1985 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles

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1985 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
DateJuly 28 – August 4
Edition12th
Category4
Draw56S / 32D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationManhattan Beach, California, U.S.
VenueManhattan Beach Country Club
Champions
Singles
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Doubles
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
← 1984 · Virginia Slims of Los Angeles · 1986 →

The 1985 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Manhattan Beach Country Club in Manhattan Beach, California in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier[1] of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from July 28 through August 4, 1985. Fifth-seeded Claudia Kohde-Kilsch won the singles title.[2]

Finals[edit]

Singles[edit]

West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch defeated United States Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4

  • It was Kohde-Kilsch' 1st singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Doubles[edit]

West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková / Australia Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–2

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1985 WTA Tournament Guide". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 1985. p. 11 – via University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 207–208. ISBN 9780002182096.

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