1985 West of England Championships

The 1985 West of England Championships,[b] also known as the Bristol Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts that was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix circuit. It was played at Bristol in Great Britain from 17 to 24 June 1985. The final could not be played on the outdoor grass courts due to persistent rain and was moved to an indoor court at David Lloyds Racket Club in Heston. Marty Davis won the singles final in front of just a handful of spectators and commented "I haven't really played in many finals, and I didn't really care if it had to be switched here or to the Falkand Islands, I was just delighted to win it".[3]

1985 West of England Championships
Date17–24 June
Edition6th
CategoryGrand Prix circuit
Draw48S / 16D
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceGrass / outdoor [a]
LocationBristol, England
Champions
Singles
United States Martin Davis[1]
Doubles
South Africa Eddie Edwards / South Africa Danie Visser[2]
← 1984 · West of England Championships · 1986 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Martin Davis defeated   Glenn Layendecker 4–6, 6–3, 7–5

  • It was Davis' 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Doubles

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  Eddie Edwards /   Danie Visser defeated   John Alexander /   Russell Simpson 6–4, 7–6

  • It was Edwards' 2nd title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Visser's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.

Notes

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  1. ^ The final was played on indoor Supreme court.
  2. ^ Officially the West of England Grass Court Championships.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1985 Bristol – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1985 Bristol – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ a b David Irvine, ed. (1986). Tennis Great Britain 1986. Dennis Fairey & Associates. pp. 166–168. ISBN 9780951021514.
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