| _cropped.jpg.webp) 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. | |
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| 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 tournament titles |  Ivan Lendl (11) | 
| Most tournament finals |  Ivan Lendl (14) | 
| Points leader |  Ivan Lendl (4459) | 
| Awards | |
| Player of the year |  Ivan Lendl | 
| Most improved player of the year |  Boris Becker | 
| Newcomer of the year |  Jaime Yzaga | 
| Comeback player of the year | Not given | 
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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 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
The table below shows the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).
- Key
| Grand Slam events | 
| Team events | 
| World Championship Tennis Event | 
| Year-end championships | 
January
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
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| 7 Jan | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $80,000 – 32S/16D Singles |  Chris Lewis 7–5, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 | .svg.png.webp) Wally Masur | .svg.png.webp) John Fitzgerald  Danny Saltz | .svg.png.webp) Brad Drewett  Kelly Evernden .svg.png.webp) Peter Doohan  Glenn Layendecker | 
| .svg.png.webp) John Fitzgerald  Chris Lewis 7–6, 6–2 | .svg.png.webp) Broderick Dyke .svg.png.webp) Wally Masur | ||||
| 21 Jan | Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, United States Hard – $300,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles |  John McEnroe 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 |  Miloslav Mečíř |  Scott Davis  Jimmy Connors |  Yannick Noah  Eliot Teltscher  João Soares  Mel Purcell | 
|  Joakim Nyström  Mats Wilander 7–6, 7–6 |  Wojciech Fibak  Sandy Mayer | ||||
| 28 Jan | U.S. Indoor Championships Memphis, United States Carpet – $250,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles |  Stefan Edberg 6–1, 6–0 |  Yannick Noah |  Jimmy Connors  Eliot Teltscher |  Brad Gilbert  Shahar Perkiss .svg.png.webp) Kevin Curren  Greg Holmes | 
|  Pavel Složil  Tomáš Šmíd 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | .svg.png.webp) Kevin Curren  Steve Denton | 
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December
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
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| 9 Dec | Alberto New South Wales Men's Open Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 56S/28D |  Henri Leconte 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 |  Kelly Evernden |  Matt Anger  Mark Dickson |  Bud Schultz .svg.png.webp) Wally Masur .svg.png.webp) Christo Steyn  Tim Mayotte | 
| .svg.png.webp) John Fitzgerald  Anders Järryd 6–3, 6–2 | .svg.png.webp) Mark Edmondson .svg.png.webp) Kim Warwick | ||||
| 16 Dec | Sunbeam Open Adelaide, Australia Grass – $80,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | .svg.png.webp) Eddie Edwards 6–2, 6–4 | .svg.png.webp) Peter Doohan | .svg.png.webp) Wally Masur .svg.png.webp) Christo Steyn | .svg.png.webp) Roberto Saad  Amos Mansdorf  Leif Shiras .svg.png.webp) John Fitzgerald | 
| .svg.png.webp) Mark Edmondson .svg.png.webp) Kim Warwick 6–4, 6–4 |  Nelson Aerts  Tomm Warneke | ||||
| Davis Cup by NEC: Final Munich, West Germany – carpet |  Sweden 3–2 |  West Germany | |||
| 23 Dec | Jason Victorian Open Melbourne, Australia Grass – $80,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |  Jonathan Canter 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 | .svg.png.webp) Peter Doohan | .svg.png.webp) Mark Kratzmann .svg.png.webp) Mark Edmondson | .svg.png.webp) Michael Robertson  Bill Scanlon .svg.png.webp) Eddie Edwards .svg.png.webp) Broderick Dyke | 
| .svg.png.webp) Darren Cahill .svg.png.webp) Peter Carter 7–6(7–3), 6–1 |  Brett Dickinson  Roberto Saad | 
January 1986
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan | Nabisco Masters New York City, United States Carpet – $400,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles |  Ivan Lendl 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 |  Boris Becker |  Andrés Gómez  Anders Järryd |  Tim Mayotte  Johan Kriek  Mats Wilander  Brad Gilbert | 
|  Stefan Edberg  Anders Järryd 6–1, 7–6 |  Joakim Nyström  Mats Wilander | ||||
Standings
