# 1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's doubles

Fifth-seeded pair Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini claimed the title by defeating Gigi Fernández and Robin White in the final.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated:
* Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
* Gigi Fernández / Robin White (final)
* Lori McNeil / Catherine Suire (semifinals)
* Manuela Maleeva / Terry Phelps (second round)
* Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (champions)
* Mary-Lou Daniels / Paula Smith (second round)
* JoAnne Russell / Anne Smith (quarterfinals)
* Sandra Cecchini / Laura Arraya (semifinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | S Cecchini L Arraya | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | S Graf G Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | S Graf G Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | S Graf G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | G Fernández R White | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | L McNeil C Suire | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | G Fernández R White | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | K Jordan E Smylie | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Barg R Maršíková | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis A Henricksson | 2 | 3 | | | E Reinach S Rimes | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach S Rimes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Allen K Copeland | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | S Cecchini L Arraya | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Allen R Reis | 7 | 3 | 6 | | L Allen R Reis | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach MJ Fernández | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | S Cecchini L Arraya | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Cecchini L Arraya | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Cecchini L Arraya | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | M Maleeva T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Graf G Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Forman K Kinney | 4 | 2 | | 4 | M Maleeva T Phelps | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Farrell P Whytcross | 3 | 1 | | | M Paz A Villagrán | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Paz A Villagrán | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar P Vásquez | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | S Graf G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Collins Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Collins Y Vermaak | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 5 | 2 | | 5 | S Graf G Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Graf G Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | J Russell A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dinu C Fernandez | 2 | 0 | | 7 | J Russell A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gurney M Torres | 7 | 4 | 6 | | M Gurney M Torres | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kaplan T Mochizuki | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | J Russell A Smith | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Copeland H Manset | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | L McNeil C Suire | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin K McDaniel | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Benjamin K McDaniel | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bernstein D Spence | 3 | 2 | | 3 | L McNeil C Suire | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | L McNeil C Suire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L McNeil C Suire | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | M-L Daniels P Smith | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | S Foltz N Sodupe | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | M-L Daniels P Smith | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Gompert G Kim | 3 | 3 | | | P Casale B Gerken | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale B Gerken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Casale B Gerken | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Garrone H Kelesi | 6 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | G Fernández R White | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | C MacGregor C MacGregor | 7 | 6 | 6 | | C MacGregor C MacGregor | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel M Van Nostrand | 3 | 4 | | 2 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |