# 1986 Virginia Slims of Florida – Doubles

Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie successfully defended their title, by defeating Betsy Nagelsen and Barbara Potter 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (champions)
* Betsy Nagelsen / Barbara Potter (final)
* Bettina Bunge / Eva Pfaff (semifinals)
* Carling Bassett / Rosalyn Fairbank (semifinals)
* Jo Durie / Anne Hobbs (second round)
* Alycia Moulton / Catherine Suire (first round)
* Katerina Maleeva / Manuela Maleeva (first round)
* Catarina Lindqvist / JoAnne Russell (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff | 3 | 2 | 1 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Betsy Nagelsen Barbara Potter | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Carling Bassett Rosalyn Fairbank | 4 | 4 | 2 | Betsy Nagelsen Barbara Potter | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Betsy Nagelsen Barbara Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gadusek G Sabatini | 4 | 6 | | 1 | K Jordan E Smylie | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Graf C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | S Graf C Tanvier | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale B Gerken | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Collins P Louie | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Paz K Sands | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Mascarin T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | S Mascarin T Phelps | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz K Sands | 7 | 6 | | | M Paz K Sands | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 3 | 2 |
| | L Gildemeister A Villagrán | 1 | 5 | | 3 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová R Maršíková | 6 | 5 | 5 | | S Cecchini S Goleš | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini S Goleš | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Balestrat Y Vermaak | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Farrell J Goodling | 6 | 7 | | | D Farrell J Goodling | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Moulton C Suire | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | C Lindqvist JA Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell L Field | 1 | 4 | | 8 | C Lindqvist JA Russell | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias E Raponi Longo | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | C Lindqvist JA Russell | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Minter J Mundel | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | C Bassett R Fairbank | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Barg J Tremelling | 7 | 6 | | | P Barg J Tremelling | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Dailey J Kaplan | 1 | 1 | | 4 | C Bassett R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Bassett R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Bassett R Fairbank | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | J Durie A Hobbs | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Nagelsen B Potter | 6 | 6 |
| | J Golder A Kanellopoulou | 0$^r$ | | | 5 | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Drescher C Jolissaint | 2 | 6 | 7 | | L Drescher C Jolissaint | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | L Drescher C Jolissaint | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Klitch M Lindström | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | B Nagelsen B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Croft K Horvath | 7 | 6 | | | A Croft K Horvath | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Karlsson T Scheuer-Larsen | 1 | 2 | | 2 | B Nagelsen B Potter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Nagelsen B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |