1985 Grand Prix (tennis)
Lendl was the player of the year | |
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Duration | January 1 – December 23 |
Edition | 16th |
Tournaments | 71 |
Categories |
Grand Slam (4) World Championship Tennis (3) Regular Series (62) Team Events (2) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles |
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Most tournament finals |
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Points leader |
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Awards | |
Player of the year |
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Most improved player of the year |
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Newcomer of the year |
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Comeback player of the year | Not given |
← 1984 1986 → |
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).
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Grand Slam events |
Team events |
World Championship Tennis Event |
Year-end championships |
January
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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21 January | Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, United States $300,000 – Hard – 48S/24D Singles Draw | 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 | |||
7–6, 7–6 | |||||
28 January | U.S. Indoor Championships Memphis, United States $250,000 – Carpet – 48S/24D | 6–1, 6–0 | |||
1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 December | Alberto New South Wales Men's Open Sydney, Australia $125,000 – Grass – 56S/28D | 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 | |||
6–3, 6–2 | |||||
16 December | Sunbeam Open Adelaide, Australia $80,000 – Grass – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 6–2, 6–4 | |||
6–4, 6–4 | |||||
Davis Cup by NEC: Final Munich, West Germany – Carpet | 3–2 | ||||
23 December | Jason Victorian Open Melbourne, Australia $80,000 – Grass – 32S/16D | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 | |||
7–6, 6–1 |
January 1986
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 January | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand $85,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw | 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | |||
6–3, 6–4 | |||||
Mazda World Doubles Championships London, Great Britain Year-end championships $200,000 – Carpet – 8S (RR) Doubles Draw | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | ||||
13 January | Nabisco Masters New York City, United States $400,000 – Carpet – 16S/8D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 | |||
6–1, 7–6 | |||||
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]
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ATP rankings
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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
References
- 1 2 3 John Barrett (1986). World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 131–137. ISBN 978-0002182096.
- ↑ David Irvine, ed. (1986). Tennis Great Britain 1986. Dennis Fairey & Associates. pp. 119–123. ISBN 9780951021514.
- ↑ Lincoln Allison, ed. (1986). The Politics of Sport. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0719018718.
- ↑ "Lendl named Player of the Year". Lakeland Ledger. Jan 14, 1986.
- ↑ "ATP Rankings 02.01.1985". ATP.
- ↑ "ATP Rankings 30.12.1985". ATP.
External links
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.