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
Duration	1 January 1985 – 23 December 1985
Edition	16th
Tournaments	71
Categories	Grand 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
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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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles	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 Singles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles	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	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 – $405,000 – 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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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
		John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–3, 6–2	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
16 Dec	Sunbeam Open Adelaide, Australia Grass – $80,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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:

• Matt Anger (1) Johannesburg
• Paul Annacone (1) Brisbane
• Boris Becker (3) Queen's Club, Cincinnati, Wimbledon
• Jonathan Canter (1) Melbourne
• Sergio Casal (1) Florence
• Kevin Curren (1) Toronto Indoor
• Marty Davis (2) Bristol, Melbourne Indoor
• Scott Davis (1) Tokyo Outdoor
• Stefan Edberg (4) Memphis, San Francisco, Basel, Australian Open
• Eddie Edwards (1) Adelaide
• Brad Gilbert (3) Livingston, Cleveland, Tel Aviv
• Andrés Gómez (1) Hong Kong
• Tom Gullikson (1) Newport
• Jan Gunnarsson (1) Vienna
• Martín Jaite (1) Buenos Aires
• Anders Järryd (1) Brussels
• Johan Kriek (1) Las Vegas
• Henri Leconte (2) Nice, Sydney Outdoor
• Ivan Lendl (11) Fort Myers, Monte Carlo, Dallas, Forest Hills, Indianapolis, US Open, Stuttgart Outdoor, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Wembley, Masters
• Peter Lundgren (1) Cologne
• Chris Lewis (1) Auckland
• Andreas Maurer (1) Madrid
• Tim Mayotte (1) Delray Beach
• John McEnroe (9) Masters, Philadelphia, Houston, Milan, Chicago, Atlanta, Stratton Mountain, Montreal, Stockholm
• Miloslav Mečíř (2) Rotterdam, Hamburg
• Yannick Noah (3) Rome, Washington, D.C., Toulouse
• Joakim Nyström (2) Munich, Gstaad
• Ricki Osterthun (1) Hilversum
• Claudio Panatta (1) Bari
• Horacio de la Peña (1) Marbella
• Diego Pérez (1) Bordeaux
• Pavel Složil (1) Kitzbühel
• Tomáš Šmíd (1) Geneva
• Larry Stefanki (1) La Quinta
• Thierry Tulasne (2) Bologna, Palermo
• Mats Wilander (3) Boston, French Open, Båstad
• Tim Wilkison (1) Nancy

The following players won their first title in 1985:

• Matt Anger Johannesburg
• Paul Annacone Brisbane
• Boris Becker Queen's Club
• Jonathan Canter Melbourne
• Sergio Casal Florence
• Eddie Edwards Adelaide
• Tom Gullikson Newport
• Jan Gunnarsson Vienna
• Martín Jaite Buenos Aires
• Chris Lewis Auckland
• Peter Lundgren Cologne
• Andreas Maurer Madrid
• Tim Mayotte Delray Beach
• Miloslav Mečíř Rotterdam
• Ricki Osterthun Hilversum
• Claudio Panatta Bari
• Horacio de la Peña Marbella
• Diego Pérez Bordeaux
• Larry Stefanki La Quinta
• Thierry Tulasne Bologna

See also

• 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

References

1. 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.

External links

• ATP 1985 results archive
• ATP History – How It All Began

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.