1985 Wimbledon Championships

The 1985 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.^[1][2] It was the 99th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1985.

1985 Wimbledon Championships
Date	24 June – 7 July
Edition	99th
Category	Grand Slam
Draw	128S/64D/64XD
Prize money	£1,934,760
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Boris Becker
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy
Women's doubles
Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie
Mixed doubles
Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova
Boys' singles
Leonardo Lavalle
Girls' singles
Andrea Holíková
Boys' doubles
Agustín Moreno / Jaime Yzaga
Girls' doubles
Louise Field / Janine Thompson

Prize money

The total prize money for 1985 championships was £1,934,760. The winner of the men's title earned £130,000 while the women's singles champion earned £117,000.^[3][4]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128
Men's singles	£130,000	£65,000	£32,500	£16,500	£8,680	£4,864	£2,865	£1,750
Women's singles	£117,000	£58,500	£28,500	£13,954	£6,950	£3,750	£2,210	£1,350
Men's doubles *	£47,500	£23,750	£11,880	£5,450	£2,810	£1,490	£870	—N/a
Women's doubles *	£41,100	£20,550	£9,500	£4,360	£2,100	£1,100	£640	—N/a
Mixed doubles *	£23,400	£11,700	£5,850	£2,730	£1,370	£680	£300	—N/a

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Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren, 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–3), 6–4^[5]

• It was Becker's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2^[6]

• It was Navratilova's 33rd career Grand Slam title and her 6th Wimbledon singles title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy defeated Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3^[7]

• It was Günthardt's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title. It was Taróczy's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie defeated Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4^[8]

• It was Jordan's 5th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Smylie's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova defeated John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2^[9]

• It was McNamee's 5th and last career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title. It was Navratilova's 34th career Grand Slam title and her 13th Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Leonardo Lavalle defeated Eduardo Vélez, 6–4, 6–4^[10]

Girls' singles

Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Andrea Holíková defeated Jenny Byrne, 7–5, 6–1^[11]

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

Agustín Moreno / Jaime Yzaga defeated Petr Korda / Cyril Suk, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4^[12]

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Louise Field / Janine Thompson defeated Elna Reinach / Julie Richardson, 6–1, 6–2^[13]

Singles seeds

Men's singles John McEnroe (quarterfinals, lost to Kevin Curren) Ivan Lendl (fourth round, lost to Henri Leconte) Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to Kevin Curren) Mats Wilander (first round, lost to Slobodan Živojinović) Anders Järryd (semifinals, lost to Boris Becker) Pat Cash (second round, lost to Ricardo Acuña) Joakim Nyström (third round, lost to Boris Becker) Kevin Curren (final, lost to Boris Becker) Johan Kriek (third round, lost to Andreas Maurer) Aaron Krickstein (first round, lost to Bud Schultz) Yannick Noah (third round, lost to Vijay Amritraj) Miloslav Mečíř (first round, lost to Tom Gullikson) Eliot Teltscher (second round, lost to Henri Leconte) Stefan Edberg (fourth round, lost to Kevin Curren) Tomáš Šmíd (second round, lost to Sammy Giammalva) Tim Mayotte (fourth round, lost to Boris Becker)

Women's singles Chris Evert Lloyd (final, lost to Martina Navratilova) Martina Navratilova (champion)[a] n/a[b] Hana Mandlíková (third round, lost to Elizabeth Smylie) Manuela Maleeva (fourth round, lost to Molly Van Nostrand) Pam Shriver (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (second round, lost to Jo Durie) Helena Suková (quarterfinals, lost to Kathy Rinaldi) Zina Garrison (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) Bonnie Gadusek (second round, lost to Anne Smith) Kathy Jordan (second round, lost to Larisa Savchenko) Steffi Graf (fourth round, lost to Pam Shriver) Catarina Lindqvist (first round, lost to Barbara Potter) Carling Bassett (second round, lost to Rene Uys) Wendy Turnbull (third round, lost to Pascale Paradis) Gabriela Sabatini (third round, lost to Catherine Tanvier) Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)

Notes

1. Both Chris Evert Lloyd and Martina Navratilova were seeded #1, reflecting Evert Lloyd's status as the #1 ranked player and Navratilova's as the 3-time defending champion, with no seed #2 awarded. As Evert Lloyd was placed at the top of the draw sheet, she was in effect the de facto #1.^[2]
2. No seed #2 was awarded as both Chris Evert Lloyd and Martina Navratilova were jointly seeded #1.^[2]