# 1985 US Open – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2, 6–3 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková.

## 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 (final)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (champions)
* Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (second round)
* Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
* Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh-Pete (quarterfinals)
* Bettina Bunge / Eva Pfaff (third round)
* Elise Burgin / Alycia Moulton (second round)
* Carling Bassett / Chris Evert-Lloyd (quarterfinals)
* Gigi Fernández / Robin White (quarterfinals)
* Rosalyn Fairbank / Bonnie Gadusek (first round)
* Candy Reynolds / Paula Smith (third round)
* Marcella Mesker / Pascale Paradis (third round)
* Kathleen Horvath / Virginia Ruzici (third round)
* Katerina Maleeva / Manuela Maleeva (second round)
* Andrea Temesvári / Adriana Villagrán (first round)
* Anne Hobbs / Christiane Jolissaint (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 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 5 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C MacGregor J Richardson | 0 | 2 | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin R Blount | 6 | 6 | | | C Benjamin R Blount | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kaplan I Kuczyńska | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Goleš E Raponi-Longo | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | C Reynolds P Smith | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Jaušovec M Schropp | 6 | 6 | | | M Jaušovec M Schropp | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jordan B Stöve | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | C Reynolds P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | C Reynolds P Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | G Fernández R White | 3 | 0 |
| | S Foltz M Quinlan | 2 | 1 | | 9 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kloss Y Vermaak | 7 | 3 | 1 | | J Durie S Graf | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie S Graf | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Fendick J Hetherington | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Fendick J Hetherington | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Holíková K Skronská | 5 | 3 | | | P Fendick J Hetherington | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder S Mascarin | 4 | 4 | | 7 | E Burgin A Moulton | 4 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Burgin A Moulton | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Brown S Gomer | 1 | 3 | | 4 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins M-L Piatek | 6 | 6 | | | S Collins M-L Piatek | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S London N Sodupe | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Herr T Phelps | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | A Hobbs C Jolissaint | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | M Paz G Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 3 | | B Herr T Phelps | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Barg R Reis | 4 | 5 | | 16 | A Hobbs C Jolissaint | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Hobbs C Jolissaint | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Lindqvist J Russell | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| | P Medrado C Monteiro | 2 | 3 | | 14 | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist J Russell | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Lindqvist J Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini N Dias | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | C Lindqvist J Russell | 6$^0$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K McDaniel W White | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 7$^7$ | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | C Karlsson T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | C Karlsson T Scheuer-Larsen | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Louie K Shaefer | 6$^6$ | 2 | | 6 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Bunge E Pfaff | 7$^8$ | 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 | C Bassett C Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Drescher E Inoue | 2 | 4 | | 8 | C Bassett C Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 6 | | | I Budařová M Skuherská | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golder V Nelson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | C Bassett C Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Casale R Reggi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | L Antonoplis A Henricksson | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen K Copeland | 1 | 3 | | 13 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Bassett C Evert-Lloyd | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | R Fairbank B Gadusek | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 |
| | B Mould P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | | | B Mould P Whytcross | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jaeger A White | 7 | 6$^1$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister A Holton | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | L Gildemeister A Holton | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Amiach B Gerken | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | L Gildemeister A Holton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel M Van Nostrand | 2 | 2 | | 3 | K Jordan E Smylie | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Jordan E Smylie | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | B Potter S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Sato K Steinmetz | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 5 | B Potter S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki E Okagawa | 6 | 2 | 4 | | H Crowe A M Fernandez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe A M Fernandez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | B Potter S Walsh-Pete | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | A Minter E Minter | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | M Mesker P Paradis | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | T Holladay L Howell | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | | A Minter E Minter | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Croft R Uys | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | M Mesker P Paradis | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Mesker P Paradis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Potter S Walsh-Pete | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | A Temesvári A Villagrán | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| | L McNeil K Sands | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | L McNeil K Sands | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Huber A Kanellopoulou | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | L McNeil K Sands | 7$^8$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Goodling H Pelletier | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Casals A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | R Casals A Smith | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire V Wade | 4 | 4 | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |