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.

Men's singles
1985 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Andrés Gómez
Score	6–1, 6–3
Draw	56
Seeds	16

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.

1. Ivan Lendl (champion)
2. Andrés Gómez (final)
3. Boris Becker (semifinals)
4. Yannick Noah (semifinals)
5. Miloslav Mečíř (quarterfinals)
6. Aaron Krickstein (second round)
7. José Luis Clerc (third round)
8. Martín Jaite (quarterfinals)
9. Libor Pimek (third round)
10. Guillermo Vilas (third round)
11. Francesco Cancellotti (third round)
12. Hans Schwaier (quarterfinals)
13. Mark Dickson (second round)
14. Juan Aguilera (first round)
15. Guy Forget (third round)
16. 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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Ivan Lendl	6	6
	8	Martín Jaite	2	3
								1	Ivan Lendl	5	6	6
								3	Boris Becker	7	2	2
	3	Boris Becker	6	7
	5	Miloslav Mečíř	2	5
															1	Ivan Lendl	6	6
															2	Andrés Gómez	1	3
	12	Hans Schwaier	3	1
	4	Yannick Noah	6	6
								4	Yannick Noah	0	1
								2	Andrés Gómez	6	6
		Jaroslav Navrátil	2	3
	2	Andrés Gómez	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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	0r											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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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

External links

• "Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
• "USCC-Indianapolis 1985". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 6, 2016.