1985 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1985 Australian Open
Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runners-up	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 6–3, 6–4 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. Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (Champions)
2. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (Final)
3. Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull (Second Round)
4. Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh-Pete (Semifinals)
5. Elise Burgin / Elizabeth Smylie (Second Round)
6. Gigi Fernández / Robin White (Second Round)
7. Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds (Second Round)
8. Katerina Maleeva / Manuela Maleeva (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Final

Final
1	Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver	6	6
2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Helena Suková	3	4

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		L Field M Turk	2	1				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	7^7	4	6
		C Karlsson M Lindström	4	4					J Byrne J Tremelling	6^5	6	3
		J Byrne J Tremelling	6	6											1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		M Mesker P Paradis	7^7	6												M Mesker P Paradis	4	2
	Q	A Betzner M Schropp	6^1	1					M Mesker P Paradis	2	6	6
		S Amiach B Gerken	1	6	3			5	E Burgin E Smylie	6	4	3
	5	E Burgin E Smylie	6	3	6																	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	7^7	6
	3	H Mandlíková W Turnbull	6	7^7																			J Durie A Hobbs	6^4	2
		L McNeil C Suire	2	6^3				3	H Mandlíková W Turnbull	3	6^6
		B Cordwell J Richardson	2	6	3				C Evert-Lloyd C Lindqvist	6	7^8
		C Evert-Lloyd C Lindqvist	6	1	6											C Evert-Lloyd C Lindqvist	4	1
		J Durie A Hobbs	7^7	6												J Durie A Hobbs	6	6
		A Brown J Salmon	6^1	2					J Durie A Hobbs	6	6
		B Nagelsen P Smith	6^5	3				7	R Fairbank C Reynolds	1	3
	7	R Fairbank C Reynolds	7^7	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	G Fernández R White	6	7^7
		A Minter E Minter	1	6^5				6	G Fernández R White	6^4	6	5
		Z Garrison V Wade	6^6	6	6				Z Garrison V Wade	7^7	4	7
	Q	A Gulley A Tobin-Dingwall	7^8	3	3											Z Garrison V Wade	3	6	3
		L Bonder A Croft	7	7^7											4	B Potter S Walsh-Pete	6	3	6
		L Antonoplis A M Fernandez	5	6^5					L Bonder A Croft	3	4
		S Leo P Whytcross	6	2	1			4	B Potter S Walsh-Pete	6	6
	4	B Potter S Walsh-Pete	3	6	6																	4	B Potter S Walsh-Pete	6	4	1
	8	K Maleeva M Maleeva	6	6																		2	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	3	6	6
		A Holikova K Skronska	3	4				8	K Maleeva M Maleeva	6	2	11
		L Gates A Moulton	6	4	6				L Gates A Moulton	4	6	13
		A Henricksson C Jolissaint	4	6	3											L Gates A Moulton	4	4	r
		T Holladay H Ludloff	6	5	6										2	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	5
		C Benjamin M Van Nostrand	4	7	3				T Holladay H Ludloff	7^7	2	3
		H Crowe K Steinmetz	2	1				2	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6^3	6	6
	2	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6

References

• 1985 ITF Australian Open Women's Doubles Draw