The 1985 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet ClubinWimbledon, 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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | — |
Women's doubles * | £41,100 | £20,550 | £9,500 | £4,360 | £2,100 | £1,100 | £640 | — |
Mixed doubles * | £23,400 | £11,700 | £5,850 | £2,730 | £1,370 | £680 | £300 | — |
* per team
Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4[5]
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2[6]
Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy defeated Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3[7]
Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie defeated Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4[8]
Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova defeated John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2[9]
Leonardo Lavalle defeated Eduardo Vélez, 6–4, 6–4[10]
Andrea Holíková defeated Jenny Byrne, 7–5, 6–1[11]
Agustín Moreno / Jaime Yzaga defeated Petr Korda / Cyril Suk, 7–6(7–3), 6–4[12]
Louise Field / Janine Thompson defeated Elna Reinach / Julie Richardson, 6–1, 6–2[13]
Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |