1985 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix was a professional men's tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of 71 tournaments held in 19 different countries. The tour incorporated the four ITF grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. Total prize money for the circuit was $23 million. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC). In November 1985 the MIPTC sued player–management agencies ProServ and IMG alleging that these firms were holding the tennis game hostage and were 'exerting extensive power over players'.
Ivan Lendl finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in his career. He won eleven titles during the season, including a major at the US Open, as well as the Masters Grand Prix and the WCT Finals. He also finished runner-up at another major, the French Open. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 January 1985 – 23 December 1985 |
| Edition | 16th |
| Tournaments | 71 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) World Championship Tennis (3) Regular Series (62) Team Events (2) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Ivan Lendl (11) |
| Most tournament finals | Ivan Lendl (14) |
| Points leader | Ivan Lendl (4459) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Ivan Lendl |
| Most improved player of the year | Boris Becker |
| Newcomer of the year | Jaime Yzaga |
| Comeback player of the year | Not given |
← 1984 1986 → | |
The 1985 circuit marked the last time the Australian Open was held in November before moving to its current slot in January. In January 1986 at an awards ceremony in New York the ATP players elected Ivan Lendl as the 1985 ATP Player of the Year. Lendl won the most tournament titles, played the most finals, was the points leader of the Grand Prix circuit and finished the year as no.1 in the ATP ranking. The Grand Slam tournaments were won by four different players (Wilander, Edberg, Becker, Lendl) and for the first time since 1934 all winners were European.