ATP US Open 1985 Draw, Results & Schedule

Ivan Lendl won the 1985 US Open, defeating John McEnroe 7-6 6-3 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 27 to September 10, 1985. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Ivan Lendl
def. John McEnroe , 7-6 6-3 6-4
Dates
Aug 27 — Sep 10
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

US Open 1985 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 6-3 6-4 John McEnroe #2DEF · 4× H2H Match data Sep 10, 1985* F
SF (2)
John McEnroe #2DEF · 4× 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3 Mats Wilander #3 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1985* SF
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-3 7-5 Jimmy Connors #45× CH H2H Match data Sep 9, 1985* SF
QF (4)
Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-2 6-4 Yannick Noah #6 H2H Match data Sep 7, 1985* QF
Jimmy Connors #45× CH 6-2 6-2 6-4 Heinz Gunthardt #47 H2H Match data Sep 7, 1985* QF
John McEnroe #1DEF · 4× 6-1 6-0 7-5 Joakim Nystrom #10 H2H Match data Sep 7, 1985* QF
Mats Wilander #3 2-6 6-2 5-0 (ret.) Anders Jarryd #8 H2H Match data Sep 7, 1985* QF
R16 (8)
Yannick Noah #6 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-1 Jay Berger #730 H2H Match data Sep 5, 1985* R16
Jimmy Connors #45× CH 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 Stefan Edberg #12 H2H Match data Sep 5, 1985* R16
Anders Jarryd #8 7-6 7-6 6-4 Tim Mayotte #14 H2H Match data Sep 5, 1985* R16
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4 Boris Becker #7 H2H Match data Sep 5, 1985* R16
John McEnroe #1DEF · 4× 6-3 7-5 6-2 Tomas Smid #19 H2H Match data Sep 5, 1985* R16
Ivan Lendl #2 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-0 Jaime Yzaga #266 H2H Match data Sep 5, 1985* R16
Heinz Gunthardt #47 7-6 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3 Henri Leconte #26 H2H Match data Sep 5, 1985* R16
Mats Wilander #3 7-6 6-1 7-5 Greg Holmes #24 H2H Match data Sep 5, 1985* R16
R32 (16)
Tim Mayotte #14 7-5 6-4 6-3 Nduka Odizor #106 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Heinz Gunthardt #47 6-7 3-6 7-6 6-4 6-1 Martin Jaite #23 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-0 6-1 1-1 (ret.) Dan Goldie #181 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Tomas Smid #19 4-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 7-6 Jimmy Arias #25 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Jimmy Connors #45× CH 7-5 6-2 6-4 Thierry Tulasne #87 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Ivan Lendl #2 6-1 6-1 6-3 Horacio de la Pena #57 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Stefan Edberg #12 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4 Brad Gilbert #20 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Mats Wilander #3 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-1 Paul Annacone #30 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Jay Berger #730 4-6 7-6 6-4 7-6 Brian Teacher #89 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Greg Holmes #24 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 Marko Ostoja #152 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
John McEnroe #1DEF · 4× 6-3 6-4 6-4 Bud Schultz #64 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Jaime Yzaga #266 6-3 6-3 7-6 David Pate #21 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Anders Jarryd #8 6-0 6-1 6-4 Tim Wilkison #35 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Boris Becker #7 7-6 6-3 7-6 Kelly Evernden #144 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Henri Leconte #26 6-2 6-2 6-1 Hans Schwaier #44 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
Yannick Noah #6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #38 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1985* R32
R64 (32)
Boris Becker #7 6-3 6-0 6-2 Huub Van Boeckel — Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Marko Ostoja #152 6-2 6-3 6-3 Danie Visser #143 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Hans Schwaier #44 5-7 6-7 7-5 7-6 6-3 Tony Mmoh #358 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Heinz Gunthardt #47 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2 Mel Purcell #116 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Tim Mayotte #14 4-6 6-1 7-6 7-5 John Lloyd — Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Dan Goldie #181 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Marian Vajda #65 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Jay Berger #730 6-1 6-3 6-2 Eduardo Bengoechea #101 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Martin Jaite #23 6-3 7-6 6-3 Diego Perez #81 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Tomas Smid #19 6-2 6-2 6-1 Guillermo Vilas #39CH H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
