1985 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1985 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
Runners-upWest Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Score6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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1985 tennis event results

Three-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1985 Australian Open.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver (champions)
  2. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (final)
  3. Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková / Australia Wendy Turnbull (second round)
  4. United States Barbara Potter / United States Sharon Walsh-Pete (semifinals)
  5. United States Elise Burgin / Australia Elizabeth Smylie (second round)
  6. United States Gigi Fernández / United States Robin White (second round)
  7. South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / United States Candy Reynolds (second round)
  8. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva / Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6 6  
2 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
3 4  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
  Australia L Field
Australia M Turk
2 1   1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
77 4 6
  Sweden C Karlsson
Sweden M Lindström
4 4     Australia J Byrne
Australia J Tremelling
65 6 3
  Australia J Byrne
Australia J Tremelling
6 6   1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
  Netherlands M Mesker
France P Paradis
77 6     Netherlands M Mesker
France P Paradis
4 2  
Q West Germany A Betzner
West Germany M Schropp
61 1     Netherlands M Mesker
France P Paradis
2 6 6
  France S Amiach
United States B Gerken
1 6 3 5 United States E Burgin
Australia E Smylie
6 4 3
5 United States E Burgin
Australia E Smylie
6 3 6 1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
77 6  
3 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
6 77     United Kingdom J Durie
United Kingdom A Hobbs
64 2  
  United States L McNeil
France C Suire
2 63   3 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
3 66  
  New Zealand B Cordwell
New Zealand J Richardson
2 6 3   United States C Evert-Lloyd
Sweden C Lindqvist
6 78  
  United States C Evert-Lloyd
Sweden C Lindqvist
6 1 6   United States C Evert-Lloyd
Sweden C Lindqvist
4 1  
  United Kingdom J Durie
United Kingdom A Hobbs
77 6     United Kingdom J Durie
United Kingdom A Hobbs
6 6  
  United Kingdom A Brown
United Kingdom S Gomer
61 2     United Kingdom J Durie
United Kingdom A Hobbs
6 6  
  United States B Nagelsen
United States P Smith
65 3   7 South Africa R Fairbank
United States C Reynolds
1 3  
7 South Africa R Fairbank
United States C Reynolds
77 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 United States G Fernández
United States R White
6 77  
  Australia A Minter
Australia E Minter
1 65   6 United States G Fernández
United States R White
64 6 5
  United States Z Garrison
United Kingdom V Wade
66 6 6   United States Z Garrison
United Kingdom V Wade
77 4 7
Q Australia A Gulley
Australia A Tobin-Dingwall
78 3 3   United States Z Garrison
United Kingdom V Wade
3 6 3
  United States L Bonder
United Kingdom A Croft
7 77   4 United States B Potter
United States S Walsh-Pete
6 3 6
  United States L Antonoplis
United States A M Fernandez
5 65     United States L Bonder
United Kingdom A Croft
3 4  
  Australia S Leo
Australia P Whytcross
6 2 1 4 United States B Potter
United States S Walsh-Pete
6 6  
4 United States B Potter
United States S Walsh-Pete
3 6 6 4 United States B Potter
United States S Walsh-Pete
6 4 1
8 Bulgaria K Maleeva
Bulgaria M Maleeva
6 6   2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
3 6 6
  Czechoslovakia A Holíková
Czechoslovakia K Skronská
3 4   8 Bulgaria K Maleeva
Bulgaria M Maleeva
6 2 11
  United States L Gates
United States A Moulton
6 4 6   United States L Gates
United States A Moulton
4 6 13
  United States A Henricksson
Switzerland C Jolissaint
4 6 3   United States L Gates
United States A Moulton
4 4 r
  United States T Holladay
United States H Ludloff
6 5 6 2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 5  
  United States C Benjamin
United States M Van Nostrand
4 7 3   United States T Holladay
United States H Ludloff
77 2 3
  United States H Crowe
United States K Steinmetz
2 1   2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
63 6 6
2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6  

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