1985 Paine Webber Classic

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{TennisEventInfo|1985|Paine Webber Classic| | date=March 25 – April 1 | edition=1st | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | prize_money=$250,000 | draw=32S / 16D | location=[[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]], [[Florida|FL]], United States | surface=[[Hard court|Hard]] / outdoor | champs={{flagicon|CSK}} [[Ivan Lendl]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1985 Fort Myers – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/fort-myers/727/1985/draws?matchType=Singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Flach]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Seguso]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1985 Fort Myers – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/fort-myers/727/1985/draws?matchType=Doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}

The '''1985 Paine Webber Classic''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Hard court|outdoor hard courts]] in [[Fort Myers, Florida]] in the United States that was part of the [[1985 Nabisco Grand Prix]]. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from March 25 through April 1, 1985. Second-seeded [[Ivan Lendl]] won the singles title.

==Prize money== {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |width=130 bgcolor=eaeaea|'''Event''' |width=80 bgcolor=lime|'''W''' |width=85 bgcolor=thistle|F |width=85 bgcolor=ffff00|SF |width=85 bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 16 |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 32 |- !style=background:#f3f3f3|Singles |$50,000 |$25,000 |$13,250 |$7,125 |$3,875 |$2,125 |- !style=background:#f3f3f3|Doubles |$15,000 |$7,500 |$4,150 |$2,600 |$1,725 |{{n/a}} |- |colspan=7|Doubles prize money per team |}

==Finals==

===Singles=== {{main|1985 Paine Webber Classic – Singles}} {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Ivan Lendl]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] 6–3, 6–2 * It was Lendl's 1st singles title of the year and the 43rd of his [[Ivan Lendl career statistics|career]].

===Doubles=== {{main|1985 Paine Webber Classic – Doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Flach]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Seguso]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sammy Giammalva Jr.]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Pate]] 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 * It was Flach's 2nd title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Seguso's 2nd title of the year and the 8th of his career.

==See also== * [[Connors–Lendl rivalry]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/fort-myers/usa/1985/m-gp-usa-08a-1985/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]

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