1985 Grand Prix (tennis)
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]
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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) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Ivan Lendl (11) |
Most tournament finals | Ivan Lendl (14) |
Points leader | Ivan Lendl (4459) |
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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 |
← 1984 1986 → |
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 |
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7 Jan | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $80,000 – 32S/16D Singles | Chris Lewis 7–5, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 | Wally Masur | John Fitzgerald Danny Saltz | Brad Drewett Kelly Evernden Peter Doohan Glenn Layendecker |
John Fitzgerald Chris Lewis 7–6, 6–2 | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur | ||||
21 Jan | Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, United States Hard – $300,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles | John McEnroe 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 | Miloslav Mečíř | Scott Davis Jimmy Connors | Yannick Noah Eliot Teltscher João Soares Mel Purcell |
Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander 7–6, 7–6 | Wojciech Fibak Sandy Mayer | ||||
28 Jan | U.S. Indoor Championships Memphis, United States Carpet – $250,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles | Stefan Edberg 6–1, 6–0 | Yannick Noah | Jimmy Connors Eliot Teltscher | Brad Gilbert Shahar Perkiss Kevin Curren Greg Holmes |
Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 Dec | Alberto New South Wales Men's Open Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 56S/28D | Henri Leconte 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 | Kelly Evernden | Matt Anger Mark Dickson | 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 | Peter Doohan | Wally Masur Christo Steyn | 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 | Sweden 3–2 | West Germany | |||
23 Dec | Jason Victorian Open Melbourne, Australia Grass – $80,000 – 32S/16D | Jonathan Canter 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 | Peter Doohan | Mark Kratzmann Mark Edmondson | Michael Robertson Bill Scanlon Eddie Edwards Broderick Dyke |
Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick 7–6, 6–1 | Brett Dickinson Roberto Saad |
January 1986
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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13 Jan | Nabisco Masters New York City, United States Carpet – $400,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles | Ivan Lendl 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 | Boris Becker | Andrés Gómez Anders Järryd | 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]
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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
References
- John Barrett (1986). World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 131–137. ISBN 978-0002182096.
- David Irvine, ed. (1986). Tennis Great Britain 1986. Dennis Fairey & Associates. pp. 119–123. ISBN 9780951021514.
- Lincoln Allison, ed. (1986). The Politics of Sport. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0719018718.
- "Lendl named Player of the Year". Lakeland Ledger. 14 January 1986.
- "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
External links
Further reading
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.