1980 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1980 Australian Open
Champions Betsy Nagelsen
Martina Navratilova
Runners-up Ann Kiyomura
Candy Reynolds
Score6–4, 6–4
Draw28
Seeds4

Betsy Nagelsen and Martina Navratilova defeated Ann Kiyomura and Candy Reynolds in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1980 Australian Open.

Judy Chaloner and Diane Evers were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Lee Duk-hee and Elizabeth Little.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
  2. Pam Shriver / Betty Stöve (quarterfinals)
  3. Ann Kiyomura / Candy Reynolds (final)
  4. Betsy Nagelsen / Martina Navratilova (champions)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
4 Betsy Nagelsen
Martina Navratilova
6 6  
3 Ann Kiyomura
Candy Reynolds
4 4  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 R Casals
W Turnbull
6 7  
  A Minter
H Strachoňová
5 5     M Jaušovec
V Ruzici
4 5  
  M Jaušovec
V Ruzici
7 7   1 R Casals
W Turnbull
6 6  
  R Fairbank
T Harford
7 6     S Amiach
C Tanvier
3 1  
  D Desfor
B Hallquist
6 4     R Fairbank
T Harford
6 2 3
  K Moos
N Schutte
3 6 6   S Amiach
C Tanvier
1 6 6
  S Amiach
C Tanvier
6 3 7 1 R Casals
W Turnbull
6 6 5
4 B Nagelsen
M Navratilova
4 7 7
4 B Nagelsen
M Navratilova
6 7  
  C Jolissaint
M Mesker
6 7     C Jolissaint
M Mesker
1 6  
  G Lovera
M Pinterová
1 6   4 B Nagelsen
M Navratilova
6 7  
  S Hanika
C Kohde
4 6 7   S Hanika
C Kohde
2 5  
  H Mandlíková
R Tomanová
6 4 6   S Hanika
C Kohde
6 6  
  J Chaloner
D Evers
1 0     D-H Lee
E Little
0 3  
  D-H Lee
E Little
6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  L Cassell
E Sayers
4 6 6
  N Gregory
B Remilton
6 3 2   L Cassell
E Sayers
7 6  
  K Gulley
K Pratt
5 1     S Leo
A Tobin
6 4  
  S Leo
A Tobin
7 6     L Cassell
E Sayers
6 6 1
  J Nachand
J Preyer
5 2   3 A Kiyomura
C Reynolds
7 4 6
  H Gourlay
K Ruddell
7 6     H Gourlay
K Ruddell
2 6 5
3 A Kiyomura
C Reynolds
6 2 7
3 A Kiyomura
C Reynolds
7 6  
  S Barker
S Walsh
6 6     S Barker
S Walsh
5 4  
  F Hutnick
L Morse
3 2     S Barker
S Walsh
6 7  
  B Bunge
G Stevens
6 6     B Bunge
G Stevens
3 5  
  L Forood
D Morrison
4 1     S Barker
S Walsh
2 7 7
  C Newton
J Walker
5 1   2 P Shriver
B Stöve
6 6 6
  S Saliba
P Whytcross
7 6     S Saliba
P Whytcross
3 3  
2 P Shriver
B Stöve
6 6