1985

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An asterisk (*) denotes a tournament title for Chris.
Court surface and seedings listed where available.
Number in [brackets] denotes opponent’s tournament seeding.
Number in (parens) denotes number of points earned by the loser of a tiebreak.

Tournament Wins: 10
Match Record: 81-8

* Virginia Slims of Florida (Jan. 21-27; Key Biscayne, FL, hard, seeded 2):  2R  def. Gigi Fernandez  6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3;  3R def. Sabrina Goles 6-2, 6-0;  QF  def. Bonnie Gadusek [7]  6-2, 6-1;  SF  def. Peanut Louie  6-2, 6-1;  F  def. Martina Navratilova [1] 6-2, 6-4

Lipton International Players Championships (Feb. 4-17; Delray Beach, FL, hard, seeded 2):  1R  def. Corinne Vanier  6-0, 6-2;  2R  def. Shawn Foltz  6-4, 6-1;  3R  def. Alycia Moulton  6-3, 6-2;  4R  def. Kathy Jordan [9] 6-4, 6-4;  QF  def. Barbara Potter [12]  4-6, 6-4, 6-1;  SF  def. Steffi Graf  6-4, 6-2;  F lost to Martina Navratilova [1] 6-2, 6-4

Virginia Slims of California (Feb. 18-24; Oakland, CA, indoor, seeded 1):  2R  def. Peanut Louie  6-3, 6-2;  QF  def. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch [5] 6-3, 6-2;  SF  def. Zina Garrison [4] 6-3, 6-2;  F lost to Hana Mandlikova [6] 6-2, 6-4

Virginia Slims of Dallas (Mar. 11-17; Dallas, TX, indoor, seeded 2):  1R  def. Kathleen Horvath  7-6 (2), 6-0;  2R  def. Kathy Jordan  6-2, 6-2;  QF def. Bonnie Gadusek [8] 6-2, 5-7, 6-2;  SF  def. Catarina Lindqvist  6-1, 6-3;  F lost to Martina Navratilova [1]  6-3, 6-4

Virginia Slims Championships (Mar. 18-24; New York, NY, indoor, seeded 2):  1R  lost to Kathy Jordan  6-2. 1-6, 6-2

* Ford Challenge Cup (Apr. 6-7, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, clay):  SF def. Carling Bassett  6-2, 6-1;  F def. Hana Mandlikova  6-3, 6-3

* Family Circle Magazine Cup (Apr. 8-14; Hilton Head, SC, clay, seeded 1):  2R def. Elise Burgin  6-1, 6-0;  3R def. Pam Casale [10] 6-1, 6-4;  QF  def. Virginia Ruzici  6-2, 6-0;  SF  def. Steffi Graf [11] 6-2, 6-1;  F def. Gabriela Sabatini  6-4, 6-0

WTA Championships (Apr. 15-21; Amelia Island, FL, clay, seeded 1):  2R  def. Petra Delhees Jauch  6-0, 6-2,  3R def. Bettina Bunge [9]  6-0, 6-0;  QF  def. Gabriela Sabatini  6-1, 1-6, 6-3;  SF  def. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch [3] 5-7, 6-3, 6-2;  F lost to Zina Garrison [4] 6-4, 6-3

* German Open Championships (May 13-19; West Berlin, West Germany, clay, seeded 1):  2R  def. Helen Kelesi  6-1, 6-2;  3R def. Pascale Paradis [12] 6-3, 6-2;  QF  def. Lisa Bonder [7]  3-6, 6-0, 6-2;  SF  def. Kathy Rinaldi [5] 6-1, 6-3;  F def. Steffi Graf [4]  6-4, 7-5

* French Open Championships (May 27-June 9; Paris, France, clay, seeded 2):  1R  def. Janine Thompson  6-2, 6-1;  2R  def. Lisa Bonder  7-5, 6-3;  3R  def. Angeliki Kanellopoulou  6-3, 7-5;  4R  def. Steffi Graf [11]  6-2, 6-3;  QF  def. Terry Phelps  6-4, 6-0;  SF def. Gabriela Sabatini [14] 6-4, 6-1;  F  def. Martina Navratilova [1] 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5

All-England Championships (June 24-July 7; Wimbledon, England, grass, co-no 1 seed):  1R  def. Mary Lou Piatek  6-1, 6-0;  2R  def. Susan Mascarin  6-3, 6-0;  3R  def. Jenny Byrne  6-2, 6-1;  4R  def. Anne Smith  6-0, 6-4;  QF  def. Barbara Potter  6-2, 6-1;  SF  def. Kathy Rinaldi  6-2, 6-0;  F  lost to Martina Navratilova [co-1]  4-6, 6-3, 6-2

* Virginia Slims of Newport (July 15-21; Newport, RI, grass, seeded 1):  1R  def. Kathleen Cummings  6-0, 6-1;  2R  def. Hu Na  6-2, 7-5;  QF  def. Gigi Fernandez [6] 6-1, 6-2;  SF  def. Eva Pfaff  7-5, 6-2;  F  def. Pam Shriver [2]  6-4, 6-1

* Canadian Open Players Championships (Aug. 5-11; Toronto, Ontario, hard, seeded 1):  2R  def. Tina Mochizuki  6-2, 6-0;  3R  Elizabeth Sayers-Smylie  6-1, 6-1;  QF  def. Molly Van Nostrand  6-2, 6-1;  SF  def. Hana Mandlikova [3]  3-6, 6-2, 6-4;  F  def. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch [5] 6-2, 6-4

United States Open Championships (Aug. 26-Sept. 8; Flushing Meadow, Queens, NY, hard, seeded 1):  1R  def. Janine Thompson  6-1, 6-3;  2R  def. Raffaella Reggi  6-0, 6-3;  3R  def. Grace Kim  6-0, 6-2;  4R  def. Robin White  6-2, 6-4;  QF  def. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch [5] 6-3, 6-3;  SF  lost to Hana Mandlikova [3] 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

* Virginia Slims of New Orleans (Sept. 23-29; New Orleans, LA, indoor, seeded 1):  1R  def. Vicki Nelson  6-4, 6-2;  2R def. Janine Thompson  6-1, 6-4;  QF  def. Kim Jones Shaefer  6-2, 6-1;  SF def. Lisa Bonder  6-3, 6-1;  F def. Pam Shriver [2] 6-4, 7-5

* Pretty Polly Classic (Oct 21-27; Brighton, England, indoor, seeded 1):  1R  def. Petra Huber  7-6 (6), 6-0;  2R  def. Pam Casale  6-3, 6-1;  QF  def. Catarina Lindqvist [6]  6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4);  SF  def. Annabel Croft  6-3, 6-2;  F def. Manuela Maleeva [4]  7-5, 6-3

Wightman Cup (Oct. 31-Nov. 3; Williamsburg, VA, indoor):  def. Jo Durie 6-2, 6-3;  def. Annabel Croft  6-3, 6-0.  U.S. def. Great Britain 7-0.

* Lion’s Ladies Cup (Nov. 16-17; Osaka, Japan, indoor):  SF def. Lisa Bonder  6-0, 6-0;  F def. Manuela Maleeva  7-5, 6-0

Australian Open (Nov. 25-Dec. 8; Melbourne, Australia, grass, seeded 1):  1R  def. Rosalyn Fairbank  6-1, 6-2;  2R  def. Betsy Nagelsen  4-6, 6-4, 6-0;  3R  def. Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat  6-4, 6-1;  QF  def. Manuela Maleeva [7] 6-3, 6-3;  SF def. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch [5] 6-1, 7-6 (6);  F lost to Martina Navratilova [2] 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Season Highlights:
–Spent much of the second half of the year ranked no. 1 on the computer.
–Broke her losing streak against Martina Navratilova at Virginia Slims of Florida.
–Upset Navratilova for sixth French Open title.

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