1985 WCT Houston Shootout – Singles

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1985 WCT Houston Shootout
Champions
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
  1984  · WCT Houston Shootout ·  1986  

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe (champion)
  2. Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Kevin Curren (final)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis (1st round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Arias (2nd round)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Greg Holmes (1st round)
  8. Flag of India.svg Ramesh Krishnan (1st round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1 Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 767
2 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Kevin Curren 5 1 6

Top half

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 66 7
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak 2 75 1 Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 66
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson 66 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson 4 3
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Pearce 3 4 1 Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 66
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate 666 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert 3 3
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Giammalva 2 1 Flag of the United States.svg David Pate 4 2
6 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert 2 666 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert 66
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Slobodan Živojinović 61 3 1 Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 66
Flag of the United States.svg Jay Lapidus 63 7 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming 4 0
3 Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis 3 66 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Lapidus 4 66
Flag of the United States.svg Leif Shiras 76 Flag of the United States.svg Leif Shiras 62 7
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Danie Visser 5 4 Flag of the United States.svg Leif Shiras 3 3
Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson 76 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming 66
Flag of Switzerland.svg Zoltán Kuhárszky 6 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson 3 4
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming 66 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming 66
7 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Holmes 2 1

Bottom half

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Perkiss 63 6
8 Flag of India.svg Ramesh Krishnan 4 62 Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Perkiss 6 66
Flag of the United States.svg Terry Moor 3 66 Flag of the United States.svg Terry Moor 74 4
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Kohlberg 61 2 Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Perkiss 76
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Dickson 66 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Dickson 6 0
Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva 3 2 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Dickson 64 7
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Arias 664 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Arias 3 66
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Cassidy 3 4 Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Perkiss 2 2
5 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Mayotte 662 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Kevin Curren 66
Flag of the United States.svg John Sadri 3 4 5 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Mayotte 66
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bauer 67 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bauer 4 2
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Westphal 4 5 5 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Mayotte 5 6
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone 66 62 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Kevin Curren 77
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison 3 73 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone 4 6
2 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Kevin Curren 662 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Kevin Curren 67
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton 4 4

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