1985 Grand Prix (tennis) explained

1985 Grand Prix circuit
Duration:	1 January 1985 – 23 December 1985
Edition:	16th
Tournaments:	71
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) World Championship Tennis (3) Regular Series (62) Team Events (2)
Most Tournament Titles:	Ivan Lendl (11)
Most Tournament Finals:	Ivan Lendl (14)
Points Leader:	Ivan Lendl (4459)
Player Of The Year:	Ivan Lendl
Most Improved Player Of The Year:	Boris Becker
Newcomer Of The Year:	Jaime Yzaga
Comeback Player Of The Year:	Not given
Previous:	1984
Next:	1986

The 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix was a professional men's tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of 71 tournaments held in 19 different countries. The tour incorporated the four ITF grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. Total prize money for the circuit was $23 million. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).^[1] In November 1985 the MIPTC sued player–management agencies ProServ and IMG alleging that these firms were holding the tennis game hostage and were 'exerting extensive power over players'.^{[2] [3]}

The 1985 circuit marked the last time the Australian Open was held in November before moving to its current slot in January. In January 1986 at an awards ceremony in New York the ATP players elected Ivan Lendl as the 1985 ATP Player of the Year.^[4] Lendl won the most tournament titles, played the most finals, was the points leader of the Grand Prix circuit and finished the year as no.1 in the ATP ranking. The Grand Slam tournaments were won by four different players (Wilander, Edberg, Becker, Lendl) and for the first time since 1934 all winners were European.^[1]

Schedule

The table below shows the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).

Key

Grand Slam events
Team events
World Championship Tennis Event
Year-end championships

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jan		Chris Lewis 7–5, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4			Brad Drewett Kelly Evernden Peter Doohan Glenn Layendecker
		John Fitzgerald Chris Lewis 7–6, 6–2	Broderick Dyke Wally Masur
21 Jan		John McEnroe 6–3, 7–6, 6–1			Yannick Noah Eliot Teltscher João Soares Mel Purcell
		Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander 7–6, 7–6	Wojciech Fibak Sandy Mayer
28 Jan		Stefan Edberg 6–1, 6–0			Brad Gilbert Shahar Perkiss Kevin Curren Greg Holmes
		Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 1–6, 6–3, 6–4	Kevin Curren Steve Denton

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Feb 11 Feb		Tim Mayotte 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4			Stefan Edberg Yannick Noah Vitas Gerulaitis Mike Leach
		Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg 7–5, 7–5, 6–4	Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick
18 Feb		Larry Stefanki 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3			Jimmy Connors Tarik Benhabiles Aaron Krickstein John Lloyd
		Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 7–6, 7–5	Ken Flach Robert Seguso
		Kevin Curren 7–6^(8–6), 6–3			Peter Fleming Gene Mayer Bud Schultz Ramesh Krishnan
		Peter Fleming Anders Järryd 7–6^(8–6), 6–2	Glenn Layendecker Glenn Michibata
25 Febr	WCT Houston Shootout Houston, United States Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles	John McEnroe 7–5, 6–1, 7–6			Brad Gilbert Leif Shiras Mark Dickson Tim Mayotte
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–3, 6–2	Hank Pfister Ben Testerman
		Martín Jaite 6–4, 6–2			Roberto Argüello Raúl Viver Francisco Maciel Marcelo Ingaramo
		Martín Jaite Christian Miniussi 6–4, 6–3	Eduardo Bengoechea Diego Pérez

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Mar	1985 Davis Cup Kyoto, Japan – carpet Sindelfingen, West Germany – carpet Tbilisi, Soviet Union – carpet Buenos Aires, Argentina – clay Asunción, Paraguay – carpet Split, Yugoslavia – clay (i) Calcutta, India – grass Santiago, Chile – clay	First Round Winners 5–0 3–2 3–2 4–1 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–1	First Round Losers
11 Mar	Belgium Indoor Championships Brussels, Belgium Carpet – $210,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Anders Järryd 6–4, 3–6, 7–5			Heinz Günthardt Joakim Nyström Sammy Giammalva Tomáš Šmíd
		Anders Järryd Stefan Edberg 6–3, 7–6	Kevin Curren Wojciech Fibak
18 Mar		Miloslav Mečíř 6–1, 6–2			John Sadri Francisco González Pat Cash Boris Becker
		Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 6–4	Vitas Gerulaitis Paul McNamee
	Lorraine Open Nancy, France Hard(i) – $80,000 – 32S/16D	Tim Wilkison 4–6, 7–6, 9–7			John Frawley Henri Leconte Rolf Gehring Bernhard Pils
		Marcel Freeman Rodney Harmon 6–4, 7–6	Jaroslav Navrátil Jonas Svensson
25 Mar	Fila Trophy Milan, Italy Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	John McEnroe 6–4, 6–1			Henri Leconte Tim Wilkison Vitas Gerulaitis John Sadri
		Heinz Günthardt Anders Järryd 6–2, 6–1	Broderick Dyke Wally Masur
		Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2			Johan Kriek Eliot Teltscher Scott Davis Brad Gilbert
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Sammy Giammalva David Pate

