1985 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships

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1985 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
DateJuly 6–12
Edition10th
Category Grand Prix
Prize money$100,000
Surface Grass / outdoor
Location Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doohan / Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva Jr.
  1984  · Hall of Fame Tennis Championships ·  1986  

The 1985 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (also known as the 1985 Volvo Tennis Hall of Fame Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a men's Grand Prix tennis tournament held in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from July 6 through July 12, 1985. Unseeded Tom Gullikson won the singles title. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson defeated Flag of the United States.svg John Sadri 6–3, 7–5

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doohan / Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva Jr. defeated Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone / Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Christo van Rensburg 6–1, 6–3

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. p. 176. ISBN   9780002182096.