1985 Sunkist WTA Championships

Tennis tournament

1985 WITA Championships

Date

April 15–21

Edition

6th

Category

Category 4

Draw

56S / 28D

Prize money

$250,000

Surface

Clay / outdoor

Location

Amelia Island, Florida, U.S

Venue

Amelia Island Plantation

Champions

Singles

Zina Garrison

Doubles

Rosalyn Fairbank

Hana Mandlíková

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The 1985 Sunkist Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida, United States. The tournament was part of the Category 4 tier^[1] of the 1985 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from April 15 through April 21, 1985. Zina Garrison won the singles title and earned $32,000 first-prize money.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Finals

Singles

Zina Garrison defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–3

It was Garrison's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

Doubles

Rosalyn Fairbank / Hana Mandlíková defeated Carling Bassett / Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 2–6, 6–2

It was Fairbank's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 11th of her career. It was Mandlíková's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 9th of her career.

References

^ "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. p. 7 – via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
^ John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 198–199. ISBN 9780002182096.
^ David Scheiderer (April 23, 1985). "Suddenly, Zina Garrison Is a Celebrity : Young Black Player Establishes Herself as Upcoming Star With Victory Over Evert Lloyd". Los Angeles Times.
^ "After never winning a set from Chris Evert Lloyd,..." UPI. April 22, 1985.