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 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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List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
 Matt Anger (1) Johannesburg Matt Anger (1) Johannesburg
 Paul Annacone (1) Brisbane Paul Annacone (1) Brisbane
 Boris Becker (3) Queen's Club, Cincinnati, Wimbledon Boris Becker (3) Queen's Club, Cincinnati, Wimbledon
 Jonathan Canter (1) Melbourne Jonathan Canter (1) Melbourne
 Sergio Casal (1) Florence Sergio Casal (1) Florence
.svg.png.webp) Kevin Curren (1) Toronto Indoor Kevin Curren (1) Toronto Indoor
 Marty Davis (2) Bristol, Melbourne Indoor Marty Davis (2) Bristol, Melbourne Indoor
 Scott Davis (1) Tokyo Outdoor Scott Davis (1) Tokyo Outdoor
 Stefan Edberg (4) Memphis, San Francisco, Basel, Australian Open Stefan Edberg (4) Memphis, San Francisco, Basel, Australian Open
.svg.png.webp) Eddie Edwards (1) Adelaide Eddie Edwards (1) Adelaide
 Brad Gilbert (3) Livingston, Cleveland, Tel Aviv Brad Gilbert (3) Livingston, Cleveland, Tel Aviv
 Andrés Gómez (1) Hong Kong Andrés Gómez (1) Hong Kong
 Tom Gullikson (1) Newport Tom Gullikson (1) Newport
 Jan Gunnarsson (1) Vienna Jan Gunnarsson (1) Vienna
 Martín Jaite (1) Buenos Aires Martín Jaite (1) Buenos Aires
 Anders Järryd (1) Brussels Anders Järryd (1) Brussels
 Johan Kriek (1) Las Vegas Johan Kriek (1) Las Vegas
 Henri Leconte (2) Nice, Sydney Outdoor Henri Leconte (2) Nice, Sydney Outdoor
 Ivan Lendl (11) Fort Myers, Monte Carlo, Dallas, Forest Hills, Indianapolis, US Open, Stuttgart Outdoor, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Wembley, Masters Ivan Lendl (11) Fort Myers, Monte Carlo, Dallas, Forest Hills, Indianapolis, US Open, Stuttgart Outdoor, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Wembley, Masters
 Peter Lundgren (1) Cologne Peter Lundgren (1) Cologne
 Chris Lewis (1) Auckland Chris Lewis (1) Auckland
 Andreas Maurer (1) Madrid Andreas Maurer (1) Madrid
 Tim Mayotte (1) Delray Beach Tim Mayotte (1) Delray Beach
 John McEnroe (9) Masters, Philadelphia, Houston, Milan, Chicago, Atlanta, Stratton Mountain, Montreal, Stockholm John McEnroe (9) Masters, Philadelphia, Houston, Milan, Chicago, Atlanta, Stratton Mountain, Montreal, Stockholm
 Miloslav Mečíř (2) Rotterdam, Hamburg Miloslav Mečíř (2) Rotterdam, Hamburg
 Yannick Noah (3) Rome, Washington, D.C., Toulouse Yannick Noah (3) Rome, Washington, D.C., Toulouse
 Joakim Nyström (2) Munich, Gstaad Joakim Nyström (2) Munich, Gstaad
 Ricki Osterthun (1) Hilversum Ricki Osterthun (1) Hilversum
 Claudio Panatta (1) Bari Claudio Panatta (1) Bari
 Horacio de la Peña (1) Marbella Horacio de la Peña (1) Marbella
 Diego Pérez (1) Bordeaux Diego Pérez (1) Bordeaux
 Pavel Složil (1) Kitzbühel Pavel Složil (1) Kitzbühel
 Tomáš Šmíd (1) Geneva Tomáš Šmíd (1) Geneva
 Larry Stefanki (1) La Quinta Larry Stefanki (1) La Quinta
 Thierry Tulasne (2) Bologna, Palermo Thierry Tulasne (2) Bologna, Palermo
 Mats Wilander (3) Boston, French Open, Båstad Mats Wilander (3) Boston, French Open, Båstad
 Tim Wilkison (1) Nancy Tim Wilkison (1) Nancy
The following players won their first title in 1985:
 Matt Anger Johannesburg Matt Anger Johannesburg
 Paul Annacone Brisbane Paul Annacone Brisbane
 Boris Becker Queen's Club Boris Becker Queen's Club
 Jonathan Canter Melbourne Jonathan Canter Melbourne
 Sergio Casal Florence Sergio Casal Florence
.svg.png.webp) Eddie Edwards Adelaide Eddie Edwards Adelaide
 Tom Gullikson Newport Tom Gullikson Newport
 Jan Gunnarsson Vienna Jan Gunnarsson Vienna
 Martín Jaite Buenos Aires Martín Jaite Buenos Aires
 Chris Lewis Auckland Chris Lewis Auckland
 Peter Lundgren Cologne Peter Lundgren Cologne
 Andreas Maurer Madrid Andreas Maurer Madrid
 Tim Mayotte Delray Beach Tim Mayotte Delray Beach
 Miloslav Mečíř Rotterdam Miloslav Mečíř Rotterdam
 Ricki Osterthun Hilversum Ricki Osterthun Hilversum
 Claudio Panatta Bari Claudio Panatta Bari
 Horacio de la Peña Marbella Horacio de la Peña Marbella
 Diego Pérez Bordeaux Diego Pérez Bordeaux
 Larry Stefanki La Quinta Larry Stefanki La Quinta
 Thierry Tulasne Bologna Thierry Tulasne Bologna
See also
References
- 1 2 3 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
Further reading
- 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.

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