1985 Family Circle Cup

The 1985 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier[1] of the 1985 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and ran from April 8 through April 14, 1985. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title, her second consecutive and eighth in total at the event.[2]

1985 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 8–14
Edition13th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw56S / 32D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHilton Head Island, SC, U.S.
VenueSea Pines Plantation
Champions
Singles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / United States Pam Shriver
← 1984 · Family Circle Cup · 1986 →

Finals edit

Singles edit

  Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated   Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 6-0

  • It was Evert-Lloyd's 3rd singles title of the year and the 135th of her career.

Doubles edit

  Rosalyn Fairbank /   Pam Shriver defeated   Svetlana Parkhomenko /   Larisa Savchenko 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Fairbank's 1st doubles title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was Shriver's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 59th of her career.

References edit

  1. ^ "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. p. 6 – via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. p. 198. ISBN 9780002182096.

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