# 1985 US Open – Men's singles

Ivan Lendl defeated defending champion John McEnroe in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1985 US Open. It was his first US Open title, following three consecutive runner-up finishes at the tournament, and second major title overall.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* John McEnroe (finalist)
* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Mats Wilander (semifinalist)
* Jimmy Connors (semifinalist)
* Kevin Curren (first round)
* Anders Järryd (quarterfinalist)
* Yannick Noah (quarterfinalist)
* Boris Becker (fourth round)
* Miloslav Mečíř (second round)
* Joakim Nyström (quarterfinalist)
* Stefan Edberg (fourth round)
* Johan Kriek (second round)
* Tim Mayotte (fourth round)
* Henrik Sundström (first round)
* Scott Davis (second round)
* Tomáš Šmíd (fourth round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Joakim Nyström | 1 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Joakim Nyström | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | John McEnroe | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Mats Wilander | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Anders Järryd | 6 | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Anders Järryd | 6 | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | 1 | John McEnroe | 6$^1$ | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ivan Lendl | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Heinz Günthardt | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ivan Lendl | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Yannick Noah | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Glickstein | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gildemeister | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | M Wostenholme | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Denton | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Matuszewski | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Matuszewski | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Leach | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | R Argüello | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | T Šmid | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| | J Arias | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Arias | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | A Mansdorf | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | J Arias | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Vilas | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | 16 | T Šmid | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | G Vilas | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Flur | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | 16 | T Šmid | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | T Šmid | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | J Nyström | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Hooper | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | 10 | J Nyström | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | B Green | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Green | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 10 | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | D Goldie | 1 | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | D Goldie | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | M Vajda | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vajda | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | J Brown | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Becker | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | L Bourne | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | L Bourne | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Duncan | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | Q | K Evernden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Evernden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Q | K Evernden | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | B Becker | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | H Van Boeckel | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | H Van Boeckel | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | 8 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amritraj | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | 3 | M Wilander | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Foxworth | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | B Foxworth | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Živojinović | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | P Annacone | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | T Gullikson | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | P Annacone | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | P Fleming | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fleming | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| | R Viver | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Holmes | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Q | D Visser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Q | D Visser | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ostoja | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | M Ostoja | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Saad | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Ostoja | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Holmes | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | G Holmes | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | 12 | J Kriek | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Moor | 4 | 2 | 4 | | 13 | T Mayotte | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pecci Sr. | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | J Lloyd | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | 13 | T Mayotte | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | N Odizor | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | N Odizor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | N Odizor | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Canter | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Canter | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Seguso | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| | P Složil | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Järryd | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| | F González | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | P Složil | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Van Patten | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | T Wilkison | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | I Năstase | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Bauer | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | M Bauer | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Pernfors | 3 | 6 | 4 | | 6 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Järryd | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | K Curren | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | G Forget | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Fibak | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Taróczy | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | H Schwaier | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Schwaier | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | H Schwaier | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Högstedt | 4 | 4 | 6 | | Q | T Mmoh | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Mmoh | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Leconte | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| | H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Günthardt | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| | R Krishnan | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | H Günthardt | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pimek | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | M Purcell | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | H Günthardt | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | S Meister | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | M Jaite | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | D Pérez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | D Pérez | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaite | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M Jaite | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | H Sundström | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JL Clerc | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | 11 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flach | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | K Flach | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Lavalle | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | 11 | S Edberg | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | B Gilbert | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | C van Rensburg | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Jensen | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | WC | L Jensen | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mitchell | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | S Edberg | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | J Navrátil | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Connors | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | T Tulasne | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Perkiss | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | Q | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Lundgren | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Tulasne | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S McCain | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | H Pfister | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Muller | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | 4 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Y Noah | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | 7 | Y Noah | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Grabb | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | WC | J Grabb | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Barbosa | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | 7 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Nelson | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | V Gerulaitis | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | M Dickson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Nelson | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Gerulaitis | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Benhabiles | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | C Dowdeswell | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Berger | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | E Bengoechea | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | E Bengoechea | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Rostagno | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | WC | J Berger | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Berger | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | J Berger | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | A Ganzábal | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | B Teacher | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cierro | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | 15 | S Davis | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Davis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | M Mečíř | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kohlberg | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | M Mečíř | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pate | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | D Pate | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Orešar | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | D Pate | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | J Yzaga | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Q | J Yzaga | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Q | J Yzaga | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cassidy | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | D Cassidy | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A El-Mehelmy | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Yzaga | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Q | L Palin | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Lendl | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | H de la Peña | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | H de la Peña | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Gullikson | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | C Panatta | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Panatta | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H de la Peña | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | | B Scanlon | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | 2 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |