1985 Pilkington Glass Championships

The 1985 Pilkington Glass Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom and was part of the Category 3 tier[1] of the 1985 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and ran from 17 June until 22 June 1985. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her fourth consecutive at the event and fifth in total.[2]

1985 Pilkington Glass Championships
Date17–22 June
Edition12th
Category3
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$175,000
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationEastbourne, United Kingdom
VenueDevonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver

Finals

Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Navratilova's 7th singles title of the year and the 106th of her career.

Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated United States Kathy Jordan / Australia Elizabeth Smylie 7–5, 6–4

References
  1. "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. p. 10 – via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 2023–204. ISBN 9780002182096.

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