1985 Wimbledon Championships
# 1985 Wimbledon Championships

The 1985 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 99th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1985.

## Prize money

The total prize money for 1985 championships was £1,934,760. The winner of the men's title earned £130,000 while the women's singles champion earned £117,000.

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | £130,000 | £65,000 | £32,500 | £16,500 | £8,680 | £4,864 | £2,865 | £1,750 |
| Women's singles | £117,000 | £58,500 | £28,500 | £13,954 | £6,950 | £3,750 | £2,210 | £1,350 |
| Men's doubles * | £47,500 | £23,750 | £11,880 | £5,450 | £2,810 | £1,490 | £870 | — |
| Women's doubles * | £41,100 | £20,550 | £9,500 | £4,360 | £2,100 | £1,100 | £640 | — |
| Mixed doubles * | £23,400 | £11,700 | £5,850 | £2,730 | £1,370 | £680 | £300 | — |

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## Champions

### Seniors

**Men's singles**

Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren, 6–3, $6–7^{(4–7)},$ $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 6–4

* It was Becker's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

**Women's singles**

Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2

* It was Navratilova's 33rd career Grand Slam title and her 6th Wimbledon singles title.

**Men's doubles**

Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy defeated Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3

* It was Günthardt's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title. It was Taróczy's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title.

**Women's doubles**

Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie defeated Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4

* It was Jordan's 5th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Smylie's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

**Mixed doubles**

Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova defeated John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2

* It was McNamee's 5th and last career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title. It was Navratilova's 34th career Grand Slam title and her 13th Wimbledon title.

### Juniors

**Boys' singles**

Leonardo Lavalle defeated Eduardo Vélez, 6–4, 6–4

**Girls' singles**

Andrea Holíková defeated Jenny Byrne, 7–5, 6–1

**Boys' doubles**

Agustín Moreno / Jaime Yzaga defeated Petr Korda / Cyril Suk, $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 6–4

**Girls' doubles**

Louise Field / Janine Thompson defeated Elna Reinach / Julie Richardson, 6–1, 6–2

