1985 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1985 US Open
Champions	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ; Helena Suková
Runners-up	Martina Navratilova ; Pam Shriver
Score	6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková defeated 2-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver in the final 6–7^(5–7), 6–2, 6–3. After winning 8 consecutive women’s doubles grand slams, this is the 2nd consecutive runner-up finish for Navratilova and Shriver.

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
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	6

4	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	3	4
					1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	7⁷	2	3

					2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6⁵	6	6
	Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi	7	4	3

2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	5	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				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	7⁷
	I Kloss Y Vermaak	7	3	1		J Durie S Graf	4	6⁴
	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	7⁷
	L Bonder S Mascarin	4	4		7	E Burgin A Moulton	4	6	6¹
7	E Burgin A Moulton	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					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	7⁷	6			C Lindqvist J Russell	6	6
	S Cecchini N Dias	6⁵	1								C Lindqvist J Russell	6⁰	6	6
	K McDaniel W White	4	2							6	B Bunge E Pfaff	7⁷	4	0
	C Karlsson T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6			C Karlsson T Scheuer-Larsen	2	4
	P Louie K Shaefer	6⁶	2		6	B Bunge E Pfaff	6	6
6	B Bunge E Pfaff	7⁸	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				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	6³	3
	L Allen K Copeland	1	3		13	K Horvath V Ruzici	0	7⁷	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	7⁷	7⁷		Z Garrison K Rinaldi	6	6
	A Jaeger A White	7	6¹	6⁵							Z Garrison K Rinaldi	6	6
	L Gildemeister A Holton	7⁷	6								L Gildemeister A Holton	1	2
	S Amiach B Gerken	6⁵	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					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

5	B Potter S Walsh-Pete	6	7⁷
	N Sato K Steinmetz	2	6³		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	7⁷
	A Minter E Minter	7⁷	3	6						12	M Mesker P Paradis	6	1	6⁴
	T Holladay L Howell	6⁵	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	7⁷	4	2
15	A Temesvári A Villagrán	6¹	3												2	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6⁴	6	6
	L McNeil K Sands	7⁷	6			L McNeil K Sands	7⁷	6
	I Demongeot N Tauziat	6	6			I Demongeot N Tauziat	6¹	1
	P Huber A Kanellopoulou	3	2								L McNeil K Sands	7⁸	2	4
	J Goodling H Pelletier	2	2							2	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6⁶	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

External links

1985 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation