# 1985 Transamerica Open – Singles

The 1985 Transamerica Open – Singles was an event of the 1985 Transamerica Open tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California in the United States from September 23 through September 29, 1985. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. First-seeded John McEnroe was the defending Pacific Coast Championships singles champion but he lost in the quarterfinals. Third-seeded Stefan Edberg won the title by defeating sixth-seeded Johan Kriek in the final, 6–4, 6–2.

## Seeds

* John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
* Kevin Curren (fFirst round)
* Stefan Edberg (champion)
* Eliot Teltscher (quarterfinals)
* Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
* Johan Kriek (final)
* Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals)
* David Pate (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 |
| 6/WC | Johan Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bob Green | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Bob Green | 2 | 1 | | 6/WC | Johan Kriek | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 |
| | Paul Annacone | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Arias | 3 | 2 | | 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ben Testerman | 6 | 6 | | | John Lloyd | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Lloyd | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Patrick McEnroe | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 6/WC | Johan Kriek | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Greg Holmes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Greg Holmes | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Steve Denton | 4 | 4 | | 6/WC | Johan Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/WC | Johan Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6/WC | Johan Kriek | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Eliot Teltscher | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Bob Green | 2 | 1 |
| | Tim Wilkison | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Eliot Teltscher | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gullikson | 5 | 6 | | | Vijay Amritraj | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vijay Amritraj | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | Eliot Teltscher | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Matt Mitchell | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Bob Green | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bob Green | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Bob Green | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Dickson | 7 | 6 | | | Mark Dickson | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | David Pate | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Moor | 4 | 3 | | 7 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Glenn Michibata | 7 | 2 | 3 | | Peter Fleming | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Fleming | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Brad Gilbert | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Marty Davis | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | John Sadri | 7 | 6 | | | John Sadri | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Larry Stefanki | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Paul Annacone | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Q | Marko Ostoja | 4 | 3 | | 5 | Tim Mayotte | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marc Flur | 3 | 4 | | | Mike Leach | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Tim Mayotte | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Jim Grabb | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | Paul Annacone | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Paul Annacone | 6 | 6 | | | Paul Annacone | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Matt Anger | 7 | 6 | | Q | Matt Anger | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Kevin Curren | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |