1985 Family Circle Cup

The 1985 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier[1] of the 1985 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and ran from April 8 through April 14, 1985. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title, her second consecutive and eighth in total at the event.[2]

1985 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 8–14
Edition13th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw56S / 32D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHilton Head Island, SC, U.S.
VenueSea Pines Plantation
Champions
Singles
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles
Rosalyn Fairbank / Pam Shriver

Finals

Singles

Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

  • It was Evert-Lloyd's 3rd singles title of the year and the 135th of her career.

Doubles

Rosalyn Fairbank / Pam Shriver defeated Svetlana Parkhomenko / Larisa Savchenko 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Fairbank's 1st doubles title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was Shriver's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 59th of her career.
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References

  1. "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. p. 6 via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. p. 198. ISBN 9780002182096.
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