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Apr	Jacomo Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Clay – $405,000 – 48S/24D	Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4			Francesco Cancellotti Michael Westphal Tomáš Šmíd Libor Pimek
		Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 6–2, 6–3	Shlomo Glickstein Shahar Perkiss
	Volvo Tennis Chicago Chicago, United States Carpet – $250,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe Walkover			Paul Annacone Terry Moor Tim Mayotte Brad Gilbert
		Johan Kriek Yannick Noah 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4	Ken Flach Robert Seguso
6 Apr		Joakim Nyström 6–1, 6–0			Emilio Sánchez Klaus Eberhard Miloslav Mečíř Cássio Motta
		Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick 4–6, 7–5, 7–5	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
8 Apr	Buick WCT Finals Dallas, United States Carpet – $500,000 – 12S Singles	Ivan Lendl 7–6, 6–4, 6–1			John McEnroe Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg Aaron Krickstein
	Nice International Open Nice, France Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D	Henri Leconte 6–4, 6–4			Slobodan Živojinović Fernando Luna Roberto Argüello Tarik Benhabiles
		Claudio Panatta Pavel Složil 3–6, 6–3, 8–6	Loïc Courteau Guy Forget
15 Apr	Kim Top Line Trophy Bari, Italy Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D	Claudio Panatta 6–2, 1–6, 7–6			Claudio Pistolesi Roberto Argüello Horacio de la Peña Martín Jaite
		Alejandro Ganzábal Claudio Panatta 6–4, 6–2	Marcel Freeman Laurie Warder
22 Apr	WCT Atlanta Championships Atlanta, United States Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 7–6, 7–6, 6–2			Tim Mayotte Pat Cash Brad Gilbert Scott Davis
		Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg 6–4, 6–3	Steve Denton Tomáš Šmíd
	Puente Romano Open Marbella, Spain Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Horacio de la Peña 6–0, 6–3			Pablo Arraya Ronald Agénor José López-Maeso Alejandro Ganzábal
		Andrés Gómez Cássio Motta 6–1, 6–1	Loïc Courteau Michiel Schapers
29 Apr		Johan Kriek 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2			John Lloyd Eliot Teltscher Tim Mayotte Boris Becker
		Pat Cash John Fitzgerald 7–6, 6–7, 7–6	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
	Ebel German Open Hamburg, West Germany Clay – $250,000 – 56S/28D	Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 6–1, 6–4			Guillermo Vilas Joakim Nyström Jan Gunnarsson Andrés Gómez
		Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 6–4, 6–3	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 May	WCT Tournament of Champions Forest Hills, New York, United States Clay – $500,000 – 64S/32D	Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–3			Claudio Panatta Terry Moor Brad Gilbert Lawson Duncan
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 7–5, 6–2	Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley
13 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Yannick Noah 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6			Henrik Sundström Claudio Mezzadri José Luis Clerc Jan Gunnarsson
		Anders Järryd Mats Wilander 4–6, 6–3, 6–2	Ken Flach Robert Seguso
	Nabisco Grand Prix de Madrid Madrid, Spain Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D	Andreas Maurer 7–5, 6–2			Ronald Agénor David de Miguel-Lapiedra Marcelo Ingaramo Carl Limberger
		Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley 7–6^(8–6), 6–4	Jorge Bardou Alberto Tous
20 May	Torneo Internazionale Roger et Gallet Florence, Italy Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D	Sergio Casal 3–6, 6–3, 6–2			Mark Dickson Jimmy Brown Lawson Duncan Marcelo Ingaramo
		David Graham Laurie Warder 6–1, 6–1	Bruce Derlin Carl Limberger
	Ambre Solaire World Team Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $500,000 – 8 teams	2–1
27 May 3 Jun		Mats Wilander 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2			Joakim Nyström Henri Leconte Stefan Edberg Martín Jaite
		Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3	Schlomo Glickstein Hans Simonsson
		Martina Navratilova Heinz Günthardt 2–6, 6–3, 6–2	Paula Smith Francisco González

