1985 French Open

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1985 French Open
Roland-garros-1985.jpg
Date27 May – 9 June 1985
Edition84
Category55th Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48X
Surface Clay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander [1] [2]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert [3] [4]
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick [5]
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver [4]
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt [4]
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The 1985 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 27 May until 9 June. It was the 84th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1985. [6] [7]

Contents

The event was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 [2]

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert defeated Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 [3]

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick defeated Flag of Israel.svg Schlomo Glickstein / Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Simonsson, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 [5]

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 [4]

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt defeated Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith / Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco González, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 [4]

Prize money

EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1R
Singles [8] MenFF1,338,200FF669,060FF334,580FF169,530FF98,140FF53,530FF31,230FF15,060
WomenFF1,262,700FF640,500FF315,675FF160,125FF78,690FF41,175FF21,046FF11,437

Total prize money for the event was FF19,895,600.

References

  1. ↑ Abt, Samuel (1985-06-10). "Wilander Topples Lendl in 4-Set Final". The New York Times . Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  2. 1 2 "ATP – 1985 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  3. 1 2 Trengove, Alan (1985-06-10). "Gutsy Lloyd Outlasts Off-form Navratilova". Sydney Morning Herald . Paris, France. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "WTA Tournament Archive – 1985 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  5. 1 2 "ATP – 1985 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  6. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN   978-0942257700.
  7. ↑ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN   2906450510.
  8. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1987). World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. p. 83. ISBN   978-0002182096.
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