# 1985 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles

In the inaugural edition of the tournament, Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova won the title by defeating Kathy Jordan and Hana Mandlíková 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 in the final.
Navratilova also won at singles and mixed doubles, completing all three titles open to women players. She became the first female player in 12 years to win a triple crown, after Billie Jean King won the three titles at Wimbledon in 1973.

## Seeds

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (semifinals)
* Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh (semifinals)
* Chris Evert Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull (third round)
* Kathy Jordan / Hana Mandlíková (final)
* Jo Durie / Ann Kiyomura (third round)
* Betsy Nagelsen / Anne White (third round)
* Alycia Moulton / Paula Smith (quarterfinals)
* Candy Reynolds / Elizabeth Smylie (second round)
* Bettina Bunge / Eva Pfaff (second round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank / Beverly Mould (third round)
* Gigi Fernández / Martina Navratilova (champions)
* Christiane Jolissaint / Marcella Mesker (first round)
* Kathleen Horvath / Virginia Ruzici (third round)
* Elise Burgin / JoAnne Russell (third round, retired)
* Lea Antonoplis / Sandy Collins (quarterfinals)
* Anne Minter / Elizabeth Minter (second round)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Lea Antonoplis Sandy Collins | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Lea Antonoplis Sandy Collins | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mary Lou Piatek Wendy White | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Lou Piatek Wendy White | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Terry Holladay Mima Jaušovec | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 11 | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 7 | 6 | | 11 | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 7 | Alycia Moulton Paula Smith | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AM Fernandez P Louie | 1 | 6 | | 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach C Vanier | 3 | 6 | 7 | | S Amiach C Vanier | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Delhees P Medrado | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 1 | | | | | | |
| | M Paz R Reis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 14 | E Burgin J Russell | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | S Margolin T Mochizuki | 4 | 6 | | | M Paz R Reis | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen K Sands | 1 | 4 | | 14 | E Burgin J Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | E Burgin J Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | L Antonoplis S Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | L Antonoplis S Collins | 3 | 1 |
| | V Nelson P Vásquez | 3 | 0 | | 15 | L Antonoplis S Collins | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Monteiro Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | C Monteiro Y Vermaak | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale S Graf | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | L Antonoplis S Collins | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Copeland L McNeil | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | J Durie A Kiyomura | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Howell F Raschiatore | 7 | 6 | | | L Howell F Raschiatore | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin B Gadusek | 4 | 6 | | 5 | J Durie A Kiyomura | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Durie A Kiyomura | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | K Jordan H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foltz D Spence | 2 | 1 | | 4 | K Jordan H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier V Wade | 7 | 6 | | | C Tanvier V Wade | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Remilton J Wright | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | K Jordan H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | L Drescher E Inoue | 3 | 6 | 1 | | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne P Whytcross | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Byrne P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Jolissaint M Mesker | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Jordan H Mandlíková | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | R Fairbank B Mould | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ML Piatek W White | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | P Paradis C Suire | 3 | 3 | | 10 | R Fairbank B Mould | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kaplan K McDaniel | 2 | 3 | | | B Herr K Shaefer | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr K Shaefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | R Fairbank B Mould | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | ML Piatek W White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | ML Piatek W White | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Gerken H Ludloff | 1 | 3 | | | ML Piatek W White | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Casals W Overton | 0 | 3 | | 8 | C Reynolds E Smylie | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Reynolds E Smylie | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | B Nagelsen A White | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Barg L Bernstein | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | B Nagelsen A White | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Leo S Mascarin | 6 | 7 | | | S Leo S Mascarin | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Dewis M Schillig | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | B Nagelsen A White | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | T Holladay M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Holladay M Jaušovec | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Hetherington H Pelletier | 2 | 2 | | | T Holladay M Jaušovec | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 3 | | 16 | A Minter E Minter | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Minter E Minter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Holladay M Jaušovec | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 7 | 6 |
| | S Gomer M Van Nostrand | 3 | 4 | | 11 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rimes R Šašak | 6 | 6 | | | S Rimes R Šašak | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Purdy M Quinlan | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Golder S Solomon | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | C Evert Lloyd W Turnbull | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Goleš E Raponi Longo | 6 | 6 | | | S Goleš E Raponi Longo | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett G Sabatini | 0 | 1 | | 3 | C Evert Lloyd W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | A Moulton P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MC Calleja A Kanellopoulou | 2 | 4 | | 7 | A Moulton P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Jexell T Scheuer-Larsen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Jexell T Scheuer-Larsen | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Dinu D Moise | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 7 | A Moulton P Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Brown R Uys | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | L Gildemeister A Villagrán | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister A Villagrán | 6 | 2 | 6 | | L Gildemeister A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schropp K Skronská | 5 | 0 | | 9 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Moulton P Smith | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Potter S Walsh | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 6 | 4 | | 13 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | 6 | | L Bonder A Temesvári | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel P Teeguarden | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 13 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | B Potter S Walsh | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson R White | 4 | 4 | | | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Klitch N Yeargin | 1 | 5 | | 2 | B Potter S Walsh | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Potter S Walsh | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |