1985 Lipton International Players Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1985 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Miami Masters
and was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
and the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. Both the men's and the women's events took place at Laver's International Tennis Resort in Delray Beach, Florida
from February 4 through February 18, 1985.
Tim Mayotte
defeated Scott Davis 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Martina Navrátilová defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–2, 6–4
Paul Annacone
/
Christo van Rensburg
defeated Sherwood Stewart
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Kim Warwick
7–5, 7–5, 6–4
Gigi Fernández
/ Martina Navrátilová defeated Kathy Jordan
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Hana Mandlíková
7–6 (7–4), 6–2
Heinz Günthardt
/ Martina Navrátilová defeated Mike Bauer
/
Catherine Tanvier
6–2, 6–2
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Miami Masters
Miami Masters
The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park...
and was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
and the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
The 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 13th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in January, 1985, and concluded in December, 1985 after events....
. Both the men's and the women's events took place at Laver's International Tennis Resort in Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,020. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S...
from February 4 through February 18, 1985.
Men's Singles
Tim MayotteTim Mayotte
Timothy "Tim" Mayotte is a former professional tennis player from the United States.- Career :...
defeated
Scott Davis 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
- It was Mayotte's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
Women's Singles
Martina Navrátilová defeated Chris Evert-LloydChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
6–2, 6–4
- It was Navrátilová's 2nd title of the year and the 203rd of her career.
Men's Doubles
Paul AnnaconePaul Annacone
Paul Annacone is a former touring professional tennis player and current well-known tennis coach.-As a college player:...
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Christo van RensburgChristo Van Rensburg
Christo van Rensburg is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983...
defeated
Sherwood StewartSherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...
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Kim WarwickKim Warwick
Kim Warwick is a former Australian professional male tennis player mostly known for his doubles titles with Mark Edmondson, and for reaching the final of the singles Australian Open in 1980...
7–5, 7–5, 6–4
- It was Annacone's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was van Rensburg's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Women's Doubles
Gigi FernándezGigi Fernández
Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand...
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Martina Navrátilová defeated Kathy JordanKathy Jordan
Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles...
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Hana MandlíkováHana Mandlíková
Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open...
7–6 (7–4), 6–2
- It was Fernández's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Navrátilová's 1st title of the year and the 202nd of her career.
Mixed Doubles
Heinz GünthardtHeinz Günthardt
Heinz Peter Günthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980....
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Martina Navrátilová defeated Mike BauerMike Bauer
Mike Bauer is a retired American tour professional tennis player. Bauer won three singles and nine top-tier doubles titles during his career. He reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 29 in November 1984....
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Catherine TanvierCatherine Tanvier
Catherine Tanvier is a former tennis player from France, who emerged in the mid-1980s as one of the brightest young talents in the game...
6–2, 6–2