# 1986 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles

Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but Navratilova could not compete this year due to a flu. Fernández teamed up with Robin White and lost in the semifinals to Chris Evert Lloyd and Wendy Turnbull.
Pam Shriver and Helena Suková won the title by defeating Evert Lloyd and Turnbull 6–2, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

    01. Pam Shriver / Helena Suková (champions)
    02. Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (third round)
    03. Chris Evert Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull (final)
    04. Betsy Nagelsen / Barbara Potter (second round)
    05. Elise Burgin / Sharon Walsh (third round)
    06. Gigi Fernández / Robin White (semifinals)
    07. Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds (third round)
    08. Jo Durie / Andrea Temesvári (second round, retired)
    09. Bettina Bunge / Eva Pfaff (third round)
    10. Marcella Mesker / Pascale Paradis (first round)
    11. Catarina Lindqvist / JoAnne Russell (quarterfinals)
    12. Katerina Maleeva / Manuela Maleeva (second round)
    13. Carling Bassett-Seguso / Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
    14. Lori McNeil / Catherine Suire (quarterfinals)
    15. Steffi Graf / Catherine Tanvier (third round)
    16. Bonnie Gadusek / Alycia Moulton (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Pam Shriver Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Carling Bassett-Seguso Gabriela Sabatini | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Carling Bassett-Seguso Gabriela Sabatini | 1 | 2 | 1 | Pam Shriver Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jennifer Mundel Molly Van Nostrand | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Mundel Molly Van Nostrand | 3 | 4 | | | | | 1 | Pam Shriver Helena Suková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Chris Evert Lloyd Wendy Turnbull | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Catarina Lindqvist JoAnne Russell | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Chris Evert Lloyd Wendy Turnbull | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Chris Evert Lloyd Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Chris Evert Lloyd Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | 3 | Chris Evert Lloyd Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 6 | 6 | 6 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 14 | Lori McNeil Catherine Suire | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | P Shriver H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Blount A Tobin | 2 | 2 | | 1 | P Shriver H Suková | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Casals R Maršíková | 7 | 1 | 1 | | S Mascarin T Phelps | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin T Phelps | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Cecchini S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Cecchini S Goleš | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | N Dias P Medrado | 1 | 1 | | | S Cecchini S Goleš | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz A Smith | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | C Bassett-Seguso G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | C Bassett-Seguso G Sabatini | 1 | 2 |
| | A Henricksson T Holladay | 4 | 2 | | 13 | C Bassett-Seguso G Sabatini | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell L Field | 6 | 7 | | | B Cordwell L Field | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder A Croft | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | C Bassett-Seguso G Sabatini | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Leo P Whytcross | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | E Burgin S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Holíková K Skronská | 2 | 7 | 6 | | A Holíková K Skronská | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki M Reinach | 3 | 3 | | 5 | E Burgin S Walsh | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Burgin S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | B Nagelsen B Potter | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wilson P Fendick | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | B Nagelsen B Potter | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 2 | 3 | | | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Casale E Longo | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | 9 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | N Phan-Thanh M Yanagi | 6 | 5 | 7 | | N Phan-Thanh M Yanagi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holton Y Vermaak | 5 | 0 | | 9 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | B Gadusek A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Mundel M Van Nostrand | 3 | 4 |
| | S Gomer K Huebner | 4 | 0 | | 16 | B Gadusek A Moulton | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel M Van Nostrand | 7 | 6 | | | J Mundel M Van Nostrand | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach N Schutte | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Mundel M Van Nostrand | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | D Farrell J Goodling | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Lou Piatek-Daniels S Rehe | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | M Lou Piatek-Daniels S Rehe | 7 | 6 | | | M Lou Piatek-Daniels S Rehe | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová M Skuherská | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | J Durie A Temesvári | 6 | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Durie A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arraya A Villagrán | 5 | 5 | | 7 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bryant C Monteiro | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Bryant C Monteiro | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach H Ludloff | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Krapl V Nelson-Dunbar | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | C Lindqvist J Russell | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Paz P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | M Paz P Smith | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska B Remilton-Ward | 1 | 1 | | 11 | C Lindqvist J Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | C Lindqvist J Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | C Lindqvist J Russell | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | M Mesker P Paradis | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Evert Lloyd W Turnbull | 6 | 6 |
| | K Horvath R Reggi | 7 | 6 | | | K Horvath R Reggi | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-M Fernandez J Richardson | 7 | 6 | | | A-M Fernandez J Richardson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Borneo V Wade | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | A-M Fernandez J Richardson | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Huber P Keppeler | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | C Evert Lloyd W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken N Herreman | 3 | 1 | | 3 | C Evert Lloyd W Turnbull | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Evert Lloyd W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | G Fernández R White | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K McDaniel W White | 6 | 2 | | 6 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 2 | 3 | | | C Karlsson T Scheuer-Larsen | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Karlsson T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis B Herr | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 15 | S Graf C Tanvier | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Drescher C Jolissaint | 3 | 6 | | | L Antonoplis B Herr | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins P Louie Harper | 3 | 0 | | 15 | S Graf C Tanvier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Graf C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | L McNeil C Suire | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 14 | L McNeil C Suire | 3 | 4 |
| | P Barg J Thompson | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | L McNeil C Suire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gurney M Torres | 3 | 2 | | | A Betzner M Schropp | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner M Schropp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | L McNeil C Suire | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Minter E Minter | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | K Jordan E Smylie | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin K Sands | 6 | 6 | | | C Benjamin K Sands | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen J Kaplan | 1 | 3 | | 2 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |