| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 14 January 1985 – 8 December 1985 | 
| Edition | 8th | 
| Tournaments | 39 | 
| Achievements (singles) | |
| ← 1984   1986 → | |
The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1985 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 39 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000. [1]
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
| January 14 | Guarujá Challenger  Guarujá, Brazil $50,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Juan Avendaño 6–3, 6–3 |  Roberto Saad |  Júlio Góes  Francisco Maciel |  Fernando Roese  Carlos Gattiker  Bud Schultz  Eleutério Martins | 
|  Ronnie Båthman  Magnus Tideman 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |  Carlos Gattiker  Gustavo Tiberti | ||||
| January 21 | Agadir Challenger  Agadir, Morocco $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Gabriel Urpí 2–6, 6–4, 6–0 |  David de Miguel |  Pasi Virtanen  Martin Wostenholme |  Eduardo Osta  Tom Nijssen  Jan Vanlangendonck  Peter Bastiansen | 
|  Paolo Canè  Claudio Mezzadri 6–4, 6–4 |  Alessandro de Minicis  Olli Rahnasto | ||||
| January 28 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4 | Vienna Challenger  Vienna, Austria $25,000 – carpet (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Jonas Svensson 6–0, 6–1 |  Alessandro de Minicis |  Hans-Dieter Beutel  Horst Skoff |  Peter Bastiansen  Kevin Moir  Menno Oosting  Carl Limberger | 
|  Peter Carlsson  Jonas Svensson 6–3, 6–2 |  Josef Čihák  Alessandro de Minicis | ||||
| March 11 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
| March 18 | Montreal Challenger  Montreal, Canada $25,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Andy Kohlberg 6–2, 2–6, 7–6 |  Randy Nixon |  John Alexander  Scott McCain |  Stéphane Bonneau  John Mattke  Kelly Evernden  Leif Shiras | 
|  Andy Andrews  Tomm Warneke 6–3, 7–6 |  Kelly Evernden  Michael Robertson | ||||
| March 25 | Tunis Challenger  Tunis, Tunisia $75,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Hans Schwaier 6–4, 6–2 |  Wolfgang Popp |  Damir Keretić  Marián Vajda |  Henrik Sundström  Ahmed El-Mehelmy  Oliver Freund  Libor Pimek | 
|  Hans Gildemeister  Víctor Pecci 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |  David Mustard  Jonathan Smith | ||||
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
| May 13 | Spring Challenger  Spring, USA $25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Gary Donnelly 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |  Lloyd Bourne |  Harold Solomon  David Dowlen |  Glenn Layendecker  Jon Levine  Roger Knapp  Todd Nelson | 
|  Rill Baxter  Glenn Michibata 6–4, 6–3 |  Roger Knapp  Mark Wooldridge | ||||
| May 20 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
| May 27 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 3 | Tampere Open  Tampere, Finland $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Jonas Svensson 7–5, 7–5 |  Massimo Cierro |  Kelly Evernden  Alessandro de Minicis |  Stefan Eriksson  Milan Šrejber  Carlos Kirmayr  Josef Čihák | 
|  Dácio Campos  Alessandro de Minicis 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |  Carlos Kirmayr  Luiz Mattar | ||||
| June 10 | Dortmund Challenger  Dortmund, West Germany $25,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Francisco Maciel 7–6, 6–2 |  Eduardo Masso |  Juan Avendaño  Jaromir Becka |  Bruce Foxworth  Bruno Orešar  Peter Svensson  Tore Meinecke | 
|  Antony Emerson  Mark Woodforde 7–6, 6–2 |  Russell Barlow  Mark Buckley | ||||
| June 17 | Bergen-1 Challenger  Bergen, Norway $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Jonas Svensson 6–2, 7–6 |  Peter Svensson |  Stefan Eriksson  Peter Lundgren |  Christer Allgårdh  Massimo Cierro  Alessandro de Minicis  Thomas Muster | 
|  Peter Svensson  Jonas Svensson 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |  Stefan Eriksson  Peter Lundgren | ||||
| June 24 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 5 | Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship  Winnetka, USA $25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Barry Moir 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 |  Harold Solomon |  Andy Andrews  Glenn Michibata |  Mikael Pernfors  Bruce Brescia  Michael Robertson  Kelly Evernden | 
|  Ricky Brown  Luke Jensen 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |  Kelly Evernden  Brian Levine | ||||
| August 9 | Ostend Challenger  Ostend, Belgium $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Bruno Orešar 6–4, 7–6 |  Juan Antonio Rodríguez |  Eduardo Masso  Simon Youl |  Jorge Bardou  David de Miguel  Larry Scott  Gustavo Luza | 
|  Alain Brichant  Jan Vanlangendonck 6–2, 6–2 |  Massimo Cierro  Ivan Kley | ||||
| August 19 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
| August 26 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2 | Rio de Janeiro-2 Challenger  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Víctor Pecci 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |  César Kist |  José López-Maeso  Gustavo Guerrero |  Diego Pérez  Emilio Sánchez  Jim Gurfein  Milan Šrejber | 
|  Carlos di Laura  Emilio Sánchez 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |  Gustavo Guerrero  Gustavo Tiberti | 
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1985 ATP Challenger Series. The players/nations are sorted by: (1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); (2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; (3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
| Total | Nation | S | D | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  United States  (USA) | 2 | 14 | 
| 11 |  Sweden  (SWE) | 7 | 4 | 
| 11 |  Brazil  (BRA) | 4 | 7 | 
| 6 |  Spain  (ESP) | 3 | 3 | 
| 5 |  India  (IND) | 0 | 5 | 
| 4 |  South Africa  (RSA) | 3 | 1 | 
| 4 |  Italy  (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Mexico  (MEX) | 3 | 0 | 
| 3 |  Canada  (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 
| 3 |  Chile  (CHI) | 1 | 2 | 
| 3 |  Netherlands  (NED) | 0 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Switzerland  (SUI) | 0 | 3 | 
| 2 |  Austria  (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia  (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 
| 2 |  Israel  (ISR) | 1 | 1 | 
| 2 |  Paraguay  (PAR) | 1 | 1 | 
| 2 |  Peru  (PER) | 1 | 1 | 
| 2 |  Great Britain  (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 
| 1 |  Argentina  (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 
| 1 |  Haiti  (HAI) | 1 | 0 | 
| 1 |  Japan  (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 
| 1 |  Nigeria  (NGR) | 1 | 0 | 
| 1 |  Romania  (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 
| 1 |  Soviet Union  (URS) | 1 | 0 | 
| 1 |  West Germany  (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 
| 1 |  Yugoslavia  (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 
| 1 |  Australia  (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 
| 1 |  Belgium  (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 
| 1 |  Greece  (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 
| 1 |  New Zealand  (NZL) | 0 | 1 |