1985 WCT Houston Shootout – Singles

1985 WCT Houston Shootout USA John McEnroe ZAF 1928 Kevin Curren 7–5, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) singles doubles 32 (3WC Wild cards/4Q Qualifiers) 8 1st 1985 WCT Houston Shootout In the inaugural edition of the tournament, John McEnroe won the title by defeating Kevin Curren 7–5, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) in the final.McEnroe Is Winner; 15 Aces https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/04/sports/mcenroe-is-winner-15-aces.html 14 February 2025 The New York Times Associated Press 4 March 1985 C5McEnroe Takes Shootout Title https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1985/03/04/mcenroe-takes-shootout-title/41a3740d-96a5-4a46-8127-d392b7a446f3/ 14 February 2025 The Washington Post 3 March 1985 Seeds 30em USA John McEnroe (champion) ZAF 1928 Kevin Curren (final) USA Vitas Gerulaitis (1st round) USA Jimmy Arias (2nd round) USA Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals) USA Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals) USA Greg Holmes (1st round) IND Ramesh Krishnan (1st round) Draw Final 5 Final 1 USA John McEnroe 2 ZAF 1928 Kevin Curren 7 5 6 1 77 64 Top half y 3 1 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA John McEnroe POL Wojciech Fibak 6 2 6 7 7 5 USA Tom Gullikson Q USA Brad Pearce 6 3 6 4 USA David Pate WC USA Tony Giammalva 6 2 6 1 6 USA Brad Gilbert Q YUG Slobodan Živojinović 2 6 6 1 6 3 USA Jay Lapidus 3/WC USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 3 6 7 6 USA Leif Shiras ZAF 1928 Danie Visser 7 5 6 4 SWE Jan Gunnarsson CHE Zoltán Kuhárszky 7 6 6 3 USA Peter Fleming 7 USA Greg Holmes 6 2 6 1 1 USA John McEnroe USA Tom Gullikson 6 4 6 3 6 USA Brad Gilbert USA David Pate 6 4 6 2 USA Leif Shiras USA Jay Lapidus 6 4 2 6 7 6 USA Peter Fleming SWE Jan Gunnarsson 6 3 6 4 1 USA John McEnroe 6 USA Brad Gilbert 6 3 6 3 USA Peter Fleming USA Leif Shiras 6 3 6 3 1 USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming 6 4 6 0 Bottom half y 3 1 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals ISR Shahar Perkiss 8 IND Ramesh Krishnan 6 4 3 6 6 2 USA Terry Moor Q USA Andy Kohlberg 3 6 6 1 6 2 USA Mark Dickson USA Sammy Giammalva 6 3 6 2 4 USA Jimmy Arias USA Dan Cassidy 6 3 6 4 5 USA Tim Mayotte USA John Sadri 6 3 6 4 USA Mike Bauer DEU Michael Westphal 6 4 7 5 Q USA Paul Annacone USA Tim Wilkison 6 3 6 7 6 3 2 ZAF 1928 Kevin Curren WC USA Steve Denton 6 4 6 4 ISR Shahar Perkiss USA Terry Moor 6 7 6 4 6 4 USA Mark Dickson 4 USA Jimmy Arias 6 3 4 6 7 6 5 USA Tim Mayotte USA Mike Bauer 6 4 6 2 2 ZAF 1928 Kevin Curren Q USA Paul Annacone 6 4 7 6 ISR Shahar Perkiss USA Mark Dickson 7 6 6 0 2 ZAF 1928 Kevin Curren 5 USA Tim Mayotte 7 5 7 6 2 ZAF 1928 Kevin Curren ISR Shahar Perkiss 6 2 6 2 References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Category:1985 Grand Prix (tennis)