David Pate #21 6-4 6-0 6-3 Miloslav Mecir #11 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Jimmy Connors #45× CH 6-3 6-4 6-2 Hank Pfister #48 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Yannick Noah #6 7-6 6-3 6-2 Jim Grabb #304 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Henri Leconte #26 6-4 6-4 6-4 Guy Forget #63 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Thierry Tulasne #87 7-6 1-6 7-5 6-3 Peter Lundgren #264 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Stefan Edberg #12 7-5 6-3 6-4 Ken Flach #60 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Tim Wilkison #35 6-1 6-3 6-1 Pavel Slozil #52 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Greg Holmes #24 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-1 Johan Kriek #17 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-0 Bob Green #66 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-0 6-3 Bill Scanlon #82 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Brian Teacher #89 6-3 7-6 6-3 Scott Davis #16 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Mats Wilander #3 6-3 7-5 6-3 Bruce Foxworth H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Anders Jarryd #8 6-4 6-3 6-3 Mike Bauer #86 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Horacio de la Pena #57 6-7 7-5 7-6 6-3 Claudio Panatta #91 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Bud Schultz #64 6-3 6-4 7-6 Richard Matuszewski #487 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Nduka Odizor #106 7-6 2-6 6-2 7-6 Jonathan Canter #128 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Kelly Evernden #144 6-4 6-3 6-4 Lloyd Bourne #125 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Vitas Gerulaitis #38 6-2 3-6 6-2 7-6 Todd Nelson #173 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Jaime Yzaga #266 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-1 7-5 Dan Cassidy #167 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
John McEnroe #1DEF · 4× 6-0 7-6 6-1 Martin Wostenholme #120 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Paul Annacone #30 2-6 7-5 7-5 6-1 Peter Fleming #55 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Jimmy Arias #25 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-2 0-1 (ret.) Amos Mansdorf #104 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
Brad Gilbert #20 6-3 6-2 6-3 Luke Jensen #298 H2H Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64
R128 (64)
Tim Wilkison #35 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-6 Vincent Van Patten — Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Brian Teacher #89 6-1 6-4 7-5 Alejandro Ganzabal #115 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Peter Lundgren #264 6-4 7-6 6-2 Shahar Perkiss #67 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Nduka Odizor #106 6-4 6-2 6-0 Brad Drewett #79 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Henri Leconte #26 6-4 6-3 6-4 Wojtek Fibak #72 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Ken Flach #60 7-5 6-2 2-6 6-1 Leonardo Lavalle #212 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Tim Mayotte #14 6-4 6-2 6-4 Terry Moor #37 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Guillermo Vilas #39CH 7-6 6-7 6-4 3-6 6-1 Wally Masur #103 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Thierry Tulasne #87 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-0 Jaroslav Navratil #111 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Lloyd Bourne #125 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4 Jimmy Brown — Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Eduardo Bengoechea #101 4-6 7-6 7-5 6-4 Colin Dowdeswell #109 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Jay Berger #730 6-4 6-7 0-6 7-5 6-4 Derrick Rostagno #442 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Todd Nelson #173 7-6 4-6 7-6 7-6 Mark Dickson #50 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Marian Vajda #65 2-6 2-6 6-3 7-6 7-5 Mike De Palmer — Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Hank Pfister #48 6-3 6-4 6-4 Scott Mccain #236 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Heinz Gunthardt #47 5-7 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Kelly Evernden #144 6-4 6-2 6-2 Lawson Duncan #51 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Amos Mansdorf #104 7-6 4-6 7-6 6-1 John Sadri #45 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
David Pate #21 6-2 6-3 2-6 6-0 Bruno Oresar #92 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Martin Jaite #23 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-3 Henrik Sundstrom #18 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Boris Becker #7 6-4 6-1 6-2 Peter Doohan #97 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Horacio de la Pena #57 3-6 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4 Leo Palin #211 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Guy Forget #63 7-6 6-1 6-2 Kevin Curren #5 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Bud Schultz #64 7-6 6-4 6-2 Mike Leach #36 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Tony Mmoh #358 6-4 6-4 7-6 Thomas Hogstedt #157 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Johan Kriek #17 6-4 6-2 6-4 Paul Mcnamee #52 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Scott Davis #16 6-4 6-0 6-4 Massimo Cierro #114 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Tomas Smid #19 6-3 7-5 6-2 Marc Flur #75 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Jim Grabb #304 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3 Givaldo Barbosa #127 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Mats Wilander #3 6-2 6-4 6-4 Vijay Amritraj #56 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Dan Cassidy #167 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3 Ahmed El Mehelmy — Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Dan Goldie #181 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-6 Marty Davis #62 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Jonathan Canter #128 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Robert Seguso #61 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Jimmy Connors #45× CH 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-2 Gary Muller — Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Luke Jensen #298 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 7-5 Matt Mitchell #74 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Huub Van Boeckel 6-1 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-4 John Fitzgerald #42 — Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Paul Annacone #30 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1 Tom Gullikson — Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Greg Holmes #24 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-7 7-6 Cassio Motta #117 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
John McEnroe #1DEF · 4× 6-1 6-7 2-6 6-3 7-6 Shlomo Glickstein #172 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Hans Schwaier #44 6-7 6-4 7-6 7-5 Balazs Taroczy #132 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Bob Green #66 7-6 7-6 6-4 Ronald Agenor #102 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Marko Ostoja #152 6-4 6-4 6-7 2-6 7-6 Roberto Saad #139 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Jaime Yzaga #266 5-7 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-3 Jakob Hlasek #43 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Richard Matuszewski #487 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-3 Steve Denton #248 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
John Lloyd 7-5 7-5 7-5 Victor Pecci #78 — Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Claudio Panatta #91 7-6 6-3 2-6 6-4 Tim Gullikson — Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Diego Perez #81 6-3 6-3 6-4 Steve Meister #194 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Yannick Noah #6 6-3 7-6 6-3 Jeremy Bates #139 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Pavel Slozil #52 6-3 6-4 6-4 Francisco Gonzalez #75 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Vitas Gerulaitis #38 7-6 3-6 7-5 7-5 Tarik Benhabiles #88 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Bruce Foxworth 6-7 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2 Slobodan Zivojinovic H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-1 6-3 Jay Lapidus #100 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Mel Purcell #116 6-3 6-4 6-2 Libor Pimek #46 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Jimmy Arias #25 6-1 6-3 6-1 Roberto Arguello #83 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-4 7-5 6-1 Chip Hooper #85 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Miloslav Mecir #11 5-7 4-6 7-6 6-3 6-1 Andy Kohlberg #220 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Mike Bauer #86 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 Ilie Nastase #586CH H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Danie Visser #143 6-1 6-4 6-2 Raul Antonio Viver #135 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Peter Fleming #55 6-4 6-2 7-6 Ricardo Acuna #54 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Martin Wostenholme #120 6-4 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-3 Hans Gildemeister — Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Anders Jarryd #8 6-3 7-6 6-4 Mikael Pernfors #275 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Bill Scanlon #82 7-6 7-6 0-6 5-7 6-3 Ben Testerman #32 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Stefan Edberg #12 6-4 6-3 6-3 Jose Luis Clerc #27 H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128
Brad Gilbert #20 6-2 6-2 6-2 Christo Van Rensburg H2H Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128

Tournament Records

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Most Titles

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  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

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  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

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  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

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  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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