1985 Family Circle Cup

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1985 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 8–14
Edition13th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw56S / 32D
Prize money$200,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Hilton Head Island, SC, U.S.
Venue Sea Pines Plantation
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Rosalyn Fairbank / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
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The 1985 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier [1] of the 1985 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and ran from April 8 through April 14, 1985. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title, her second consecutive and eighth in total at the event. [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Rosalyn Fairbank / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko 6–4, 6–1

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References

  1. "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents . Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. p. 6 via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation  : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. p. 198. ISBN   9780002182096.