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Jun	Stella Artois Championships London, Great Britain Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 6–2, 6–3			Tim Mayotte Pat Cash Russell Simpson Paul Annacone
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 3–6, 6–3, 16–14	Pat Cash John Fitzgerald
	Bologna Open Bologna, Italy Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D	Thierry Tulasne 6–2, 6–0			Zoltan Kuharszky Massimiliano Narducci Ronald Agénor Goran Prpić
		Paolo Canè Simone Colombo 7–5, 6–4	Jordi Arrese Alberto Tous
17 June	West of England Championships Bristol, Great Britain Grass – $100,000 – 48S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martin Davis 4–6, 6–3, 7–5			Peter Doohan Nduka Odizor Guy Forget Jeremy Bates
		Eddie Edwards Danie Visser 6–4, 7–6	John Alexander Russell Simpson
24 Jun 1 Jul		Boris Becker 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–3), 6–4			John McEnroe Ricardo Acuña Heinz Günthardt Henri Leconte
		Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3	Pat Cash John Fitzgerald
		Martina Navratilova Paul McNamee 7–5, 4–6, 6–2	Elizabeth Smylie John Fitzgerald

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jul	Union Warren Bank U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, United States Clay – $210,000 – 56S/28D	Mats Wilander 6–2, 6–4			Henrik Sundström Libor Pimek Juan Aguilera Paul McNamee
		Libor Pimek Slobodan Živojinović 2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
	RADO Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Joakim Nyström 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3			Wojciech Fibak Heinz Günthardt Cássio Motta Raúl Viver
		Wojciech Fibak Tomáš Šmíd 6–7, 6–4, 6–4	Brad Drewett Mark Edmondson
	Tennis Hall of Fame Championships Newport, United States Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Tom Gullikson 6–3, 7–5			Johan Kriek Paul Annacone Scott Davis Marc Flur
		Peter Doohan Sammy Giammalva 6–1, 6–3	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
15 Jul	D.C. National Bank Classic Washington, United States Clay – $210,000 – 56S/28D	Yannick Noah 6–4, 6–3			Jakob Hlasek Aaron Krickstein Guillermo Vilas Pablo Arraya
			David Graham Balázs Taróczy
		Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–0			Goran Prpić Henrik Sundström Stefan Simonsson Alessandro de Minicis
		Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 6–0, 7–6	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
22 Jul	U.S. Open Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Clay – $300,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–3			Martín Jaite Miloslav Mečíř Hans Schwaier Jaroslav Navrátil
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–4, 6–4	Pavel Složil Kim Warwick
		Brad Gilbert 4–6, 7–5, 6–0			Danie Visser Sammy Giammalva Bob Green Paul Annacone
		Mike De Palmer Peter Doohan 6–3, 6–4	Eddie Edwards Danie Visser
	Dutch Open Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ricki Osterthun 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3			Michiel Schapers Darren Cahill Huub van Boeckel Tomáš Šmíd
		Hans Simonsson Stefan Simonsson 6–3, 6–4	Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde
29 Jul	1985 Davis Cup Hamburg, West Germany – clay Guayaquil, Ecuador – clay Sydney, Australia – grass Bangalore, India	Quarterfinal Winners 3–2 5–0 3–2 4–1	Quarterfinal Losers

