List of champions of the 1885 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open). The tournament was held from 18 August to 22 August on the outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. It was the 5th U.S. National Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Finals

Singles

Richard D. Sears Richard Dudley Sears (October 26, 1861 – April 8, 1943) was an American tennis player, who won the US Open (tennis), US National Championships singles in its first seven years, from 1881 to 1887, and the doubles for six years from 1882 to 1887 ...

defeated Godfrey M. Brinley 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3

Doubles

/ Joseph Clark def.

Henry Slocum Henry Warner Slocum, Sr. (September 24, 1827 – April 14, 1894), was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major gen ...

Percy Knapp Wallace Percy Knapp (July 8, 1863 – August 29, 1917) was an American tennis player active in the late 19th century. Knapp reached the All-Comers final of the U.S. National Championships in 1885 (beating Howard Taylor and Joseph Clark before ...

6–3, 6–0, 6–2

References

External links

Official US Open website
{{US Open championships U.S. National Championships U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year

U.S. National Championships (tennis) The US Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three, in chronological orde ...