1985 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1985 US Open
Final
ChampionsWest Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Runners-upUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
Score6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
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1985 tennis event results

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková.

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 (final)
  2. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (champions)
  3. United States Kathy Jordan / Australia Elizabeth Smylie (second round)
  4. Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková / Australia Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
  5. United States Barbara Potter / United States Sharon Walsh-Pete (quarterfinals)
  6. West Germany Bettina Bunge / West Germany Eva Pfaff (third round)
  7. United States Elise Burgin / United States Alycia Moulton (second round)
  8. Canada Carling Bassett / United States Chris Evert-Lloyd (quarterfinals)
  9. United States Gigi Fernández / United States Robin White (quarterfinals)
  10. South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / United States Bonnie Gadusek (first round)
  11. United States Candy Reynolds / United States Paula Smith (third round)
  12. Netherlands Marcella Mesker / France Pascale Paradis (third round)
  13. United States Kathleen Horvath / Romania Virginia Ruzici (third round)
  14. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva / Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva (second round)
  15. Hungary Andrea Temesvári / Argentina Adriana Villagrán (first round)
  16. United Kingdom Anne Hobbs / Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6 6  
4 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
3 4  
1 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
77 2 3
2 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
65 6 6
  United States Zina Garrison
United States Kathy Rinaldi
7 4 3
2 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
5 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
  United States C MacGregor
New Zealand J Richardson
0 2   1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
  United States C Benjamin
United States R Blount
6 6     United States C Benjamin
United States R Blount
4 2  
  United States J Kaplan
Poland I Kuczyńska
3 3   1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
United States E Raponi-Longo
4 4   11 United States C Reynolds
United States P Smith
2 2  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec
West Germany M Schropp
6 6     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec
West Germany M Schropp
2 0  
  United States B Jordan
Netherlands B Stöve
6 1 2 11 United States C Reynolds
United States P Smith
6 6  
11 United States C Reynolds
United States P Smith
3 6 6 1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
9 United States G Fernández
United States R White
6 6   9 United States G Fernández
United States R White
3 0  
  United States S Foltz
United States M Quinlan
2 1   9 United States G Fernández
United States R White
6 77  
  South Africa I Kloss
South Africa Y Vermaak
7 3 1   United Kingdom J Durie
West Germany S Graf
4 64  
  United Kingdom J Durie
West Germany S Graf
5 6 6 9 United States G Fernández
United States R White
6 6  
  United States P Fendick
Canada J Hetherington
7 6     United States P Fendick
Canada J Hetherington
2 2  
  Czechoslovakia A Holíková
Czechoslovakia K Skronská
5 3     United States P Fendick
Canada J Hetherington
6 3 77
  United States L Bonder
United States S Mascarin
4 4   7 United States E Burgin
United States A Moulton
4 6 61
7 United States E Burgin
United States A Moulton
6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
6 6  
  United Kingdom A Brown
United Kingdom S Gomer
1 3   4 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
6 6  
  United States S Collins
United States M-L Piatek
6 6     United States S Collins
United States M-L Piatek
2 2  
  United States S London
United States N Sodupe
2 4   4 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
6 6  
  United States B Herr
United States T Phelps
6 2 6 16 United Kingdom A Hobbs
Switzerland C Jolissaint
3 4  
  Argentina M Paz
Argentina G Sabatini
3 6 3   United States B Herr
United States T Phelps
6 4 3
  United States P Barg
