1985 Virginia Slims of Houston
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1985 Virginia Slims of Houston | |
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Date | April 28 – May 5 |
Edition | 15th |
Category | 3 |
Draw | 28S / 16D |
Prize money | $150,000 |
Surface | Clay / outndoor |
Location | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Martina Navratilova | |
Doubles | |
Elise Burgin / Anne White |
The 1985 Virginia Slims of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Sugar Land, Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of the Category 3 tier[1] of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from April 28 through May 5, 1985. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.[2][3][4]
Finals
Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Elise Burgin 6–4, 6–1
- It was Navratilova's 6th singles title of the year and the 105th of her career.
Doubles
Elise Burgin / Martina Navratilova defeated Manuela Maleeva / Helena Suková 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
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. ISBN 9780002182096.
- ^ "Unseeded Burgin Faces Navratilova for Title". The New York Times. May 5, 1985.
- ^ Richard Luna (May 5, 1985). "Martina Navratilova played her longest match of the week..." UPI.
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