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Czechoslovakia wins third straight Fed Cup title in 1985
Czechoslovakia won the 1985 Fed Cup on October 13, defeating the United States in the final in Nagoya, Japan.
Hana Mandlikova and Helena Sukova led the Czechoslovakian team.
It was the team’s third consecutive title, after wins in 1983 and 1984.
The United States played without its leading stars, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
At the time, 40 teams competed in the Fed Cup at one location over a single week.
The win extended Czechoslovakia’s run of success in the international women’s team competition.
Czechoslovakia defeated the United States to win the Fed Cup for the third consecutive time.
The final took place on October 13, 1985, in Nagoya, Japan.
Hana Mandlikova and Helena Sukova led the Czechoslovakian team.
The United States played without its biggest stars, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
The 1985 victory followed Czechoslovakia’s wins in 1983 and 1984.
- Who
- Czechoslovakia, led by Hana Mandlikova and Helena Sukova, defeated the United States.
- What
- Czechoslovakia won its third consecutive Fed Cup title.
- When
- October 13, 1985.
- Where
- Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- Czechoslovakia won the final. The United States was without Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Czechoslovakia won the Fed Cup.
Czechoslovakia won the Fed Cup again.
Czechoslovakia defeated the United States in Nagoya to claim its third consecutive title.
- Title
- Czechoslovakia’s third consecutive Fed Cup win
- Date
- October 13, 1985
- Venue
- Nagoya, Japan
- Czechoslovakian leaders
- Hana Mandlikova and Helena Sukova
- Absent US stars
- Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova
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