# 1985 WCT Houston Shootout – Singles

In the inaugural edition of the tournament, John McEnroe won the title by defeating Kevin Curren 7–5, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* John McEnroe (champion)
* Kevin Curren (final)
* Vitas Gerulaitis (1st round)
* Jimmy Arias (2nd round)
* Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
* Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals)
* Greg Holmes (1st round)
* Ramesh Krishnan (1st 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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | John McEnroe | 7 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | |
| 2 | Kevin Curren | 5 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | |

### Top half

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wojciech Fibak | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | Tom Gullikson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Brad Pearce | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | David Pate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Brad Gilbert | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Tony Giammalva | 2 | 1 | | | David Pate | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Brad Gilbert | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Slobodan Živojinović | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 |
| | Jay Lapidus | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Peter Fleming | 4 | 0 |
| 3/WC | Vitas Gerulaitis | 3 | 6 | 6 | Jay Lapidus | Jay Lapidus | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Leif Shiras | Leif Shiras | 7 | 6 | | Leif Shiras | Leif Shiras | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Danie Visser | Danie Visser | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | Leif Shiras | Leif Shiras | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Jan Gunnarsson | Jan Gunnarsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Peter Fleming | Peter Fleming | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Zoltán Kuhárszky | Zoltán Kuhárszky | 6 | 3 | | Jan Gunnarsson | Jan Gunnarsson | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Fleming | 6 | 6 | | Peter Fleming | Peter Fleming | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Greg Holmes | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | Shahar Perkiss | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ramesh Krishnan | 4 | 6 | 2 | Shahar Perkiss | Shahar Perkiss | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Moor | 3 | 6 | 6 | Terry Moor | Terry Moor | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Andy Kohlberg | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | Shahar Perkiss | Shahar Perkiss | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Mark Dickson | Mark Dickson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Mark Dickson | Mark Dickson | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| Sammy Giammalva | Sammy Giammalva | 3 | 2 | | | Mark Dickson | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jimmy Arias | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Jimmy Arias | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dan Cassidy | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Shahar Perkiss | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kevin Curren | 6 | 6 |
| | John Sadri | 3 | 4 | | 5 | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Bauer | Mike Bauer | 6 | 7 | | | Mike Bauer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Westphal | Michael Westphal | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | Tim Mayotte | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Paul Annacone | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Kevin Curren | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Tim Wilkison | 3 | 7 | 3 | Q | Paul Annacone | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Kevin Curren | 6 | 6 | | 2 | Kevin Curren | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Steve Denton | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |