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
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

Results

Round of 128

Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-1 6-3
Bill Scanlon #82 7-6 7-6 0-6 5-7 6-3
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
Jaime Yzaga #266 5-7 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-3
Dan Cassidy #167 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3
David Pate #21 6-2 6-3 2-6 6-0
Miloslav Mecir #11 5-7 4-6 7-6 6-3 6-1
Yannick Noah #6 6-3 7-6 6-3
Jim Grabb #304 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis #38 7-6 3-6 7-5 7-5
Todd Nelson #173 7-6 4-6 7-6 7-6
Jay Berger #730 6-4 6-7 0-6 7-5 6-4
Eduardo Bengoechea #101 4-6 7-6 7-5 6-4
Brian Teacher #89 6-1 6-4 7-5
Scott Davis #16 6-4 6-0 6-4
Jimmy Connors #4 5× CH 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-2
Hank Pfister #48 6-3 6-4 6-4
Thierry Tulasne #87 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-0
Peter Lundgren #264 6-4 7-6 6-2
Stefan Edberg #12 6-4 6-3 6-3
Ken Flach #60 7-5 6-2 2-6 6-1
Luke Jensen #298 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 7-5
Heinz Gunthardt #47 5-7 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4
Mel Purcell #116 6-3 6-4 6-2
Martin Jaite #23 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-3
Diego Perez #81 6-3 6-3 6-4
Henri Leconte #26 6-4 6-3 6-4
Guy Forget #63 7-6 6-1 6-2
Hans Schwaier #44 6-7 6-4 7-6 7-5
Tony Mmoh #358 6-4 6-4 7-6
John McEnroe #1 DEF · 4× 6-1 6-7 2-6 6-3 7-6
Martin Wostenholme #120 6-4 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-3
Bud Schultz #64 7-6 6-4 6-2
Richard Matuszewski #487 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-3
Tomas Smid #19 6-3 7-5 6-2
Marc Flur #75
Guillermo Vilas #39 CH 7-6 6-7 6-4 3-6 6-1
Jimmy Arias #25 6-1 6-3 6-1
Amos Mansdorf #104 7-6 4-6 7-6 6-1
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-4 7-5 6-1
Bob Green #66 7-6 7-6 6-4
Dan Goldie #181 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-6
Marian Vajda #65 2-6 2-6 6-3 7-6 7-5
Boris Becker #7 6-4 6-1 6-2
Huub Van Boeckel 6-1 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-4
Kelly Evernden #144 6-4 6-2 6-2
Lloyd Bourne #125 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4
Mats Wilander #3 6-2 6-4 6-4
Bruce Foxworth 6-7 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2
Paul Annacone #30 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1
Peter Fleming #55 6-4 6-2 7-6
Greg Holmes #24 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-7 7-6
Johan Kriek #17 6-4 6-2 6-4
Marko Ostoja #152 6-4 6-4 6-7 2-6 7-6
Danie Visser #143 6-1 6-4 6-2
Anders Jarryd #8 6-3 7-6 6-4
Mike Bauer #86 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3
Ilie Nastase #586 CH
Tim Wilkison #35 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-6
Pavel Slozil #52 6-3 6-4 6-4
Tim Mayotte #14 6-4 6-2 6-4
John Lloyd 7-5 7-5 7-5
Nduka Odizor #106 6-4 6-2 6-0
Jonathan Canter #128 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4

Round of 64

Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-0 6-3
Horacio de la Pena #57 6-7 7-5 7-6 6-3
Jaime Yzaga #266 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-1 7-5
David Pate #21 6-4 6-0 6-3
Yannick Noah #6 7-6 6-3 6-2
Jim Grabb #304
Vitas Gerulaitis #38 6-2 3-6 6-2 7-6
Jay Berger #730 6-1 6-3 6-2
Brian Teacher #89 6-3 7-6 6-3
Jimmy Connors #4 5× CH 6-3 6-4 6-2
Thierry Tulasne #87 7-6 1-6 7-5 6-3
Stefan Edberg #12 7-5 6-3 6-4
Ken Flach #60
Brad Gilbert #20 6-3 6-2 6-3
Heinz Gunthardt #47 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2
Martin Jaite #23 6-3 7-6 6-3
Henri Leconte #26 6-4 6-4 6-4
Hans Schwaier #44 5-7 6-7 7-5 7-6 6-3
Tony Mmoh #358
John McEnroe #1 DEF · 4× 6-0 7-6 6-1
Bud Schultz #64 6-3 6-4 7-6
Tomas Smid #19 6-2 6-2 6-1
Jimmy Arias #25 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-2 0-1 (ret.)
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
Kelly Evernden #144 6-4 6-3 6-4
Mats Wilander #3 6-3 7-5 6-3
Paul Annacone #30 2-6 7-5 7-5 6-1
Greg Holmes #24 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-1
Marko Ostoja #152 6-2 6-3 6-3
Anders Jarryd #8 6-4 6-3 6-3
Tim Wilkison #35 6-1 6-3 6-1
Tim Mayotte #14 4-6 6-1 7-6 7-5
Nduka Odizor #106 7-6 2-6 6-2 7-6

Round of 32

Ivan Lendl #2 6-1 6-1 6-3
Jaime Yzaga #266 6-3 6-3 7-6
Yannick Noah #6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Jay Berger #730 4-6 7-6 6-4 7-6
Jimmy Connors #4 5× CH 7-5 6-2 6-4
Stefan Edberg #12 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4
Heinz Gunthardt #47 6-7 3-6 7-6 6-4 6-1
Henri Leconte #26 6-2 6-2 6-1
John McEnroe #1 DEF · 4× 6-3 6-4 6-4
Tomas Smid #19 4-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 7-6
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-0 6-1 1-1 (ret.)
Dan Goldie #181
Boris Becker #7 7-6 6-3 7-6
Mats Wilander #3 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-1
Greg Holmes #24 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2
Anders Jarryd #8 6-0 6-1 6-4
Tim Mayotte #14 7-5 6-4 6-3

Round of 16

Ivan Lendl #2 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-0
Yannick Noah #6 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-1
Jay Berger #730
Jimmy Connors #4 5× CH 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
Heinz Gunthardt #47 7-6 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3
John McEnroe #1 DEF · 4× 6-3 7-5 6-2
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4
Mats Wilander #3 7-6 6-1 7-5
Anders Jarryd #8 7-6 7-6 6-4

Quarterfinals

Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-2 6-4
Jimmy Connors #4 5× CH 6-2 6-2 6-4
John McEnroe #1 DEF · 4× 6-1 6-0 7-5
Mats Wilander #3 2-6 6-2 5-0 (ret.)

Semifinals

Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-3 7-5
Jimmy Connors #4 5× CH
John McEnroe #2 DEF · 4× 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3

Final

Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 6-3 6-4
John McEnroe #2 DEF · 4×

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent US Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Carlos Alcaraz #1 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 6-3 6-4 7-5 Taylor Fritz #12 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #4 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Casper Ruud #7 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Daniil Medvedev #2 6-4 6-4 6-4 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
The 2025 US Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Jannik Sinner 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Who has won the most US Open titles?
Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer are tied for the most US Open titles in the Open Era (since 1968), with 5 each.
When was the first US Open played?
The first edition of US Open was held in 1881.
What surface is US Open played on?
US Open is played on hard courts.