1985 US Open – Women's singles

August 2023 1985 US Open TCH Hana Mandlíková USA Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 7–6(7–2) 128 16 1985 US Open (tennis) Hana Mandlíková defeated two-time defending champion Martina Navratilova in the final, 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 7–6(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1985 US Open. It was her third major singles title. With the win, Mandlíková ended Navratilova and Chris Evert's record steak of 15 consecutive major titles between them. Seeds 30em USA Chris Evert (semifinals) USA Martina Navratilova (final) TCH Hana Mandlíková (champion) USA Pam Shriver (quarterfinals) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals) USA Zina Garrison (quarterfinals) TCH Helena Suková (quarterfinals) BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva (fourth round) USA Kathy Rinaldi (first round) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (first round) FRG Steffi Graf (semifinals) AUS Wendy Turnbull (fourth round) SWE Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round) USA Bonnie Gadusek (third round) CAN Carling Bassett (fourth round) HUN Andrea Temesvári (second round) Qualifying 1985 US Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Final eight Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 TCH Hana Mandlíková 3 USA Martina Navratilova 2 77 63 1 6 77 62 USA Chris Evert 1 TCH Hana Mandlíková 3 6 4 2 6 3 6 FRG Steffi Graf 11 USA Martina Navratilova 2 2 6 3 6 USA Chris Evert 1 FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 5 6 3 6 3 TCH Hana Mandlíková 3 TCH Helena Suková 7 77 64 7 5 FRG Steffi Graf 11 USA Pam Shriver 4 77 64 64 77 77 64 USA Zina Garrison 6 USA Martina Navratilova 2 2 6 3 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Evert 1 USA White 6 2 6 4 USA Evert 1 USA Kim 6 0 6 2 USA White USA Gadusek 14 1 6 6 1 6 2 USA Evert 1 ITA Reggi 6 0 6 3 USA Piatek USA Kim 65 77 65 77 USA White FRG Keppeler 6 2 6 2 YUG Jaušovec USA Gadusek 14 0 6 6 4 2 6 USA Evert 1 AUS Thompson 6 1 6 3 ITA Reggi SWE Karlsson 4 6 6 3 6 3 USA Piatek SUI Jolissaint 6 2 6 4 USA Kim FRG Bunge 6 4 6 4 USA White FRA Tanvier 0 6 710 68 6 4 FRG Keppeler FRG Betzner 6 1 3 6 6 3 YUG Jaušovec AUS Balestrat 7 5 6 1 USA Gadusek 14 USA G Fernández 6 2 7 5 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Turnbull 12 FRG Kohde-Kilsch 5 7 5 5 7 2 6 AUS Turnbull 12 USA Torres 77 63 6 1 USA Henricksson FRG Kohde-Kilsch 5 3 6 4 6 AUS Turnbull 12 USA Herr 7 5 6 2 USA Torres TCH Skronská 3 6 6 2 6 0 USA Henricksson USA M J Fernández 6 1 6 4 ARG Villagrán FRG Kohde-Kilsch 5 1 6 1 6 AUS Turnbull 12 ROU 1965 Ruzici 6 4 6 1 USA Herr USA Walsh-Pete WC 6 3 6 2 USA Torres USA Shaefer 78 66 64 77 6 2 TCH Skronská FRA Amiach 6 4 68 710 6 2 USA Henricksson USA Horvath 6 0 6 4 USA M J Fernández GBR Gomer 6 1 6 4 ARG Villagrán GRE Kanellopoulou 79 67 3 6 6 4 FRG Kohde-Kilsch 5 BRA Dias 77 64 6 1 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round TCH Mandlíková 3 USA Jordan 7 5 3 6 6 1 TCH Mandlíková 3 FRG Hanika 6 3 6 4 USA Jordan USA Phelps 7 5 6 1 TCH Mandlíková 3 GBR Croft 6 3 6 3 USA Allen FRG Hanika 0 6 0 6 USA Jordan USA Jaeger 3 6 6 2 6 2 USA Phelps USA Potter 5 7 7 5 6 3 TCH Mandlíková 3 GBR Brown 6 2 6 1 GBR Croft TCH Skuherská 6 1 7 5 USA Allen FRA Suire 6 4 6 2 FRG Hanika RSA 1928 Fairbank 7 5 6 3 USA Jordan NED Mesker 2 6 6 1 6 2 USA Jaeger PER Gildemeister 7 5 2 6 6 1 USA Phelps USA Rehe 6 1 6 4 USA Potter ARG Sabatini 10 6 4 6 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round CAN Bassett 15 TCH Suková 7 6 4 66 78 5 7 CAN Bassett 15 USA Gates WC 6 4 6 4 USA Benjamin TCH Suková 7 0 6 5 7 CAN Bassett 15 ARG Paz 6 2 6 1 USA Gates WC USA Spain-Short WC 6 0 4 6 6 3 USA Benjamin ITA Garrone 6 1 6 2 USA Bowes WC TCH Suková 7 3 6 1 6 CAN Bassett 15 TCH Budařová 6 0 63 77 7 5 ARG Paz USA Nelson 0 6 6 1 6 0 USA Gates WC USA Antonoplis 6 4 6 2 USA Spain-Short WC USA A-M Fernandez Q 6 3 6 4 USA Benjamin FRA Demongeot 6 4 6 3 ITA Garrone USA Jordan Q 6 2 6 4 USA Bowes WC USA Sloane Q 6 4 6 3 TCH Suková 7 USA Mundel LL 6 0 6 1 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BUL 1971 M Maleeva 8 FRG Graf 11 2 6 2 6 BUL 1971 M Maleeva 8 USA Burgin 6 4 7 5 USA White FRG Graf 11 4 6 2 6 BUL 1971 M Maleeva 8 FRG Cueto 6 0 77 65 AUT Huber USA Burgin 4 6 4 6 USA White USA Foltz 6 4 6 1 AUS Minter FRG Graf 11 3 6 64 77 BUL 1971 M Maleeva 8 USA Mascarin 6 1 6 1 FRG Cueto USA Klitch WC 6 3 7 5 AUT Huber USA Spence 77 63 6 1 USA Burgin RSA 1928 Vermaak 6 0 6 1 USA White CAN Kelesi 6 3 2 6 6 4 USA Foltz USA Louie 711 69 6 3 AUS Anne Minter AUS Elizabeth Minter 6 3 6 4 FRG Graf 11 USA Fendick 4 6 6 1 7 5 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Moulton USA Shriver 4 2 6 4 6 USA Kuhlman Q USA Moulton 4 6 6 1 65 77 GBR Hobbs USA Shriver 4 2 6 3 6 HUN Temesvári 16 USA Kuhlman Q 6 2 2 6 2 6 USA Moulton YUG Goleš 7 5 6 4 USA Casals GBR Hobbs 6 2 3 6 67 79 USA Na USA Shriver 4 2 6 65 77 HUN Temesvári 16 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 6 2 4 6 6 4 USA Kuhlman Q USA McNeil 6 1 6 3 USA Moulton RSA 1928 Mould 6 2 7 5 YUG Goleš RSA 1928 Uys 65 77 6 1 77 64 USA Casals USA Nagelsen 1 0 r GBR Hobbs GBR Durie 7 5 6 1 USA Na FRG Pfaff 6 4 6 4 USA Shriver 4 DEN Scheuer-Larsen 6 3 6 3 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Garrison 6 USA Gompert 6 3 6 2 USA Garrison 6 NZL Cordwell 6 4 6 4 USA Gompert TCH Holíková 6 4 77 62 USA Garrison 6 USA Casale 6 2 6 4 USA Werdel Q NZL Cordwell 2 6 62 77 USA Gompert CAN Young Q 6 3 6 1 SUI Drescher TCH Holíková 3 6 6 2 4 6 USA Garrison 6 USA Gerken 7 5 6 3 USA Casale USA Rossides Q 6 3 6 2 USA Werdel Q FRG Schropp 6 2 6 4 NZL Cordwell SWE Lindström Q 6 3 6 4 USA Gompert BRA Medrado 6 3 6 4 CAN Young Q USA Russell WC 77 65 6 3 SUI Drescher USA Holladay WC 6 0 6 2 TCH Holíková USA Rinaldi 9 77 63 78 66 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SWE Lindqvist 13 USA Navratilova 2 4 6 5 7 SWE Lindqvist 13 USA Thompson 7 5 6 0 ITA Cecchini USA Navratilova 2 0 6 1 6 SWE Lindqvist 13 USA Holton 6 1 6 2 USA Thompson TCH Maršíková 6 4 2 5 r USA Van Nostrand ITA Cecchini 4 6 4 6 USA Bonder USA Navratilova 2 1 6 1 6 SWE Lindqvist 13 USA Gurney 6 1 6 0 USA Holton AUS Smylie 5 7 6 4 6 1 USA Thompson USA Collins WC 6 1 3 6 6 1 TCH Maršíková USA Raponi-Longo 6 3 6 2 USA Van Nostrand USA White 78 66 6 1 ITA Cecchini JPN Inoue 2 6 6 1 6 2 USA Bonder USA Ivan 6 2 4 6 6 3 USA Navratilova 2 FRA Paradis 6 2 6 1 External links 1985 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1985 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