# 1986 US Open – Women's doubles

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Elise Burgin and Rosalyn Fairbank.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Hana Mandlíková and Wendy Turnbull.

## 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 (quarterfinals)
* Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull (final)
* Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
* Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
* Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank (semifinals)
* Gigi Fernández / Robin White (quarterfinals)
* Zina Garrison / Kathy Rinaldi (quarterfinals)
* Eva Pfaff / Andrea Temesvári (third round)
* Betsy Nagelsen / JoAnne Russell (third round)
* Alycia Moulton / Anne White (third round)
* Candy Reynolds / Anne Smith (third round)
* Carling Bassett / Bonnie Gadusek (second round)
* Lori McNeil / Catherine Suire (third round)
* Terry Holladay / Sharon Walsh-Pete (first round)
* Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington (third 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | 3 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 6 | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bunge C Porwik | 2 | 2 | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist M Lindström | 4 | 6$^4$ | | K Horvath T Phelps | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath T Phelps | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Kaplan J Martín | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 10 | B Nagelsen J Russell | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Casale M-L Piatek | 6 | 7 | | P Casale M-L Piatek | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K McDaniel W White | 2 | 5 | 10 | B Nagelsen J Russell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | B Nagelsen J Russell | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | T Holladay S Walsh-Pete | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Jordan E Smylie | 4 | 4 |
| | A Holíková R Maršíková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | A Holíková R Maršíková | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 6 | | I Budařová M Skuherská | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Barg B Herr | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | A Holíková R Maršíková | 7$^7$ | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Reinach M Reinach | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Drescher C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | L Drescher C Tanvier | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner M Gurney | 0 | 0 | 5 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Jordan E Smylie | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | S Graf G Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel M Van Nostrand | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | S Graf G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin H Na | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Benjamin H Na | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar K Steinmetz | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | S Graf G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Amiach D Farrell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | A Moulton R White | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Huber E Krapl | 3 | 3 | | | S Amiach D Farrell | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 3 | 1 | | 11 | A Moulton A White | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Moulton A White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Graf G Sabatini | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | C Bassett B Gadusek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | G Fernández R White | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 |
| | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | C Bassett B Gadusek | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini S Goleš | 7 | 4 | 6 | | S Cecchini S Goleš | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell J Richardson | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | S Cecchini S Goleš | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | M J Fernández R Reggi | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | G Fernández R White | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | P Paradis N Phan-Thanh | 6 | 2 | 6 | | P Paradis N Phan-Thanh | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 1 | 3 | | 7 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | G Fernández R White | 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 |
| 8 | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz S Rehe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bryant S Leo | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | L Allen J Byrne | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen J Byrne | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 8 | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Durie A Hobbs | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 9 | E Pfaff A Temesvári | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Collins V Wade | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Collins V Wade | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard I Kuczyńska | 2 | 5 | | 9 | E Pfaff A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | E Pfaff A Temesvári | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| 14 | L McNeil C Suire | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | D van Rensburg M Yanagi | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | L McNeil C Suire | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Copeland P Whytcross | 6$^5$ | 7 | 1 | | C Bartos A Villagrán | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bartos A Villagrán | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | L McNeil C Suire | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Bonder L Gildemeister | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Sodupe M Torres | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | L Bonder L Gildemeister | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Karlsson T Scheuer-Larsen | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 | 3 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 6$^6$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Adams C Kuhlman | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken S Mascarin | 6 | 6 | | | B Gerken S Mascarin | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holton Y Vermaak | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A M Fernandez P Harper | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 16 | P Fendick J Hetherington | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Henricksson C Jolissaint | 6 | 6 | | | A Henricksson C Jolissaint | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Croft S Gomer | 3 | 1 | | 16 | P Fendick J Hetherington | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | P Fendick J Hetherington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | C Reynolds A Smith | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 4 | 4 |
| | A Minter E Minter | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 12 | C Reynolds A Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Blount J Goodling | 3 | 6 | 5 | | N Dias P Medrado | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias P Medrado | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 12 | C Reynolds A Smith | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Casals K Sands | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis C Monteiro | 6 | 3 | 4 | | R Casals K Sands | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rush P Smith | 1 | 0 | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |