1985 Family Circle Cup Explained

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]

Finals

Singles

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

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.

External links

• Official website
• ITF tournament edition details

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1985 WTA Tournament Guide. Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. 6. University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
2. Book: The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. 1986. Willow Books. London. 9780002182096. 198. John Barrett.