hooper
John Frawley
Henri Leconte
Rolf Gehring
Bernhard Pils
Marcel Freeman
Rodney Harmon
6–4, 7–6
Jaroslav Navrátil
Jonas Svensson
25 Mar Fila Trophy
Milan, Italy
Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
John McEnroe
6–4, 6–1
Anders Järryd Jakob Hlasek
Tomáš Šmíd
Henri Leconte
Tim Wilkison
Vitas Gerulaitis
John Sadri
Heinz Günthardt
Anders Järryd
6–2, 6–1
Broderick Dyke
Wally Masur
Paine Webber Classic
Fort Myers, United States
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Ivan Lendl
6–3, 6–2
Jimmy Connors Andrés Gómez
Sammy Giammalva, Jr.
Johan Kriek
Eliot Teltscher
Scott Davis
Brad Gilbert
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Sammy Giammalva
David Pate

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Apr Jacomo Monte Carlo Open
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Clay – $325,000 – 48S/24D
Ivan Lendl
6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Mats Wilander Henrik Sundström
Aaron Krickstein
Francesco Cancellotti
Michael Westphal
Tomáš Šmíd
Libor Pimek
Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 6–3
Shlomo Glickstein
Shahar Perkiss
Volvo Tennis Chicago
Chicago, United States
Carpet – $250,000 – 32S/16D
John McEnroe
Walkover
Jimmy Connors Scott Davis
Andrés Gómez
Paul Annacone
Terry Moor
Tim Mayotte
Brad Gilbert
Johan Kriek
Yannick Noah
3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
6 Apr Bavarian Open
Munich, West Germany
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Joakim Nyström
6–1, 6–0
Hans Schwaier Diego Pérez
José Luis Clerc
Emilio Sánchez
Klaus Eberhard
Miloslav Mečíř
Cássio Motta
Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
8 Apr Buick WCT Finals
Dallas, United States
Carpet – $500,000 – 12S
Singles
Ivan Lendl
7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–1
Tim Mayotte Jimmy Connors
Joakim Nyström
John McEnroe
Mats Wilander
Stefan Edberg
Aaron Krickstein
Nice International Open
Nice, France
Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D
Henri Leconte
6–4, 6–4
Víctor Pecci Hans Schwaier
Diego Pérez
Slobodan Živojinović
Fernando Luna
Roberto Argüello
Tarik Benhabiles
Claudio Panatta
Pavel Složil
3–6, 6–3, 8–6
Loïc Courteau
Guy Forget
15 Apr Kim Top Line Trophy
Bari, Italy
Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D
Claudio Panatta
6–2, 1–6, 7–6
Lawson Duncan José López-Maeso
Hans Schwaier
Claudio Pistolesi
Roberto Argüello
Horacio de la Peña
Martín Jaite
Alejandro Ganzábal
Claudio Panatta
6–4, 6–2
Marcel Freeman
Laurie Warder
22 Apr WCT Atlanta Championships
Atlanta, United States
Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D
John McEnroe
7–6, 7–6, 6–2
Paul Annacone Mike Leach
Kevin Curren
Tim Mayotte
Pat Cash
Brad Gilbert
Scott Davis
Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg
6–4, 6–3
Steve Denton
Tomáš Šmíd
Puente Romano Open
Marbella, Spain
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Horacio de la Peña
6–0, 6–3
Lawson Duncan Eduardo Bengoechea
Steve Shaw
Pablo Arraya
Ronald Agénor
José López-Maeso
Alejandro Ganzábal
Andrés Gómez
Cássio Motta
6–1, 6–1
Loïc Courteau
Michiel Schapers
29 Apr Alan King Classic
Las Vegas, United States
Hard – $400,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Johan Kriek
4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Jimmy Arias Ken Flach
Tomáš Šmíd
John Lloyd
Eliot Teltscher
Tim Mayotte
Boris Becker
Pat Cash
John Fitzgerald
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg
Ebel German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Clay – $250,000 – 56S/28D
Miloslav Mečíř
6–4, 6–1, 6–4
Henrik Sundström Mats Wilander
José Luis Clerc
Guillermo Vilas
Joakim Nyström
Jan Gunnarsson
Andrés Gómez
Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez
6–4, 6–3
Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy

