1985 Wimbledon Championships


The 1985 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 99th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1985.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1985 championships was £1,934,760. The winner of the men's title earned £130,000 while the women's singles champion earned £117,000.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£130,000£65,000£32,500£16,500£8,680£4,864£2,865£1,750
Women's singles£117,000£58,500£28,500£13,954£6,950£3,750£2,210£1,350
Men's doubles *£47,500£23,750£11,880£5,450£2,810£1,490£870
Women's doubles *£41,100£20,550£9,500£4,360£2,100£1,100£640
Mixed doubles *£23,400£11,700£5,850£2,730£1,370£680£300

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
  • It was Becker's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

    Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
  • It was Navratilova's 33rd career Grand Slam title and her 6th Wimbledon singles title.

    Men's doubles

Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy defeated Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
  • It was Günthardt's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title. It was Taróczy's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title.

    Women's doubles

Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie defeated Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
  • It was Jordan's 5th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Smylie's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

    Mixed doubles

Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova defeated John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
  • It was McNamee's 5th and last career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title. It was Navratilova's 34th career Grand Slam title and her 13th Wimbledon title.

    Juniors

Boys' singles

Leonardo Lavalle defeated Eduardo Vélez, 6–4, 6–4

Girls' singles

Andrea Holíková defeated Jenny Byrne, 7–5, 6–1

Boys' doubles

Agustín Moreno / Jaime Yzaga defeated Petr Korda / Cyril Suk, 7–6, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Louise Field / Janine Thompson defeated Elna Reinach / Julie Richardson, 6–1, 6–2

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. John McEnroe '
  2. Ivan Lendl '
  3. Jimmy Connors '
  4. Mats Wilander '
  5. Anders Järryd '
  6. Pat Cash '
  7. Joakim Nyström '
  8. Kevin Curren '
  9. Johan Kriek '
  10. Aaron Krickstein '
  11. Yannick Noah '
  12. Miloslav Mečíř '
  13. Eliot Teltscher '
  14. Stefan Edberg '
  15. Tomáš Šmíd
  16. Tim Mayotte ''''

    Women's singles

  17. Chris Evert Lloyd '
Martina Navratilova '
  1. n/a
  2. Hana Mandlíková '
  3. Manuela Maleeva '
  4. Pam Shriver '
  5. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch '
  6. Helena Suková '
  7. Zina Garrison '
  8. Bonnie Gadusek '
  9. Kathy Jordan '
  10. Steffi Graf '
  11. Catarina Lindqvist '
  12. Carling Bassett '
  13. Wendy Turnbull '
  14. Gabriela Sabatini ''
  15. Kathy Rinaldi ''''