1985 Wimbledon Championships

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1985 Wimbledon Championships
Date 24 June - 7 July
Edition 99th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw 128S / 64D / 64MX
Prize money £1,934,760
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
West Germany Boris Becker
Women's Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Men's Doubles
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Women's Doubles
United States Kathy Jordan / Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Mixed Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / Australia Paul McNamee
Boys' Singles
Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
Girls' Singles
Czechoslovakia Andrea Holikova
Boys' Doubles
Mexico Agustín Moreno / Peru Jaime Yzaga
Girls' Doubles
Australia Louise Field / United States Janine Thompson

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

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.[1]

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

* per team

Champions

Men's Singles

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West Germany Boris Becker defeated United States Kevin Curren 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4

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

Women's Singles

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United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 4–6, 6–3, 6–2

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

Men's Doubles

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Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / Hungary Balázs Taróczy defeated Australia Pat Cash / Australia John Fitzgerald 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3

  • 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

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United States Kathy Jordan / Australia Elizabeth Smylie defeated United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver 5–7, 6–3, 6–4

  • 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

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United States Martina Navratilova / Australia Paul McNamee defeated Australia Elizabeth Smylie / Australia John Fitzgerald 7–5, 4–6, 6–2

  • 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

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Mexico Leonardo Lavalle defeated Mexico Eduardo Vélez 6–4, 6–4

Girls' Singles

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Czechoslovakia Andrea Holíková defeated Australia Jenny Byrne 7–5, 6–1

Boys' Doubles

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Mexico Agustín Moreno / Peru Jaime Yzaga defeated Czechoslovakia Petr Korda / Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk 7–6(7–3), 6–4

Girls' Doubles

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Australia Louise Field / United States Janine Thompson defeated South Africa Elna Reinach / New Zealand Julie Richardson 6–1, 6–2

References

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External links

Preceded by Grand Slams Succeeded by
1985 U.S. Open