1985 French Open

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The 1985 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 27 May until 9 June. It was the 84th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1985.[6][7]

Date27 May – 9 June 1985
Edition84
Category55th Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48X
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1985 French Open
Date27 May – 9 June 1985
Edition84
Category55th Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48X
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Mats Wilander[1][2]
Women's singles
United States Chris Evert[3][4]
Men's doubles
Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia Kim Warwick[5]
Women's doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver[4]
Mixed doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / Switzerland Heinz Günthardt[4]
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The event was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.

Finals

Men's singles

Sweden Mats Wilander defeated Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 [2]

  • It was Wilander's 4th career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd French Open title.

Women's singles

United States Chris Evert defeated United States Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 [3]

  • It was Evert's 17th career Grand Slam title, and her 6th French Open title.

Men's doubles

Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia Kim Warwick defeated Israel Schlomo Glickstein / Sweden Hans Simonsson, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 [5]

Women's doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 [4]

Mixed doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / Switzerland Heinz Günthardt defeated United States Paula Smith / Paraguay Francisco González, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 [4]

Prize money

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [8] Men FF1,338,200 FF669,060 FF334,580 FF169,530 FF98,140 FF53,530 FF31,230 FF15,060
Women FF1,262,700 FF640,500 FF315,675 FF160,125 FF78,690 FF41,175 FF21,046 FF11,437

Total prize money for the event was FF19,895,600.

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