1985 Virginia Slims Championships
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The 1985 Virginia Slims Championships were the fourteenth WTA Tour Championships
, the annual tennis
tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1985 WTA Tour. It was held in the week of 18 March 1985, in Madison Square Garden
in New York City
, United States
.
Martina Navratilova (USA) defeated Helena Suková
(TCH) in the final, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
WTA Tour Championships
The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972...
, the annual tennis
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 for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1985 WTA Tour. It was held in the week of 18 March 1985, in Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
in New York City
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, United States
United States
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.
Singles
FinalMartina Navratilova (USA) defeated Helena Suková
Helena Suková
Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
(TCH) in the final, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.