1985 United Jersey Bank Classic

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1985 United Jersey Bank Classic
DateAugust 12–18
Edition8th
Category3
Draw56S / 32D
Prize money$150,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.
Venue Ramapo College
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Rinaldi
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie
  1984  · WTA New Jersey ·  1986  

The 1985 United Jersey Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States that was part of the Category 3 tier [1] of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from August 12 through August 18, 1985. A crowd of 4,083 spectators watched sixth-seeded Kathy Rinaldi win the singles title and earn $26,000 first-prize money. [2] [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Rinaldi defeated Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie defeated Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková 7–6, 6–3

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References

  1. "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents . Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. p. 12 via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. p. 210. ISBN   9780002182096.
  3. "Rinaldi takes Jersey Classic". The New York Times . August 18, 1985.