1985 French Open – Women's singles explained

See main article: 1985 French Open.

Chris Evert defeated the defending champion Martina Navratilova in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1985 French Open. It was her sixth French Open singles title and her 17th major singles title overall. The final is considered one of the finest matches of the Evert–Navratilova rivalry.^[1]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Martina Navratilova (finals)
2. Chris Evert (champion)
3. Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
4. Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
5. Helena Suková (second round)
6. Zina Garrison (second round)
7. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
8. Carling Bassett (fourth round)
9. Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
10. Bonnie Gadusek (fourth round)
11. Steffi Graf (fourth round)
12. Barbara Potter (first round)
13. Kathy Rinaldi (third round)
14. Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
15. Andrea Temesvári (first round)
16. Pam Casale (second round)

Qualifying

See main article: 1985 French Open – Women's singles qualifying.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Earlier rounds

Section 8

See also

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

External links

• 1985 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Notes and References

1. [Evert–Navratilova rivalry#1985 French Open final]