# 1985 French Open – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the final 4–6, 6–2, 6–2. This was their 8th successive Grand Slam title in women's doubles.

## Seeds

* Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (final)
* Rosalyn Fairbank / Anne Hobbs (third round)
* Bettina Bunge / Eva Pfaff (quarterfinals)
* Carling Bassett / Catherine Tanvier (first round)
* Betsy Nagelsen / Anne White (semifinals)
* Kathy Horvath / Virginia Ruzici (third round)
* Christiane Jolissaint / Marcella Mesker (first round)
* Hana Mandlíková / Anne Smith (third round)
* Beverly Mould / Paula Smith (third round)
* Chris Evert-Lloyd / Pascale Paradis (quarterfinals)
* Elise Burgin / Andrea Temesvári (semifinals)
* Sandy Collins / Andrea Leand (third round)
* Ann Henricksson / Barbara Jordan (first round)
* Anne Minter / Elizabeth Minter (second round)
* Terry Holladay / Mima Jaušovec (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Chris Evert-Lloyd Pascale Paradis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Chris Evert-Lloyd Pascale Paradis | 3 | 3 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Betsy Nagelsen Anne White | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff | 1 | 2 | 6 | Betsy Nagelsen Anne White | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Betsy Nagelsen Anne White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Betsy Nagelsen Anne White | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Elise Burgin Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Elise Burgin Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 | 12 | Elise Burgin Andrea Temesvári | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Penny Barg Adriana Villagrán | 2 | 1 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 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 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K McDaniel W White | 1 | 1 | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Campos L Corsato | 1 | 6 | 8 | | S Campos L Corsato | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Croft G Purdy | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 | S Collins A Leand | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | L Drescher E Inoue | 6 | 7 | | | L Drescher E Inoue | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki S Rimes | 4 | 4 | | 13 | S Collins A Leand | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Collins A Leand | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | C Evert-Lloyd P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | C Evert-Lloyd P Paradis | 3 | 3 |
| | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 4 | 2 | | 11 | C Evert-Lloyd P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Brown R Uys | 1 | 2 | | | P Murgo B Romanò | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Murgo B Romanò | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | C Evert-Lloyd P Paradis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Gomers H Pelletier | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Eliseenko L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | E Eliseenko L Savchenko | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gulley R Šašak | 5 | 1 | | 7 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kinney P Whytcross | 3 | 2 | | 4 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Remilton N Sato | 3 | 5 | | | J Hetherington G Rush | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington G Rush | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Bonder S Mascarin | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | S Cecchini L Gildemeister | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Cecchini L Gildemeister | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | S Cecchini L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Jauch-Delhees M Schropp | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | T Holladay M Jaušovec | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | T Holladay M Jaušovec | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | H Mandlíková A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Nagelsen A White | 6 | 6 |
| | N Dias A Kanellopoulou | 3 | 1 | | 9 | H Mandlíková A Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gadusek C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | B Gadusek C Lindqvist | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin J Kaplan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | H Mandlíková A Smith | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | L McNeil K Sands | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | B Nagelsen A White | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Raponi-Longo R Reggi | 6 | 3 | 4 | | L McNeil K Sands | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | B Nagelsen A White | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Nagelsen A White | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | C Bassett C Tanvier | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr T Phelps | 7 | 6 | | B Herr T Phelps | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire V Wade | 7 | 6 | | C Suire V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Calmette E Derly | 5 | 1 | | | | | | C Suire V Wade | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | |
| | L Romanov D Spence | 3 | 1 | | | | | | A Holíková K Skronská | 3 | 6 | 11 | | | | |
| | A Holíková K Skronská | 6 | 6 | | A Holíková K Skronská | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach C Vanier | 3 | 3 | 15 | A Minter E Minter | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Minter E Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Holíková K Skronská | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | E Burgin A Temesvári | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | E Burgin A Temesvári | 6 | 6 |
| | P Etchemendy N Herreman | 6$^4$ | 3 | 12 | E Burgin A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Manset P Vásquez | 1 | 0 | | | | | 12 | E Burgin A Temesvári | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Casale S Goleš | 7 | 6 | | | | | 3 | R Fairbank A Hobbs | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Medrado C Monteiro | 5 | 0 | | P Casale S Goleš | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golder V Nelson | 0 | 3 | 3 | R Fairbank A Hobbs | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Fairbank A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 8 | C Jolissaint M Mesker | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy C Jexell | 6 | 7 | | P Hy C Jexell | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz G Sabatini | 3 | 3 | | J Mundel P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Mundel P Teeguarden | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Holton M Quinlan | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | P Barg A Villagrán | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | |
| | P Barg A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | P Barg A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 6 | | I Budařová M Skuherská | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Henricksson B Jordan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Barg A Villagrán | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | B Mould P Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| | I Kuczyńska B Perry | 6$^5$ | 3 | 10 | B Mould P Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foltz R Reis | 6 | 6 | | S Foltz R Reis | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Okagawa S Schenck | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | B Mould P Smith | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Karlsson T Scheuer-Larsen | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Blount D Farrell | 6 | 6 | | R Blount D Farrell | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Graf J Russell | 5 | 5 | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |