The following year she defeated Virginia Ruzici from Romania 7–5, 6–7 (9–11), 6–2. The great Martina Navratilova won three titles in Canada and two of them came in back-to-back seasons.
In her four final victories, Evert defeated four different players: Julie Heldman (1974), Virginia Ruzici (1980), Alycia Moulton (1984) and Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (1985).