# 1985 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Three-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1985 Australian Open.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (final)
* Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull (second round)
* Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh-Pete (semifinals)
* Elise Burgin / Elizabeth Smylie (second round)
* Gigi Fernández / Robin White (second round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds (second round)
* Katerina Maleeva / Manuela Maleeva (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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | |
| 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 3 | 4 | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field M Turk | 2 | 1 | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Karlsson M Lindström | 4 | 4 | | | J Byrne J Tremelling | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne J Tremelling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Mesker P Paradis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | M Mesker P Paradis | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | A Betzner M Schropp | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | M Mesker P Paradis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach B Gerken | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | E Burgin E Smylie | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Burgin E Smylie | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | J Durie A Hobbs | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| | L McNeil C Suire | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 3 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell J Richardson | 2 | 6 | 3 | | C Evert-Lloyd C Lindqvist | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Evert-Lloyd C Lindqvist | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | C Evert-Lloyd C Lindqvist | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Durie A Hobbs | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Brown S Gomer | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen P Smith | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 7 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 7$^7$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter E Minter | 1 | 6$^5$ | | 6 | G Fernández R White | 6$^4$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Garrison V Wade | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | Z Garrison V Wade | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Gulley A Tobin-Dingwall | 7$^8$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Z Garrison V Wade | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Bonder A Croft | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | B Potter S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis A M Fernandez | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | L Bonder A Croft | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Leo P Whytcross | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | B Potter S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Potter S Walsh-Pete | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Potter S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Holíková K Skronská | 3 | 4 | | 8 | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Gates A Moulton | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Gates A Moulton | 4 | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson C Jolissaint | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | L Gates A Moulton | 4 | 4 | r | | | | | |
| | T Holladay H Ludloff | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin M Van Nostrand | 4 | 7 | 3 | | T Holladay H Ludloff | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 2 | 1 | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |