1985 Edgbaston Cup

Tennis tournament
1985 Edgbaston Cup
Date10–16 June
Edition4th
Category2
Draw56S / 32D
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
VenueEdgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
United States Pam Shriver
Doubles
United States Terry Holladay / United States Sharon Walsh-Pete
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The 1985 Edgbaston Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts that was part of the Category 2 tier[1] of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 4th edition of the event and took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 10 June until 16 June 1985. Pam Shiver won the singles title.

Entrants

Seeds

Athlete Nationality Seeding
Pam Shriver  United States 1
Pam Casale  United States 2
Alycia Moulton  United States 3
Virginia Ruzici  Romania 4
Elise Burgin  United States 5
Dianne Balestrat  Australia 6
Rosalyn Fairbank  South Africa 7
Annabel Croft  Great Britain 8
Camille Benjamin  United States 9
Anne Minter  Australia 10
Sharon Walsh-Pete  United States 11
Robin White  United States 12
Jo Durie  Great Britain 13
Elizabeth Smylie  Australia 14

Other entrants

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

United States Pam Shriver defeated United States Betsy Nagelsen 6–1, 6–0

  • It was Shriver's third title of the year and the 10th of her career.

Doubles

United States Terry Holladay / United States Sharon Walsh-Pete defeated United States Elise Burgin / United States Alycia Moulton 6–4, 5–7, 6–3

  • It was Holladay's first doubles title of the year and of her career. It was Walsh-Pete's second doubles title of the year and the 22nd of her career.

References

External links

  • 1985 Edgbaston Cup draws[permanent dead link]
  • ITF tournament edition details Archived 21 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine
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1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
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Grand Slams
Regular events
1985
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Team events
VS Championships, New York (SD)