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

Top-seeded Ivan Lendl overcame the defending champion, Andrés Gómez, in the final to claim his fifth title of the year and $51,000 prize money.

## 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.
* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Andrés Gómez (final)
* Boris Becker (semifinals)
* Yannick Noah (semifinals)
* Miloslav Mečíř (quarterfinals)
* Aaron Krickstein (second round)
* José Luis Clerc (third round)
* Martín Jaite (quarterfinals)
* Libor Pimek (third round)
* Guillermo Vilas (third round)
* Francesco Cancellotti (third round)
* Hans Schwaier (quarterfinals)
* Mark Dickson (second round)
* Juan Aguilera (first round)
* Guy Forget (third round)
* Horacio de la Peña (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Martín Jaite | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Martín Jaite | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Boris Becker | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Boris Becker | 6 | 7 | 3 | Boris Becker | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Miloslav Mečíř | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Miloslav Mečíř | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Andrés Gómez | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Hans Schwaier | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Andrés Gómez | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | 4 | Yannick Noah | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Andrés Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jaroslav Navrátil | 2 | 3 | 2 | Andrés Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Andrés Gómez | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bengoechea | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Živojinović | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Živojinović | 4 | 7 | 8 | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Gildemeister | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | 15 | G Forget | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | W Popp | 4 | 6 | 2 | | H Gildemeister | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Luna | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | G Forget | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Jaite | 2 | 3 |
| | P Arraya | 2 | 3 | | 10 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Brown | 4 | 5 | | | P Složil | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Složil | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 10 | G Vilas | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | N Schellenger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Jaite | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | M Wooldridge | 3 | 1 | | Q | N Schellenger | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Jaite | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | B Becker | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Pernfors | 7 | 6 | | Q | M Pernfors | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tous | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Buckley | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 11 | F Cancellotti | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | G Bezecny | 6 | 3 | | WC | G Bezecny | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Panatta | 2 | 5 | | 11 | F Cancellotti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | F Cancellotti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Becker | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | J Aguilera | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Mečíř | 2 | 5 |
| | M Ingaramo | 6 | 6 | | | M Ingaramo | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Willenborg | 6 | 6 | | | B Willenborg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lewis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Willenborg | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | P Tuckniss | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | T Witsken | 7 | 2 | 4 | Q | P Tuckniss | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | JL Clerc | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Baxter | 6 | 6 | 10 | WC | J Ross | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Ross | 7 | 3 | 12 | | | | | | 7 | JL Clerc | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | P Rebolledo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | H Schwaier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 6 | 3 | | | P Rebolledo | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Frawley | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | H Schwaier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | H Schwaier | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | H Schwaier | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | H de la Peña | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 |
| | D Pérez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | D Pérez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 6 | 6 | | | J Brown | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Argüello | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | D Pérez | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Ganzábal | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Tulasne | 6 | 7 | | | T Tulasne | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Noah | 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | A Krickstein | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Navrátil | 6 | 6 | | | J Navrátil | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Navrátil | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | L Duncan | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Duncan | 6 | 7 | | | L Duncan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Eriksson | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | M Dickson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Dickson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Navrátil | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | L Pimek | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 |
| | J López-Maeso | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | L Pimek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 3 | 1 | | WC | T Muster | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | L Pimek | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | J Yzaga | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | A Gómez | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Urpí | 1 | 6 | 6 | | G Urpí | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Gómez | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |