1985 Bridgestone Doubles Championships

1985 Bridgestone Doubles Championships
DateApril 5–7
Edition11th
Draw9D
Prize money$175,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationTokyo, Japan[1]
Champions
Doubles
Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie

The 1985 Bridgestone Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from April 5 through April 7, 1985. The first-seeded team of Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie won the title.[2]

Final

Doubles

Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie defeated Betsy Nagelsen / Anne White 4–6, 7–5, 6–2

  • It was Jordan's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 26th of her career. It was Smylie's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 8th of her career.

References

  1. ^ "1985 Tokyo – Women's doubles" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1986). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986. London: Willow Books. pp. 196, 222. ISBN 9780002182096.