# 1985 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

Top-seeded Manuela Maleeva was the defending champion but fell in the quarterfinals to Kate Gompert. Fourth-seed Andrea Temesvári claimed the title and $38,000 first prize money by defeating Zina Garrison in the final.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Zina Garrison (final)
* Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
* Andrea Temesvári (champion)
* Pam Casale (second round)
* Kathy Horvath (third round)
* Michelle Torres (third round)
* Katerina Maleeva (third round)
* Lisa Bonder (first round)
* Terry Phelps (second round)
* Sabrina Goleš (third round)
* Susan Mascarin (third round)
* Debbie Spence (quarterfinals)
* Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Manuela Maleeva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kate Gompert | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kate Gompert | 6 | 1 | 8 | | Kate Gompert | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 7 | | 4 | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 14 | Raffaella Reggi | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Raffaella Reggi | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Andrea Temesvári | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Debbie Spence | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Anna Ivan | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Gates | 6 | 7 | | | L Gates | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ann Hulbert | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | K Cummings | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | S Goleš | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Holton | 1 | 0 | | | K Cummings | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Goleš | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Gompert | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| | K Kinney | 2 | 3 | | 10 | T Phelps | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Gompert | 6 | 6 | | | K Gompert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Okagawa | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | K Gompert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Plchová | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 8 | K Maleeva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | N Dias | 7 | 2 | 6 | | N Dias | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | K Maleeva | 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 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Groat | 1 | 7 | 3 | | G Purdy | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Purdy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | B Bowes | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Herr | 4 | 1 | | | C Benjamin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Skuherská | 1 | 4 | | Q | B Bowes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Bowes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Temesvári | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | R Reggi | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | R Reggi | 3 | 6 |
| | R Uys | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foltz | 4 | 6 | 1 | | V Nelson | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 1 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | H Kelesi | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 5 | 7 | | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | P Casale | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | M Torres | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Sands | 4 | 6 | 6 | | K Sands | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Steinmetz | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | M Torres | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | M Schillig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | D Spence | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 2 | 2 | | Q | M Schillig | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Barg | 5 | 4 | | 13 | D Spence | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | D Spence | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | D Spence | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | S Mascarin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | M Paz | 4 | 2 | | 12 | S Mascarin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Raponi-Longo | 1 | 6 | 2 | | L Spain-Short | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Spain-Short | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | S Mascarin | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | C Hofer | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jane Holdren | 6 | 6 | | | J Holdren | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | K Horvath | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Wood | 5 | 6 | | | R Maršíková | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | K Horvath | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | S Rimes | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | Q | A Ivan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | A Ivan | 6 | 7 | | Q | A Ivan | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arraya | 6 | 3 | 6 | | L Arraya | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | L Bonder | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Ivan | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Q | L Bernstein | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | P Fendick | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rush | 3 | 3 | | | J Klitch | 2 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Klitch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Klitch | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | |
| Q | J Forman | 3 | 3 | | | P Smith | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |