1985 Virginia Slims of New Orleans

The 1985 Virginia Slims of New Orleans was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States that was part of the Category 3 tier[1] of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from September 23 through September 29, 1985. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title.[2]

1985 Virginia Slims of New Orleans
DateSeptember 23–29
Edition2nd
Category3
Draw32S / 15D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
VenueUNO Lakefront Arena
Champions
Singles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd / Australia Wendy Turnbull

Finals

Singles

United States Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated United States Pam Shriver 6–4, 7–5

  • It was Evert-Lloyd's 8th singles title of the year and the 140th of her career.

Doubles

United States Chris Evert-Lloyd / Australia Wendy Turnbull defeated United States Mary-Lou Piatek / United States Anne White 6–1, 6–2

References

  1. "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. p. 13 via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 211–212. ISBN 9780002182096.
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