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Aug	Volvo International Stratton Mountain, United States Hard – $250,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	John McEnroe 7–6, 6–2			Paul Annacone Scott Davis Tim Mayotte Brad Gilbert
		Scott Davis David Pate 3–6, 7–6, 7–6	Ken Flach Robert Seguso
	Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Pavel Složil 7–5, 6–2			Kent Carlsson Henri Leconte Thierry Tulasne Emilio Sánchez
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 7–6	Paolo Canè Claudio Panatta
12 Aug		John McEnroe 7–5, 6–3			Ramesh Krishnan Stefan Edberg Eliot Teltscher Anders Järryd
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 7–5, 7–6	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
	Society Bank Tennis Classic Cleveland, United States Hard – $80,000 – 32S/16D	Brad Gilbert 6–3, 6–2			Matt Doyle Mike Bauer Ricardo Acuña David Pate
		Leo Palin Olli Rahnasto 6–3, 6–7, 7–6	Hank Pfister Ben Testerman
19 Aug	ATP Championship Mason, United States Hard – $300,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 6–4, 6–2			Stefan Edberg Jimmy Brown Hank Pfister Anders Järryd
		Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander
27 Aug	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Ivan Lendl 7–6^(7–1), 6–3, 6–4			Joakim Nyström Anders Järryd Heinz Günthardt Yannick Noah
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–1), 7–6^(8–6), 6–0	Henri Leconte Yannick Noah
		Martina Navratilova Heinz Günthardt 6–3, 6–4	Elizabeth Smylie John Fitzgerald

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Sep	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, West Germany Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–0			Ronald Agénor Jan Gunnarsson Andreas Maurer Udo Riglewski
		Ivan Lendl Tomáš Šmíd 3–6, 6–4, 6–2	Andy Kohlberg João Soares
	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Italy Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Thierry Tulasne 6–3, 6–1			Roberto Argüello Goran Prpić Claudio Pistolesi Francesco Cancellotti
		Colin Dowdeswell Joakim Nyström 6–4, 6–7, 7–6	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
16 Sep	Volvo Tennis Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Paul Annacone 7–6^(7–5), 6–7^(8–10), 7–6^(7–4)			Brad Gilbert Scott Davis Jimmy Arias Ramesh Krishnan
		Scott Davis Robert Van't Hof 6–3, 7–6	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
		Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 6–4			Jakob Hlasek Marián Vajda Roberto Argüello Leonardo Lavalle
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 4–6, 7–5	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta
	Nabisco Grand Prix Passing Shot Bordeaux, France Clay – $80,000 – 32S/16D	Diego Pérez 6–4, 7–6			Ronald Agénor Jorge Bardou Francisco Maciel Libor Pimek
		David Felgate Steve Shaw 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Libor Pimek Blaine Willenborg
23 Sep		Stefan Edberg 6–4, 6–2			John McEnroe Eliot Teltscher Brad Gilbert Tim Mayotte
		Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Brad Gilbert Sandy Mayer
	International Championships of Spain Barcelona, Spain Clay – $210,000 – 64S/32D	Thierry Tulasne 0–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0			Sergio Casal Kent Carlsson Anders Järryd Emilio Sánchez
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–3, 6–3	Jan Gunnarsson Michael Mortensen
30 Sep	1985 Davis Cup Frankfurt, West Germany – carpet (i) Malmö, Sweden – clay (i)	Semifinal Winners 5–0 5–0	Semifinal Losers

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Oct	Altech South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $210,000 – 32S/16D	Matt Anger 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2			Kevin Curren John Sadri Martin Wostenholme Mike de Palmer
		Colin Dowdeswell Christo van Rensburg 3–6, 7–6, 6–4	Amos Mansdorf Shahar Perkiss
	Nabisco Grand Prix de Toulouse Toulouse, France Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Yannick Noah 6–4, 6–4			Jakob Hlasek Libor Pimek Jan Gunnarsson Jérôme Potier
		Ricardo Acuña Jakob Hlasek 3–6, 6–2, 9–7	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd
		Paul Annacone 6–3, 6–3			Marty Davis Russell Simpson Bud Schultz Ben Testerman
		Marty Davis Brad Drewett 6–2, 6–2	Bud Schultz Ben Testerman
14 Oct	Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Sydney, Australia Hard (i) – $225,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–4, 7–6			Ben Testerman Chip Hooper Andrés Gómez Simon Youl
		John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–3, 6–2	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
	Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Stefan Edberg 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–1			Guy Forget Miloslav Mečíř Thierry Tulasne Hans Schwaier
		Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Mark Dickson Tim Wilkison
		Scott Davis 6–1, 7–6^(7–3)			Greg Holmes Matt Anger Jonathan Canter Sammy Giammalva
		Scott Davis David Pate 7–6^(7–3), 6–7^(6–8), 6–3	Sammy Giammalva, Jr. Greg Holmes
		Brad Gilbert 6–3, 6–2			Gianni Ocleppo Eric Jelen Peter Carlsson Florin Segărceanu
		Brad Gilbert Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2	Michael Robertson Florin Segărceanu
21 Oct	Seiko Super Tennis Tokyo, Japan Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–0, 6–4			Tim Mayotte Anders Järryd Vincent Van Patten Andrés Gómez
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 4–6, 6–3, 7–6	Scott Davis David Pate
	Black & Decker Indoor Championships Melbourne, Australia Carpet – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Marty Davis 6–4, 6–4			Wally Masur Mark Woodforde Broderick Dyke Peter McNamara
		Brad Drewett Matt Mitchell 4–6, 7–6, 6–4	David Dowlen Nduka Odizor
		Peter Lundgren 6–3, 6–2			Horacio de la Peña John Lloyd Tom Gullikson Jeremy Bates
		Alex Antonitsch Michiel Schapers 6–4, 7–5	Jan Gunnarsson Peter Lundgren

