1985 Australian Open – Women's doubles
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1985 Australian Open | |
| Champions | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
| Runners-up | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
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.
- Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
- Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (final)
- Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull (second round)
- Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh-Pete (semifinals)
- Elise Burgin / Elizabeth Smylie (second round)
- Gigi Fernández / Robin White (second round)
- Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds (second round)
- Katerina Maleeva / Manuela Maleeva (second round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- 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 | 77 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Karlsson M Lindström | 4 | 4 | J Byrne J Tremelling | 65 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Byrne J Tremelling | 6 | 6 | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Mesker P Paradis | 77 | 6 | M Mesker P Paradis | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Betzner M Schropp | 61 | 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 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 77 | J Durie A Hobbs | 64 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L McNeil C Suire | 2 | 63 | 3 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 3 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Cordwell J Richardson | 2 | 6 | 3 | C Evert-Lloyd C Lindqvist | 6 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Evert-Lloyd C Lindqvist | 6 | 1 | 6 | C Evert-Lloyd C Lindqvist | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Durie A Hobbs | 77 | 6 | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Brown S Gomer | 61 | 2 | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Nagelsen P Smith | 65 | 3 | 7 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Minter E Minter | 1 | 65 | 6 | G Fernández R White | 64 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Z Garrison V Wade | 66 | 6 | 6 | Z Garrison V Wade | 77 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Gulley A Tobin-Dingwall | 78 | 3 | 3 | Z Garrison V Wade | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L Bonder A Croft | 7 | 77 | 4 | B Potter S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Antonoplis A M Fernandez | 5 | 65 | 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 Holíková K Skronská | 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 | 77 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H Crowe K Steinmetz | 2 | 1 | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 63 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||