{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{TennisEventInfo|1985|Volvo Tennis Chicago| | date=April 1–7 | edition=1st | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix circuit]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$250,000 | surface=[[Carpet court|Carpet]] / indoor | location=[[Chicago]], Illinois, US | venue=[[UIC Pavilion]] | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1985 Chicago – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/chicago/411/1985/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Johan Kriek]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Noah]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1985 Chicago – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/chicago/411/1985/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name =Chicago Grand Prix (tennis){{!}} Chicago Grand Prix }}
The '''1985 Volvo Tennis Chicago''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[carpet court]]s at the [[UIC Pavilion]] in [[Chicago]], Illinois 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 April 1 through April 7, 1985. First-seeded [[John McEnroe]], who entered on a wildcard, won the singles title after his opponent in the final, second-seed [[Jimmy Connors]], withdrew due to a back injury.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ed Sherman |title=McEnroe wins by default |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/388342801/ |work=Chicago Tribune |date=April 8, 1985 |page=2 Section 4 |quote=A muscle tear in his lower back forced Connors, 32, to withdraw from his match Sunday against John McEnroe in the final of the Volvo Tennis/Chicago at the Pavilion. |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=limited }}</ref><ref name="wot1986">{{cite book|title=The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986|year=1986|publisher=Willow Books|location=London|isbn=9780002182096|pages=147–148|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] walkover * It was McEnroe's 5th singles title of the year and the 63rd of his [[John McEnroe career statistics|career]]
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johan Kriek]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Noah]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Flach]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Seguso]] 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
==See also== * [[Connors–McEnroe rivalry]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/chicago/usa/1985/m-gp-usa-09a-1985/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Chicago tournaments}} {{1985 Nabisco Grand Prix}}
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