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Nov	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	John McEnroe 6–1, 6–2			Peter Lundgren Sergio Casal Yannick Noah Jakob Hlasek
		Guy Forget Andrés Gómez 6–3, 6–4	Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly
11 Nov	Benson and Hedges Championships London, Great Britain Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4			Johan Kriek Joakim Nyström Ramesh Krishnan Mike Leach
		Guy Forget Anders Järryd 7–5, 4–6, 7–5	Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović
18 Nov	Seiko Super Tennis Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D	Andrés Gómez 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4			Leonardo Lavalle Jonathan Canter Matt Anger Tomáš Šmíd
		Brad Drewett Kim Warwick 3–6, 6–4, 6–2	Jakob Hlasek Tomáš Šmíd
	Fischer Cup Vienna Austria Hard(i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jan Gunnarsson 6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5			Michael Westphal Ronald Agénor Mike De Palmer Martín Jaite
		Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly 6–4, 6–3	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
25 Nov 2 Dec	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass Singles – Doubles	Stefan Edberg 6–4, 6–3, 6–3			John Lloyd Michiel Schapers Johan Kriek John McEnroe
		Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Dec	Alberto New South Wales Men's Open Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 56S/28D	Henri Leconte 6–7, 6–2, 6–3			Bud Schultz Wally Masur Christo Steyn Tim Mayotte
		John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–3, 6–2	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
16 Dec	Sunbeam Open Adelaide, Australia Grass – $80,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Eddie Edwards 6–2, 6–4			Roberto Saad Amos Mansdorf Leif Shiras John Fitzgerald
		Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick 6–4, 6–4	Nelson Aerts Tomm Warneke
	Davis Cup by NEC: Final Munich, West Germany – carpet	3–2
23 Dec		Jonathan Canter 5–7, 6–3, 6–4			Michael Robertson Bill Scanlon Eddie Edwards Broderick Dyke
		Darren Cahill Peter Carter 7–6^(7–3), 6–1	Brett Dickinson Roberto Saad

January 1986

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 Jan	Nabisco Masters New York City, United States Carpet – $400,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–2, 7–6, 6–3			Tim Mayotte Johan Kriek Mats Wilander Brad Gilbert
		Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 6–1, 7–6	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander

Standings

The 1985 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in 18 separate point categories, ranging from the Grand Slam tournaments (700 points for the Singles winner and 120 points for Doubles winner) to the smallest Regular Series tournaments (80 points for the Singles winner and 15 points for Doubles winner). At the end of the year the top 64 Singles players and top 24 Doubles players received bonuses from a $4,000,000 bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have participated in at least 14 tournaments. The best 16 players in the points standing at the end of the season qualified for the Nabisco Masters which was played in January 1986.^[1]

Singles Rk Country Name Points Bonus 1 4,459 $800,000 2 4,103 $550,000 3 3,308 $400,000 4 2,511 $250,000 5 2,233 $150,000 6 2,178 $100,000 7 1,886 $75,000 8 1,860 $55,000 9 1,497 $45,000 10 1,482 $40,000

Doubles Rk Country Name Points Bonus 1 769 $165,000 2 765 $120,000 3 671 $90,000 4 587 $70,000 5 584 $50,000 6 574 $40,000 7 513 $30,000 8 467 $25,000 9 452 $20,000 10 437 $17,000

