1985 Italian Open – Men's singles
# 1985 Italian Open – Men's singles

Andrés Gómez was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Jan Gunnarsson.

Yannick Noah won the title by defeating Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

    01. Mats Wilander (semifinals)
    02. Andrés Gómez (first round)
    03. Anders Järryd (third round)
    04. Aaron Krickstein (first round)
    05. Henrik Sundström (quarterfinals)
    06. Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
    07. Miloslav Mečíř (final)
    08. Vitas Gerulaitis (first round)
    09. Yannick Noah (champion)
    10. Libor Pimek (second round)
    11. Jimmy Arias (third round)
    12. Francesco Cancellotti (third round)
    13. José Luis Clerc (quarterfinals)
    14. Greg Holmes (first round)
    15. Juan Aguilera (third round)
    16. Guillermo Vilas (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mats Wilander | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Henrik Sundström | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Henrik Sundström | 5 | 2 | 1 | Mats Wilander | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Claudio Mezzadri | 1 | 2 | 7 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | Miloslav Mečíř | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | |
| 13 | José Luis Clerc | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 7 | 9 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Boris Becker | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | | Boris Becker | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Gunnarsson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 6 | 2 | | 1 | M Wilander | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Složil | 6 | 6 | | | P Složil | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Mazza | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | M Wilander | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Sánchez | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | H Gildemeister | 6 | 3 | 0 | | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 7 | 6 | | | M Westphal | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | G Holmes | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | F Cancellotti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | H Sundström | 5 | 2 |
| | W Masur | 3 | 0 | | 12 | F Cancellotti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaite | 3 | 2 | | | M Dickson | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Dickson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | F Cancellotti | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Elter | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | H Sundström | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Simonsson | 6 | 6 | | | S Simonsson | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Pistolesi | 6 | 1 | | 5 | H Sundström | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | H Sundström | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | A Krickstein | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 6 | 7 | | | P McNamee | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Mezzadri | 6 | 4 | 7 | WC | C Mezzadri | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | H de la Peña | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | C Mezzadri | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Cierro | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | G Vilas | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | H Schwaier | 1 | 6 | 3 | Q | M Cierro | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Argüello | 5 | 4 | | 16 | G Vilas | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Vilas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | C Mezzadri | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | L Pimek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 |
| | J Soares | 5 | 3 | | 10 | L Pimek | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Robertson | 3 | 6 | | Q | K Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Carlsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | K Carlsson | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Willenborg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | M Mečíř | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 1 | 6 | | | B Willenborg | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Narducci | 6 | 1 | | 7 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Mečíř | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | T Šmid | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meister | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | T Šmid | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Brown | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Allan | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | T Šmid | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | J Arrese | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | J Luis Clerc | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | C Panatta | 6 | 6 | | WC | C Panatta | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Colombo | 6 | 3 | | 13 | J Luis Clerc | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Luis Clerc | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Luis Clerc | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Y Noah | 6 | 7 |
| Q | F Segărceanu | 3 | 2 | | 9 | Y Noah | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Popp | 2 | 6 | 4 | Q | R Osterthun | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Osterthun | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | Y Noah | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | D Pérez | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | A Järryd | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Leach | 6 | 6 | | | M Leach | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pecci | 5 | 2 | | 3 | A Järryd | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Järryd | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | V Gerulaitis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | T Tulasne | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Benhabiles | 3 | 3 | | | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Becker | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Arraya | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 15 | J Aguilera | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | J Lloyd | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Ocleppo | 1 | 2 | | 15 | J Aguilera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Aguilera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | B Becker | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Gunnarsson | 4 | 4 |
| | J Frawley | 3 | 2 | | 11 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Luna | 0 | 6 | 3 | | S Živojinović | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Živojinović | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 11 | J Arias | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | A Ganzábal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Gunnarsson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | P Canè | 4 | 2 | | | A Ganzábal | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Gómez | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