United States R Reis
4 5   16 United Kingdom A Hobbs
Switzerland C Jolissaint
3 6 6
16 United Kingdom A Hobbs
Switzerland C Jolissaint
6 7   4 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
6 3 6
14 Bulgaria K Maleeva
Bulgaria M Maleeva
6 6     Sweden C Lindqvist
United States J Russell
1 6 0
  Brazil P Medrado
Brazil C Monteiro
2 3   14 Bulgaria K Maleeva
Bulgaria M Maleeva
0 4  
  Sweden C Lindqvist
United States J Russell
77 6     Sweden C Lindqvist
United States J Russell
6 6  
  Italy S Cecchini
Brazil N Dias
65 1     Sweden C Lindqvist
United States J Russell
60 6 6
  United States K McDaniel
United States W White
4 2   6 West Germany B Bunge
West Germany E Pfaff
77 4 0
  Sweden C Karlsson
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
6 6     Sweden C Karlsson
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
2 4  
  United States P Louie
United States K Shaefer
66 2   6 West Germany B Bunge
West Germany E Pfaff
6 6  
6 West Germany B Bunge
West Germany E Pfaff
78 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Canada C Bassett
United States C Evert-Lloyd
6 6  
  Switzerland L Drescher
Japan E Inoue
2 4   8 Canada C Bassett
United States C Evert-Lloyd
6 6  
  Czechoslovakia I Budařová
Czechoslovakia M Skuherská
6 6     Czechoslovakia I Budařová
Czechoslovakia M Skuherská
3 4  
  United States J Golder
United States V Nelson
2 3   8 Canada C Bassett
United States C Evert-Lloyd
6 6  
  United States P Casale
Italy R Reggi
1 1   13 United States K Horvath
Romania V Ruzici
4 2  
  United States L Antonoplis
United States A Henricksson
6 6     United States L Antonoplis
United States A Henricksson
6 63 3
  United States L Allen
United States K Copeland
1 3   13 United States K Horvath
Romania V Ruzici
0 77 6
13 United States K Horvath
Romania V Ruzici
6 6   8 Canada C Bassett
United States C Evert-Lloyd
2 3  
10 South Africa R Fairbank
United States B Gadusek
4 3     United States Z Garrison
United States K Rinaldi
6 6  
  South Africa B Mould
Australia P Whytcross
6 6     South Africa B Mould
Australia P Whytcross
3 2  
  United States Z Garrison
United States K Rinaldi
5 77 77   United States Z Garrison
United States K Rinaldi
6 6  
  United States A Jaeger
United States A White
7 61 65   United States Z Garrison
United States K Rinaldi
6 6  
  Peru L Gildemeister
United States A Holton
77 6     Peru L Gildemeister
United States A Holton
1 2  
  France S Amiach
United States B Gerken
65 3     Peru L Gildemeister
United States A Holton
6 6  
  South Africa J Mundel
United States M Van Nostrand
2 2   3 United States K Jordan
Australia E Smylie
3 3  
3 United States K Jordan
Australia E Smylie
6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 United States B Potter
United States S Walsh-Pete
6 77  
  Japan N Sato
United States K Steinmetz
2 63   5 United States B Potter
United States S Walsh-Pete
6 6  
  United States T Mochizuki
Japan E Okagawa
6 2 4   United States H Crowe
United States A M Fernandez
3 3  
  United States H Crowe
United States A M Fernandez
3 6 6 5 United States B Potter
United States S Walsh-Pete
3 6 77
  Australia A Minter
Australia E Minter
77 3 6 12 Netherlands M Mesker
France P Paradis
6 1 64
  United States T Holladay
United States L Howell
65 6 1   Australia A Minter
Australia E Minter
4 6 5
  United Kingdom A Croft
South Africa R Uys
6 2 3 12 Netherlands M Mesker
France P Paradis
6 3 7
12 Netherlands M Mesker
France P Paradis
2 6 6 5 United States B Potter
United States S Walsh-Pete
77 4 2
15 Hungary A Temesvári
Argentina A Villagrán
61 3   2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
64 6 6
  United States L McNeil
United States K Sands
77 6     United States L McNeil
United States K Sands
77 6  
  France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
6 6     France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
61 1  
  Austria P Huber
Greece A Kanellopoulou
3 2     United States L McNeil
United States K Sands
78 2 4
  United States J Goodling
Canada H Pelletier
2 2   2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
66 6 6
  United States R Casals
United States A Smith
6 6     United States R Casals
United States A Smith
2 5  
  France C Suire
United Kingdom V Wade
4 4   2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 7  
2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6  

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