ATP rankings

As of 2 January 1985 Rk Name Nation 1 United States 2 United States 3 4 Sweden 5 Ecuador 6 Sweden 7 Sweden 8 Australia 9 United States 10 11 Sweden 12 United States 13 United States 14 United States 15 16 17 United States 18 United States 19 Spain 20 Sweden

Year-end rankings 1985 (30 December 1985)^[5] Rk Name Nation High Low Change 1 1 3 +2 2 1 2 –1 3 3 4 +1 4 2 4 –2 5 5 20 +15 6 6 65 +59 7 7 10 +3 8 6 8 –2 9 9 60 +51 10 10 15 +5 11 = 12 +32 13 +84 14 –1 15 –10 16 +10 17 +31 18 +5 19 –3 20 +35

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

• Matt Anger (1) Johannesburg
• Paul Annacone (1) Brisbane
• Boris Becker (3) Queen's Club, Cincinnati, Wimbledon
• Jonathan Canter (1) Melbourne
• Sergio Casal (1) Florence
• Kevin Curren (1) Toronto Indoor
• Marty Davis (2) Bristol, Melbourne Indoor
• Scott Davis (1) Tokyo Outdoor
• Stefan Edberg (4) Memphis, San Francisco, Basel, Australian Open
• Eddie Edwards (1) Adelaide
• Brad Gilbert (3) Livingston, Cleveland, Tel Aviv
• Andrés Gómez (1) Hong Kong
• Tom Gullikson (1) Newport
• Jan Gunnarsson (1) Vienna
• Martín Jaite (1) Buenos Aires
• Anders Järryd (1) Brussels
• Johan Kriek (1) Las Vegas
• Henri Leconte (2) Nice, Sydney Outdoor
• Ivan Lendl (11) Fort Myers, Monte Carlo, Dallas, Forest Hills, Indianapolis, US Open, Stuttgart Outdoor, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Wembley, Masters
• Peter Lundgren (1) Cologne
• Chris Lewis (1) Auckland
• Andreas Maurer (1) Madrid
• Tim Mayotte (1) Delray Beach
• John McEnroe (9) Masters, Philadelphia, Houston, Milan, Chicago, Atlanta, Stratton Mountain, Montreal, Stockholm
• Miloslav Mečíř (2) Rotterdam, Hamburg
• Yannick Noah (3) Rome, Washington, D.C., Toulouse
• Joakim Nyström (2) Munich, Gstaad
• Ricki Osterthun (1) Hilversum
• Claudio Panatta (1) Bari
• Horacio de la Peña (1) Marbella
• Diego Pérez (1) Bordeaux
• Pavel Složil (1) Kitzbühel
• Tomáš Šmíd (1) Geneva
• Larry Stefanki (1) La Quinta
• Thierry Tulasne (2) Bologna, Palermo
• Mats Wilander (3) Boston, French Open, Båstad
• Tim Wilkison (1) Nancy

The following players won their first title in 1985:

• Matt Anger Johannesburg
• Paul Annacone Brisbane
• Boris Becker Queen's Club
• Jonathan Canter Melbourne
• Sergio Casal Florence
• Eddie Edwards Adelaide
• Tom Gullikson Newport
• Jan Gunnarsson Vienna
• Martín Jaite Buenos Aires
• Chris Lewis Auckland
• Peter Lundgren Cologne
• Andreas Maurer Madrid
• Tim Mayotte Delray Beach
• Miloslav Mečíř Rotterdam
• Ricki Osterthun Hilversum
• Claudio Panatta Bari
• Horacio de la Peña Marbella
• Diego Pérez Bordeaux
• Larry Stefanki La Quinta
• Thierry Tulasne Bologna

See also

• 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

External links

• ATP 1985 results archive
• ATP History – How It All Began

Further reading

• Book: Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. Bud Collins . New Chapter Press . New York . 2nd . 2010. 978-0-942257-70-0 .

Notes and References

1. Book: World of Tennis 1986. 1986. Willow Books. London. 978-0002182096. 131–137. John Barrett.
2. Book: Tennis Great Britain 1986. 1986. Dennis Fairey & Associates. 9780951021514. 119–123. David Irvine.
3. Book: The Politics of Sport. 1986. Manchester University Press. Manchester. 978-0719018718. 212. Lincoln Allison.
4. News: Lendl named Player of the Year. Lakeland Ledger. 14 January 1986.
5. Web site: ATP Year-end top 20 . ATP . 15 September 2023.