1985 Player's Canadian Open – Women's singles
# 1985 Player's Canadian Open – Women's singles

Chris Evert Lloyd successfully defended her title, by defeating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–2, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Chris Evert Lloyd (champion)
* Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
* Hana Mandlíková (semifinals)
* Helena Suková (semifinals)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (final)
* Wendy Turnbull (second round)
* Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
* Carling Bassett (quarterfinals)
* (n/a)
* Bettina Bunge (second round)
* Sylvia Hanika (third round)
* Andrea Temesvári (third round)
* Gigi Fernández (first round)
* Michelle Torres (first round, retired)
* (n/a)
* (n/a)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Van Nostrand | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Van Nostrand | 2 | 1 | | 1 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Carling Bassett | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Helena Suková | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Mochizuki | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Mochizuki | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Skuherská | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | E Smylie | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 1 | 3 | | | P Paradis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Van Nostrand | 2 | 1 |
| | M Yanagi | 1 | 2 | | | E Burgin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Kim | 5 | 5 | | Q | K Kinney McDonald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kinney McDonald | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | K Kinney McDonald | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Durie | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Van Nostrand | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Van Nostrand | 6 | 6 | | | M Van Nostrand | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | W Turnbull | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 4 | 4 | | | R Fairbank | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Reggi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | R Reggi | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 5 | 4 | | | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | E Pfaff | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | G Fernández | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | A Temesvári | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | G Sabatini | 3 | 0 |
| | R Uys | 6 | 1 | | 12 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Blount | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Blount | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | I Cueto | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | 12 | A Temesvári | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | G Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | LA Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | LA Thompson | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | G Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | C Bassett | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | T Phelps | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | C Bassett | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Paz | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | M Mesker | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 7 | 2 | 6 | | M Mesker | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 6 | 4 | | 10 | B Bunge | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | B Bunge | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Bassett | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | M Torres | 5 | 6 | $3^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| | J Klitch | 7 | 1 | 5 | | J Klitch | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | V Ruzici | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 1 | 7 | | I Budařová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 2 | 3 | | S Goleš | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Blackwood | 4 | 2 | | | | | 11 | S Hanika | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Young | 6 | 6 | | J Young | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Holton | 3 | 1 | 11 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | M Schropp | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | P Barg | 5 | 2 | | M Schropp | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Bartos | 1 | 0 | | V Nelson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | V Nelson | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 4 | 5 | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 6 | 7 | | E Inoue | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
