1985 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1985 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Andrés Gómez
Final score	6–1, 6–3

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.^[1]

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.

Ivan Lendl (Champion) Andrés Gómez (Final) Boris Becker (Semifinals) Yannick Noah (Semifinals) Miloslav Mečíř (Quarterfinals) Aaron Krickstein (Second Round) José Luis Clerc (Third Round) Martín Jaite (Quarterfinals)

Libor Pimek (Third Round) Guillermo Vilas (Third Round) Francesco Cancellotti (Third Round) Hans Schwaier (Quarterfinals) Mark Dickson (Second Round) Juan Aguilera (First Round) Guy Forget (Third Round) Horacio de la Peña (First Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

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	Norman 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	0											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	Stefan 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 Urpi	1	6	6				G Urpi	4	6	4
							2	A Gómez	6	2	6

References

1. "Lendl surprised with U.S. Clay Court win". Daily News (Bowling Green, KY.). Associated Press. 1986-05-05.

External links

• "Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
• "USCC-Indianapolis 1985". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2016-05-06.