1985 US Open – Men's singles

Ivan Lendl defeated the 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.

Men's singles
1985 US Open
Final
ChampionCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Runner-upUnited States John McEnroe
Score7–6(7–1), 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   John McEnroe (finalist)
  2.   Ivan Lendl (champion)
  3.   Mats Wilander (semifinalist)
  4.   Jimmy Connors (semifinalist)
  5.   Kevin Curren (first round)
  6.   Anders Järryd (quarterfinalist)
  7.   Yannick Noah (quarterfinalist)
  8.   Boris Becker (fourth round)
  9.   Miloslav Mečíř (second round)
  10.   Joakim Nyström (quarterfinalist)
  11.   Stefan Edberg (fourth round)
  12.   Johan Kriek (second round)
  13.   Tim Mayotte (fourth round)
  14.   Henrik Sundström (first round)
  15.   Scott Davis (second round)
  16.   Tomáš Šmíd (fourth round)

Draw

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   John McEnroe 6 6 7
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
6   Anders Järryd 6 2 0r
1   John McEnroe 61 3 4
2   Ivan Lendl 77 6 6
  Heinz Günthardt 2 2 4
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 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Third 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 1r
  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

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First round Second round Third 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 1r
  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

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First round Second round Third 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

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First round Second round Third 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

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First round Second round Third 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

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First round Second round Third 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

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First round Second round Third 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

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First round Second round Third 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
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