1985 Grand Prix (tennis)
| Ivan Lendl finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in his career. He won eleven titles during the season, including a major at the US Open, as well as the Masters Grand Prix and the WCT Finals. He also finished runner-up at another major, the French Open. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| 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 titles | Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (11) |
| Most finals | Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (14) |
| Points leader | Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (4459) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl |
| Most improved player of the year | West Germany Boris Becker |
| Newcomer of the year | Peru Jaime Yzaga |
| Comeback player of the year | Not given |
← 1984 1986 → | |
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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ドル 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]
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
[edit ]The table below shows the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).
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[edit ]January 1986
[edit ]| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 13 Jan | Nabisco Masters New York City, United States Carpet – 400,000ドル – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles |
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
West Germany Boris Becker | Ecuador Andrés Gómez Sweden Anders Järryd |
United States Tim Mayotte United States Johan Kriek Sweden Mats Wilander United States Brad Gilbert |
| Sweden Stefan Edberg Sweden Anders Järryd 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
Sweden Joakim Nyström Sweden Mats Wilander |
Standings
[edit ]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ドル 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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ATP rankings
[edit ]List of tournament winners
[edit ]The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
- United States Matt Anger (1) Johannesburg
- United States Paul Annacone (1) Brisbane
- West Germany Boris Becker (3) Queen's Club, Cincinnati, Wimbledon
- United States Jonathan Canter (1) Melbourne
- Spain Sergio Casal (1) Florence
- South Africa Kevin Curren (1) Toronto Indoor
- United States Marty Davis (2) Bristol, Melbourne Indoor
- United States Scott Davis (1) Tokyo Outdoor
- Sweden Stefan Edberg (4) Memphis, San Francisco, Basel, Australian Open
- South Africa Eddie Edwards (1) Adelaide
- United States Brad Gilbert (3) Livingston, Cleveland, Tel Aviv
- Ecuador Andrés Gómez (1) Hong Kong
- United States Tom Gullikson (1) Newport
- Sweden Jan Gunnarsson (1) Vienna
- Argentina Martín Jaite (1) Buenos Aires
- Sweden Anders Järryd (1) Brussels
- United States Johan Kriek (1) Las Vegas
- France Henri Leconte (2) Nice, Sydney Outdoor
- Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (11) Fort Myers, Monte Carlo, Dallas, Forest Hills, Indianapolis, US Open, Stuttgart Outdoor, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Wembley, Masters
- Sweden Peter Lundgren (1) Cologne
- New Zealand Chris Lewis (1) Auckland
- West Germany Andreas Maurer (1) Madrid
- United States Tim Mayotte (1) Delray Beach
- United States John McEnroe (9) Masters, Philadelphia, Houston, Milan, Chicago, Atlanta, Stratton Mountain, Montreal, Stockholm
- Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř (2) Rotterdam, Hamburg
- France Yannick Noah (3) Rome, Washington, D.C., Toulouse
- Sweden Joakim Nyström (2) Munich, Gstaad
- West Germany Ricki Osterthun (1) Hilversum
- Italy Claudio Panatta (1) Bari
- Argentina Horacio de la Peña (1) Marbella
- Uruguay Diego Pérez (1) Bordeaux
- Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil (1) Kitzbühel
- Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (1) Geneva
- United States Larry Stefanki (1) La Quinta
- France Thierry Tulasne (2) Bologna, Palermo
- Sweden Mats Wilander (3) Boston, French Open, Båstad
- United States Tim Wilkison (1) Nancy
The following players won their first title in 1985:
- United States Matt Anger Johannesburg
- United States Paul Annacone Brisbane
- West Germany Boris Becker Queen's Club
- United States Jonathan Canter Melbourne
- Spain Sergio Casal Florence
- South Africa Eddie Edwards Adelaide
- United States Tom Gullikson Newport
- Sweden Jan Gunnarsson Vienna
- Argentina Martín Jaite Buenos Aires
- New Zealand Chris Lewis Auckland
- Sweden Peter Lundgren Cologne
- West Germany Andreas Maurer Madrid
- United States Tim Mayotte Delray Beach
- Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř Rotterdam
- West Germany Ricki Osterthun Hilversum
- Italy Claudio Panatta Bari
- Argentina Horacio de la Peña Marbella
- Uruguay Diego Pérez Bordeaux
- United States Larry Stefanki La Quinta
- France Thierry Tulasne Bologna
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b c 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
[edit ]Further reading
[edit ]- 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.