May

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

June

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

July

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

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

September

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

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

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Nov Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Hard (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
John McEnroe
6–1, 6–2
Anders Järryd Stefan Edberg
Joakim Nyström
Peter Lundgren
Sergio Casal
Yannick Noah
Jakob Hlasek
Guy Forget
Andrés Gómez
6–3, 6–4
Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly
11 Nov Benson and Hedges Championships
London, Great Britain
Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Ivan Lendl
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Boris Becker David Pate
Anders Järryd
Johan Kriek
Joakim Nyström
Ramesh Krishnan
Mike Leach
Guy Forget
Anders Järryd
7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Boris Becker
Slobodan Živojinović
18 Nov Seiko Super Tennis Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D
Andrés Gómez
6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Aaron Krickstein Bud Schultz
Jakob Hlasek
Leonardo Lavalle
Jonathan Canter
Matt Anger
Tomáš Šmíd
Brad Drewett
Kim Warwick
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Jakob Hlasek
Tomáš Šmíd
Fischer Cup
Vienna Austria
Hard(i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Jan Gunnarsson
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
Libor Pimek Heinz Günthardt
Andreas Maurer
Michael Westphal
Ronald Agénor
Mike De Palmer
Martín Jaite
Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly
6–4, 6–3
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
25 Nov
2 Dec
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass
SinglesDoubles
Stefan Edberg
6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Mats Wilander Ivan Lendl
Slobodan Živojinović
John Lloyd
Michiel Schapers
Johan Kriek
John McEnroe
Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg
3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick

December

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Dec Alberto New South Wales Men's Open
Sydney, Australia
Grass – $125,000 – 56S/28D
Henri Leconte
6–7, 6–2, 6–3
Kelly Evernden Matt Anger
Mark Dickson
Bud Schultz
Wally Masur
Christo Steyn
Tim Mayotte
David Dowlen
Nduka Odizor
6–4, 7–6
Broderick Dyke
Wally Masur
16 Dec Sunbeam Open
Adelaide, Australia
Grass – $80,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Eddie Edwards
6–2, 6–4
Peter Doohan Wally Masur
Christo Steyn
Roberto Saad
Amos Mansdorf
Leif Shiras
John Fitzgerald
Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
6–4, 6–4
Nelson Aerts
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
Jonathan Canter
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Peter Doohan Mark Kratzmann
Mark Edmondson
Michael Robertson
Bill Scanlon
Eddie Edwards
Broderick Dyke
Darren Cahill
Peter Carter
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Brett Dickinson
Roberto Saad

January 1986

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
13 Jan Nabisco Masters
New York City, United States
Carpet – $400,000 – 16S/8D
SinglesDoubles
Ivan Lendl
6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Boris Becker Andrés Gómez
Anders Järryd
Tim Mayotte
Johan Kriek
Mats Wilander
Brad Gilbert
Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander

Standings

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

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 +2
2 John McEnroe USA 1 2 –1
3 Mats Wilander SWE 3 4 +1
4 Jimmy Connors USA 2 4 –2
5 Stefan Edberg SWE 5 20 +15
6 Boris Becker FRG 6 65 +59
7 Yannick Noah FRA 7 10 +3
8 Anders Järryd SWE 6 8 –2
9 Miloslav Mečíř TCH 9 60 +51
10 Kevin Curren USA 10 15 +5
11 Joakim Nyström SWE =
12 Tim Mayotte USA +32
13 Paul Annacone USA +84
14 Johan Kriek USA –1
15 Andrés Gómez ECU –10
16 Henri Leconte FRA +10
17 Scott Davis USA +31
18 Brad Gilbert USA +5
19 Tomáš Šmíd TCH –3
20 Martín Jaite ARG +35

List of tournament winners

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

References

  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.

Further reading

  • 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.