# 1985 Pilot Pen Classic – Singles

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Greg Holmes.
Larry Stefanki won in the final 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against David Pate.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
* Henrik Sundström (second round)
* Aaron Krickstein (quarterfinals)
* Johan Kriek (second round)
* Joakim Nyström (second round)
* Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
* Juan Aguilera (second round)
* José Higueras (third round)
* Libor Pimek (semifinals)
* Brad Gilbert (third round)
* Guillermo Vilas (first round)
* Scott Davis (third round)
* John Fitzgerald (first round)
* Greg Holmes (semifinals)
* Terry Moor (first round)
* Guy Forget (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 14 | Greg Holmes | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | Larry Stefanki | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Larry Stefanki | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | Larry Stefanki | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | David Pate | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | David Pate | 7 | 6 | | | David Pate | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Libor Pimek | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |

### 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 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Arraya | 4 | 3 | | Q | S Živojinović | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | B Moir | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 10 | B Gilbert | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Willenborg | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | B Moir | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Složil | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | B Gilbert | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | G Holmes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | G Holmes | 6 | 6 |
| | D Visser | 3 | 3 | | 14 | G Holmes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 4 | 4 | | | M Westphal | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | G Holmes | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Glickstein | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | T Šmíd | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | T Nelson | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Nelson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | J Kriek | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Goldie | 3 | 6 | | | T Benhabiles | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Benhabiles | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | T Benhabiles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Simpson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | R Simpson | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Bauer | 6 | 2 | | Q | R Simpson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tulasne | 7 | 4 | 7 | | T Tulasne | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Forget | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | T Benhabiles | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | S Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | L Stefanki | 7 | 7 |
| WC | S Smith | 4 | 2 | | 12 | S Davis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Ostoja | 1 | 6 | | WC | R Leach | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Leach | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 12 | S Davis | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | K Belcher | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | L Stefanki | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Stefanki | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Stefanki | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J Aguilera | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | J Nyström | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Frawley | 6 | 6 | 4 | | D Pate | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pate | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | D Pate | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | H Günthardt | 1 | 4 | | | H Leconte | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 6 | 3 | 6 | | H Pfister | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Fitzgerald | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Pate | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | G Vilas | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Krickstein | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | H Schwaier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | H Schwaier | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Perkiss | 6 | 7 | | | S Perkiss | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pérez | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Perkiss | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Gunnarsson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | J Higueras | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mitchell | 6 | 6 | | | M Mitchell | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Taróczy | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | J Higueras | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | L Pimek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | R Lutz | 7 | 6 | | WC | R Lutz | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pecci | 4 | 4 | | 9 | L Pimek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | L Pimek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | L Pimek | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | T Moor | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Lloyd | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Q | R Seguso | 6 | 7 | | Q | R Seguso | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cassidy | 1 | 6 | 6 | | J Lloyd | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | B Testerman | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 5 | 6 | 2 | | B Testerman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | H Sundström | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |