# 1980 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Betsy Nagelsen and Martina Navratilova defeated Ann Kiyomura and Candy Reynolds in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1980 Australian Open.
Judy Chaloner and Diane Evers were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Lee Duk-hee and Elizabeth Little.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All four seeded teams received byes into the second round.
* Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
* Pam Shriver / Betty Stöve (quarterfinals)
* Ann Kiyomura / Candy Reynolds (final)
* Betsy Nagelsen / Martina Navratilova (champions)

## 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 |
| 4 | Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ann Kiyomura Candy Reynolds | 4 | 4 | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| | | | | 1 | R Casals W Turnbull | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Minter H Strachoňová | 5 | 5 | | | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | R Casals W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| R Fairbank T Harford | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Amiach C Tanvier | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| D Desfor B Hallquist | 6 | 4 | | | R Fairbank T Harford | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| K Moos N Schutte | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Amiach C Tanvier | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| S Amiach C Tanvier | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Casals W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Nagelsen M Navratilova | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | 4 | B Nagelsen M Navratilova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Jolissaint M Mesker | 6 | 7 | | | C Jolissaint M Mesker | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Lovera M Pinterová | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | B Nagelsen M Navratilova | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| S Hanika C Kohde | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | S Hanika C Kohde | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| H Mandlíková R Tomanová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Hanika C Kohde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Chaloner D Evers | 1 | 0 | | | D-H Lee E Little | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D-H Lee E Little | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| L Cassell E Sayers | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N Gregory B Remilton | 6 | 3 | 2 | | L Cassell E Sayers | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Gulley K Pratt | 5 | 1 | | | S Leo A Tobin | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Leo A Tobin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Cassell E Sayers | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| J Nachand J Preyer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | A Kiyomura C Reynolds | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| H Gourlay K Ruddell | 7 | 6 | | | H Gourlay K Ruddell | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | A Kiyomura C Reynolds | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Kiyomura C Reynolds | 7 | 6 |
| S Barker S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Barker S Walsh | 5 | 4 |
| F Hutnick L Morse | 3 | 2 | | | S Barker S Walsh | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Bunge G Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | B Bunge G Stevens | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Forood D Morrison | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Barker S Walsh | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| C Newton J Walker | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | P Shriver B Stöve | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| S Saliba P Whytcross | 7 | 6 | | | S Saliba P Whytcross | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | P Shriver B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |