# 1985 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's doubles

Seventh-seeded sisters Katerina Maleeva and Manuela Maleeva claimed the title by defeating third-seeds Penny Barg and Paula Smith in the final.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Kathy Horvath / Andrea Temesvári (quarterfinals)
* Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
* Penny Barg / Paula Smith (final)
* Beth Herr / Terry Phelps (semifinals)
* Mercedes Paz / Adriana Villagrán (quarterfinals)
* Camille Benjamin / Kim Sands (second round)
* Katerina Maleeva / Manuela Maleeva (champions)
* Pam Casale / Susan Mascarin (first 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 |
| | Iva Budařová Marcela Skuherská | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Penny Barg Paula Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Penny Barg Paula Smith | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Penny Barg Paula Smith | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 7 | Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Beth Herr Terry Phelps | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva | 6 | 1 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | K Horvath A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Okagawa B Perry | 1 | 4 | | 1 | K Horvath A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hulbert G Rush | 6 | 6 | | | A Hulbert G Rush | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kinney P Whytcross | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | K Horvath A Temesvári | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Goodling V Nelson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Rimes R Uys | 5 | 1 | | | J Goodling V Nelson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 6 | | | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Casale S Mascarin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Budařová M Skuherská | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | P Barg P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Barg P Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | R Maršíková L Spain-Short | 3 | 1 | | 3 | P Barg P Smith | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš E Raponi-Longo | 6 | 6 | | | S Goleš E Raponi-Longo | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bryant K Copeland | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | P Barg P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Huebner K Steinmetz | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | K Huebner K Steinmetz | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Bowes J Callen | 6 | 5 | | | K Huebner K Steinmetz | 2 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Farrell C Watson | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | C Benjamin K Sands | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Benjamin K Sands | 7 | 3 | 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 |
| 5 | M Paz A Villagrán | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Manset M Schillig | 1 | 5 | | 5 | M Paz A Villagrán | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Blount L Plchová | 6 | 6 | 4 | | P Fendick M Quinlan | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick M Quinlan | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M Paz A Villagrán | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell J Richardson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | B Herr T Phelps | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Dias S Foltz | 1 | 2 | | | B Cordwell J Richardson | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holton J Klitch | 4 | 1 | | 4 | B Herr T Phelps | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Herr T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Herr T Phelps | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | G Purdy D Spence | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe L Gates | 6 | 5 | 6 | | H Crowe L Gates | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-M Fernandez C Fernandez | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Forman S Margolin | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki R Šašak | 3 | 6 | 6 | | T Mochizuki R Šašak | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder L Gildemeister | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |