1985 Edgbaston Cup – Singles

1985 Edgbaston Cup
1984 Champion   United States Pam Shriver
Champion   United States Pam Shriver
Runner-up   United States Betsy Nagelsen
Final score   61, 60
Events
Singles   Doubles
Main article: 1985 Edgbaston Cup

Pam Shriver was the defending champion and won in the final 61, 60 against Betsy Nagelsen.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Pam Shriver (Champion)
  2. United States Pam Casale (Second Round)
  3. United States Alycia Moulton (Quarterfinals)
  4. Romania Virginia Ruzici (Second Round, retired)
  5. United States Elise Burgin (Semifinals)
  6. Australia Dianne Balestrat (Third Round)
  7. South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank (Third Round)
  8. United Kingdom Annabel Croft (Second Round)

  1. United States Camille Benjamin (Third Round)
  2. Australia Anne Minter (Third Round)
  3. United States Sharon Walsh-Pete (First Round)
  4. United States Robin White (Quarterfinals)
  5. United Kingdom Jo Durie (Second Round)
  6. Australia Elizabeth Smylie (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  United States Pam Shriver 6 6    
   United Kingdom Anne Hobbs 4 0    
  1  United States Pam Shriver 6 6    
  5  United States Elise Burgin 4 2    
12  United States Robin White 7 4 4
  5  United States Elise Burgin 6 6 6  
    1  United States Pam Shriver 6 6  
     United States Betsy Nagelsen 1 0  
     United States Susan Mascarin 7 6    
3  United States Alycia Moulton 6 4    
     United States Susan Mascarin 6 5 4
     United States Betsy Nagelsen 3 7 6  
   United States Ann Henricksson 3 3  
     United States Betsy Nagelsen 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  United States P Shriver 6 6    
   Brazil N Dias 5 2          Switzerland C Jolissaint 3 4    
   Switzerland C Jolissaint 7 6         1  United States P Shriver 6 6    
   Netherlands M Mesker 6 7            Netherlands M Mesker 1 3    
   Japan E Inoue 3 5          Netherlands M Mesker 6 7  
   South Africa Y Vermaak 6 2 1     13  United Kingdom J Durie 4 6    
13  United Kingdom J Durie 1 6 6       1  United States P Shriver 6 6  
   United Kingdom A Brown 6 6            United Kingdom A Hobbs 4 0  
   United States B Herr 3 3          United Kingdom A Brown 2 0    
   Soviet Union E Eliseenko 2 1          United Kingdom A Hobbs 6 6    
   United Kingdom A Hobbs 6 6            United Kingdom A Hobbs 6 7  
   United States W White 7 6         7  South Africa R Fairbank 3 5    
Q  United States H Ludloff 5 1          United States W White 6 3 1
    7  South Africa R Fairbank 1 6 6  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  Romania V Ruzici 1 ret.    
   France C Vanier 6 1          Switzerland L Drescher 3      
   Switzerland L Drescher 7 6            Switzerland L Drescher 4 0    
   United States B Gerken 6 6         12  United States R White 6 6    
   United States L McNeil 3 1          United States B Gerken 4 4  
   Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 1 4     12  United States R White 6 6    
12  United States R White 4 6 6       12  United States R White 7 4 4
9  United States C Benjamin 6 7         5  United States E Burgin 6 6 6
Q  Soviet Union S Cherneva 3 6       9  United States C Benjamin 6 6    
   South Africa R Uys 3 6 6        South Africa R Uys 4 4    
   United States M Brown 6 2 4       9  United States C Benjamin 3 7 4
   United Kingdom S Gomer 4 6 3       5  United States E Burgin 6 6 6  
   Australia E Minter 6 3 6        Australia E Minter 3 5  
    5  United States E Burgin 6 7    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8  United Kingdom A Croft 3 5    
   Canada H Kelesi 1 5          United States S Mascarin 6 7    
   United States S Mascarin 6 7            United States S Mascarin 6 6    
Q  South Africa J Mundel 2 2         10  United States A Minter 2 4    
   Czechoslovakia K Skronska 6 6          Czechoslovakia K Skronska 6 4 1
   United States G Kim 2 7 6     10  United States A Minter 4 6 6  
10  United States A Minter 6 5 8          United States S Mascarin 7 6  
Q  France M-C Calleja 6 3         3  United States A Moulton 6 4  
Q  United States T Mochizuki 7 6       Q  United States T Mochizuki 5 1    
Q  United States K Kinney 6 6       Q  United States K Kinney 7 6    
   Argentina M Paz 3 4         Q  United States K Kinney 2 3  
   United States S Collins 4 3         3  United States A Moulton 6 6    
   United States M-L Piatek 6 6          United States M-L Piatek 2 1  
    3  United States A Moulton 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6  Australia D Balestrat 7 6    
   United States G Rush 3 4          United States A White 5 3    
   United States A White 6 6         6  Australia D Balestrat 6 4    
Q  United States K Sands 6 7 2          United States A Henricksson 7 6    
   United States A Henricksson 7 6 6        United States A Henricksson 6 6  
   United States T Holladay 6 6          United States T Holladay 4 2    
14  Australia E Smylie 1 3            United States A Henricksson 3 3  
11  United States S Walsh-Pete 6 0 5          United States B Nagelsen 6 6  
   South Africa B Mould 3 6 7        South Africa B Mould 2 3    
   France S Amiach 4 6 0        United States K Shaefer 6 6    
   United States K Shaefer 6 3 6          United States K Shaefer 5 3  
Q  Japan M Yanagi 7 0 4          United States B Nagelsen 7 6    
   United States B Nagelsen 5 6 6        United States B Nagelsen 6 6  
    2  United States P Casale 2 2    
 

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