ATP US Open 1985 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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Round of 128
Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-1 6-3
Jay Lapidus #100
Bill Scanlon #82 7-6 7-6 0-6 5-7 6-3
Ben Testerman #32
Horacio de la Pena #57 3-6 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4
Leo Palin #211
Claudio Panatta #91 7-6 6-3 2-6 6-4
Tim Gullikson
Jaime Yzaga #266 5-7 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-3
Jakob Hlasek #43
Dan Cassidy #167 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3
Ahmed El Mehelmy
David Pate #21 6-2 6-3 2-6 6-0
Bruno Oresar #92
Miloslav Mecir #11 5-7 4-6 7-6 6-3 6-1
Andy Kohlberg #220
Yannick Noah #6 6-3 7-6 6-3
Jeremy Bates #139
Jim Grabb #304 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3
Givaldo Barbosa #127
Vitas Gerulaitis #38 7-6 3-6 7-5 7-5
Tarik Benhabiles #88
Todd Nelson #173 7-6 4-6 7-6 7-6
Mark Dickson #50
Jay Berger #730 6-4 6-7 0-6 7-5 6-4
Derrick Rostagno #442
Eduardo Bengoechea #101 4-6 7-6 7-5 6-4
Colin Dowdeswell #109
Brian Teacher #89 6-1 6-4 7-5
Alejandro Ganzabal #115
Scott Davis #16 6-4 6-0 6-4
Massimo Cierro #114
Jimmy Connors #4 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-2
Gary Muller
Hank Pfister #48 6-3 6-4 6-4
Scott Mccain #236
Thierry Tulasne #87 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-0
Jaroslav Navratil #111
Peter Lundgren #264 6-4 7-6 6-2
Shahar Perkiss #67
Stefan Edberg #12 6-4 6-3 6-3
Jose Luis Clerc #27
Ken Flach #60 7-5 6-2 2-6 6-1
Leonardo Lavalle #212
Brad Gilbert #20 6-2 6-2 6-2
Christo Van Rensburg
Luke Jensen #298 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 7-5
Matt Mitchell #74
Heinz Gunthardt #47 5-7 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4
Ramesh Krishnan
Mel Purcell #116 6-3 6-4 6-2
Libor Pimek #46
Martin Jaite #23 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-3
Henrik Sundstrom #18
Diego Perez #81 6-3 6-3 6-4
Steve Meister #194
Henri Leconte #26 6-4 6-3 6-4
Wojtek Fibak #72
Guy Forget #63 7-6 6-1 6-2
Kevin Curren #5
Hans Schwaier #44 6-7 6-4 7-6 7-5
Balazs Taroczy #132
Tony Mmoh #358 6-4 6-4 7-6
Thomas Hogstedt #157
John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-7 2-6 6-3 7-6
Shlomo Glickstein #172
Martin Wostenholme #120 6-4 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-3
Hans Gildemeister
Bud Schultz #64 7-6 6-4 6-2
Mike Leach #36
Richard Matuszewski #487 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-3
Steve Denton #248
Tomas Smid #19 6-3 7-5 6-2
Marc Flur #75
Guillermo Vilas #39 7-6 6-7 6-4 3-6 6-1
Wally Masur #103
Jimmy Arias #25 6-1 6-3 6-1
Roberto Arguello #83
Amos Mansdorf #104 7-6 4-6 7-6 6-1
John Sadri #45
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-4 7-5 6-1
Chip Hooper #85
Bob Green #66 7-6 7-6 6-4
Ronald Agenor #102
Dan Goldie #181 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-6
Marty Davis #62
Marian Vajda #65 2-6 2-6 6-3 7-6 7-5
Mike De Palmer
Boris Becker #7 6-4 6-1 6-2
Peter Doohan #97
Huub Van Boeckel 6-1 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-4
John Fitzgerald #42
Kelly Evernden #144 6-4 6-2 6-2
Lawson Duncan #51
Lloyd Bourne #125 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4
Jimmy Brown
Mats Wilander #3 6-2 6-4 6-4
Vijay Amritraj #56
Bruce Foxworth #239 6-7 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2
Slobodan Zivojinovic
Paul Annacone #30 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1
Tom Gullikson
Peter Fleming #55 6-4 6-2 7-6
Ricardo Acuna #54
Greg Holmes #24 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-7 7-6
Cassio Motta #117
Johan Kriek #17 6-4 6-2 6-4
Paul Mcnamee #52
Marko Ostoja #152 6-4 6-4 6-7 2-6 7-6
Roberto Saad #139
Danie Visser #143 6-1 6-4 6-2
Raul Antonio Viver #135
Anders Jarryd #8 6-3 7-6 6-4
Mikael Pernfors #275
Mike Bauer #86 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3
Ilie Nastase #586
Tim Wilkison #35 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-6
Vincent Van Patten
Pavel Slozil #52 6-3 6-4 6-4
Francisco Gonzalez #75
Tim Mayotte #14 6-4 6-2 6-4
Terry Moor #37
John Lloyd 7-5 7-5 7-5
Victor Pecci #78
Nduka Odizor #106 6-4 6-2 6-0
Brad Drewett #79
Jonathan Canter #128 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Robert Seguso #61
Round of 64
Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-0 6-3
Bill Scanlon #82
Horacio de la Pena #57 6-7 7-5 7-6 6-3
Claudio Panatta #91
Jaime Yzaga #266 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-1 7-5
Dan Cassidy #167
David Pate #21 6-4 6-0 6-3
Miloslav Mecir #11
Yannick Noah #6 7-6 6-3 6-2
Jim Grabb #304
Vitas Gerulaitis #38 6-2 3-6 6-2 7-6
Todd Nelson #173
Jay Berger #730 6-1 6-3 6-2
Eduardo Bengoechea #101
Brian Teacher #89 6-3 7-6 6-3
Scott Davis #16
Jimmy Connors #4 6-3 6-4 6-2
Hank Pfister #48
Thierry Tulasne #87 7-6 1-6 7-5 6-3
Peter Lundgren #264
Stefan Edberg #12 7-5 6-3 6-4
Ken Flach #60
Brad Gilbert #20 6-3 6-2 6-3
Luke Jensen #298
Heinz Gunthardt #47 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2
Mel Purcell #116
Martin Jaite #23 6-3 7-6 6-3
Diego Perez #81
Henri Leconte #26 6-4 6-4 6-4
Guy Forget #63
Hans Schwaier #44 5-7 6-7 7-5 7-6 6-3
Tony Mmoh #358
John McEnroe #1 6-0 7-6 6-1
Martin Wostenholme #120
Bud Schultz #64 6-3 6-4 7-6
Richard Matuszewski #487
Tomas Smid #19 6-2 6-2 6-1
Guillermo Vilas #39
Jimmy Arias #25 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-2 0-1 (ret.)
Amos Mansdorf #104
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-0
Bob Green #66
Dan Goldie #181 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Marian Vajda #65
Boris Becker #7 6-3 6-0 6-2
Huub Van Boeckel
Kelly Evernden #144 6-4 6-3 6-4
Lloyd Bourne #125
Mats Wilander #3 6-3 7-5 6-3
Bruce Foxworth #239
Paul Annacone #30 2-6 7-5 7-5 6-1
Peter Fleming #55
Greg Holmes #24 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-1
Johan Kriek #17
Marko Ostoja #152 6-2 6-3 6-3
Danie Visser #143
Anders Jarryd #8 6-4 6-3 6-3
Mike Bauer #86
Tim Wilkison #35 6-1 6-3 6-1
Pavel Slozil #52
Tim Mayotte #14 4-6 6-1 7-6 7-5
John Lloyd
Nduka Odizor #106 7-6 2-6 6-2 7-6
Jonathan Canter #128
Round of 32
Ivan Lendl #2 6-1 6-1 6-3
Horacio de la Pena #57
Jaime Yzaga #266 6-3 6-3 7-6
David Pate #21
Yannick Noah #6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis #38
Jay Berger #730 4-6 7-6 6-4 7-6
Brian Teacher #89
Jimmy Connors #4 7-5 6-2 6-4
Thierry Tulasne #87
Stefan Edberg #12 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4
Brad Gilbert #20
Heinz Gunthardt #47 6-7 3-6 7-6 6-4 6-1
Martin Jaite #23
Henri Leconte #26 6-2 6-2 6-1
Hans Schwaier #44
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-4 6-4
Bud Schultz #64
Tomas Smid #19 4-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 7-6
Jimmy Arias #25
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-0 6-1 1-1 (ret.)
Dan Goldie #181
Boris Becker #7 7-6 6-3 7-6
Kelly Evernden #144
Mats Wilander #3 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-1
Paul Annacone #30
Greg Holmes #24 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2
Marko Ostoja #152
Anders Jarryd #8 6-0 6-1 6-4
Tim Wilkison #35
Tim Mayotte #14 7-5 6-4 6-3
Nduka Odizor #106
Round of 16
Ivan Lendl #2 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-0
Jaime Yzaga #266
Yannick Noah #6 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-1
Jay Berger #730
Jimmy Connors #4 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
Stefan Edberg #12
Heinz Gunthardt #47 7-6 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3
Henri Leconte #26
John McEnroe #1 6-3 7-5 6-2
Tomas Smid #19
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4
Boris Becker #7
Mats Wilander #3 7-6 6-1 7-5
Greg Holmes #24
Anders Jarryd #8 7-6 7-6 6-4
Tim Mayotte #14
Quarterfinals
Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-2 6-4
Yannick Noah #6
Jimmy Connors #4 6-2 6-2 6-4
Heinz Gunthardt #47
John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-0 7-5
Joakim Nystrom #10
Mats Wilander #3 2-6 6-2 5-0 (ret.)
Anders Jarryd #8
Semifinals
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-3 7-5
Jimmy Connors #4
John McEnroe #2 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3
Mats Wilander #3
Final
Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 6-3 6-4
John McEnroe #2

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