1986 Bridgestone Doubles Championships

1986 Bridgestone Doubles Championships
DateMarch 28–30
Edition12th
Draw8D
Prize money$175,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationNashville, Tennessee, US
Champions
Doubles
Barbara Potter / Pam Shriver[1]

The 1986 Bridgestone Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States that was part of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from March 28 through March 30, 1986. The first-seeded team of Barbara Potter and Pam Shriver won the title.[2]

Final

Doubles

Barbara Potter / Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Potter's only doubles title of the year and the 18th of her career. It was Shriver's 4th doubles title of the year and the 71st of her career.

References

  1. ^ "1986 Nashville – Women's doubles" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1987). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. pp. 180, 182, 208. ISBN 9780002182522.