1985 French Open

The 1985 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 27 May until 9 June. It was the 89th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1985.[7][8]

1985 French Open
Date27 May – 9 June[1]
Edition89th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48X
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France[1]
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Mats Wilander [2][3]
Women's Singles
Chris Evert [4][5]
Men's Doubles
Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick [6]
Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver [5]
Mixed Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Heinz Günthardt [5]

The event was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.[1]

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 1985 French Open – Men's Singles

Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 [3]

  • It was Wilander's 4th career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd French Open title.

Women's singles
Main article: 1985 French Open – Women's Singles

Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 6–7(4-7), 7–5 [4]

  • It was Evert's 17th career Grand Slam title, and her 6th French Open title.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1985 French Open – Men's Doubles

Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick defeated Schlomo Glickstein / Hans Simonsson, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 [6]

Women's doubles
Main article: 1985 French Open – Women's Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 [5]

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1985 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Heinz Günthardt defeated Paula Smith / Francisco González, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 [5]

Prize money
Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [9] Men FF1,338,200 FF669,060 FF334,580 FF169,530 FF98,140 FF53,530 FF31,230 FF15,060
Women FF1,262,700 FF640,500 FF315,675 FF160,125 FF78,690 FF41,175 FF21,046 FF11,437

Total prize money for the event was FF19,895,600.

References
  1. "French Open 1985 – Overview". ITFTennis.com.
  2. Abt, Samuel (1985-06-10). "Wilander Topples Lendl in 4-Set Final". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  3. "ATP – 1985 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  4. Trengove, Alan (1985-06-10). "Gutsy Lloyd Outlasts Off-form Navratilova". Paris, France: Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  5. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1985 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  6. "ATP – 1985 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  7. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  8. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  9. John Barrett, ed. (1987). World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-0002182096.
Preceded by
1984 Australian Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1985 Wimbledon Championships
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