# 1985 Edgbaston Cup – Singles

Pam Shriver was the defending champion and won in the final 6–1, 6–0 against Betsy Nagelsen.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Pam Shriver (Champion)
* Pam Casale (second round)
* Alycia Moulton (quarterfinals)
* Virginia Ruzici (second round, retired)
* Elise Burgin (semifinals)
* Dianne Balestrat (third round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (third round)
* Annabel Croft (second round)
* Camille Benjamin (third round)
* Anne Minter (third round)
* Sharon Walsh-Pete (first round)
* Robin White (quarterfinals)
* Jo Durie (second round)
* Elizabeth Smylie (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias | 5 | 2 | | | C Jolissaint | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Mesker | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 3 | 5 | | | M Mesker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | J Durie | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Durie | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| | A Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Hobbs | 4 | 0 |
| | B Herr | 3 | 3 | | | A Brown | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Eliseenko | 2 | 1 | | | A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Hobbs | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | W White | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | R Fairbank | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | H Ludloff | 5 | 1 | | | W White | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | R Fairbank | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | V Ruzici | 1 | ret. | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vanier | 6 | 1 | | | L Drescher | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Drescher | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | L Drescher | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 3 | 1 | | | B Gerken | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | R White | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | R White | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | C Benjamin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S Cherneva | 3 | 6 | | 9 | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Uys | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Uys | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brown | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | 9 | C Benjamin | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 5 | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Minter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | E Minter | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | E Burgin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | A Croft | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 1 | 5 | | | S Mascarin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Mascarin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Mundel | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | A Minter | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Skronská | 6 | 6 | | | K Skronská | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Kim | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | A Minter | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Minter | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | S Mascarin | 7 | 6 |
| Q | M-C Calleja | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Moulton | 6 | 4 |
| Q | T Mochizuki | 7 | 6 | | Q | T Mochizuki | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kinney | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Kinney | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | K Kinney | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Collins | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M L Piatek | 6 | 6 | | | M L Piatek | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

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