1985 US Open – Women's doubles

August 2023 1985 US Open s FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch CSK Helena Suková USA Martina Navratilova USA Pam Shriver 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3 64 16 US Open – Women's doubles US Open – Women's doubles 1985 US Open (tennis) 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. 30em USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver (final) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / CSK Helena Suková (champions) USA Kathy Jordan / AUS Elizabeth Smylie (second round) CSK Hana Mandlíková / AUS Wendy Turnbull (semifinals) USA Barbara Potter / USA Sharon Walsh-Pete (quarterfinals) FRG Bettina Bunge / FRG Eva Pfaff (third round) USA Elise Burgin / USA Alycia Moulton (second round) CAN Carling Bassett / USA Chris Evert-Lloyd (quarterfinals) USA Gigi Fernández / USA Robin White (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank / USA Bonnie Gadusek (first round) USA Candy Reynolds / USA Paula Smith (third round) NED Marcella Mesker / FRA Pascale Paradis (third round) USA Kathleen Horvath / ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici (third round) BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva / BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva (second round) HUN 1957 Andrea Temesvári / ARG Adriana Villagrán (first round) GBR Anne Hobbs / SUI Christiane Jolissaint (third round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver 6 6   4 CSK Hana MandlíkováAUS Wendy Turnbull 3 4     USA Zina GarrisonUSA Kathy Rinaldi 7 4 3 2 FRG Claudia Kohde-KilschCSK Helena Suková 5 6 6 1 USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver 77 2 3 2 FRG Claudia Kohde-KilschCSK Helena Suková 65 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6     USA C MacGregorNZL J Richardson 0 2     USA C BenjaminUSA R Blount 6 6     USA J KaplanPOL I Kuczyńska 3 3     SFR Yugoslavia S GolešUSA E Raponi-Longo 4 4     SFR Yugoslavia M JaušovecFRG M Schropp 6 6     USA B JordanNED B Stöve 6 1 2 11 USA C ReynoldsUSA P Smith 3 6 6 9 USA G FernándezUSA R White 6 6     USA S FoltzUSA M Quinlan 2 1     RSA 1928 I KlossRSA 1928 Y Vermaak 7 3 1   GBR J DurieFRG S Graf 5 6 6   USA P FendickCAN J Hetherington 7 6     CSK A HolíkováCSK K Skronská 5 3     USA L BonderUSA S Mascarin 4 4   7 USA E BurginUSA A Moulton 6 6   1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6     USA C BenjaminUSA R Blount 4 2     SFR Yugoslavia M JaušovecFRG M Schropp 2 0   11 USA C ReynoldsUSA P Smith 6 6   9 USA G FernándezUSA R White 6 77     GBR J DurieFRG S Graf 4 64     USA P FendickCAN J Hetherington 6 3 77 7 USA E BurginUSA A Moulton 4 6 61 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6   11 USA C ReynoldsUSA P Smith 2 2   9 USA G FernándezUSA R White 6 6     USA P FendickCAN J Hetherington 2 2   1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6   9 USA G FernándezUSA R White 3 0   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 CSK H MandlíkováAUS W Turnbull 6 6     GBR A BrownGBR S Gomer 1 3     USA S CollinsUSA M-L Piatek 6 6     USA S LondonUSA N Sodupe 2 4     USA B HerrUSA T Phelps 6 2 6   ARG M PazARG G Sabatini 3 6 3   USA P BargUSA R Reis 4 5   16 GBR A HobbsSUI C Jolissaint 6 7   14 BUL 1971 K MaleevaBUL 1971 M Maleeva 6 6     BRA 1968 P MedradoBRA 1968 C Monteiro 2 3     SWE C LindqvistUSA J Russell 77 6     ITA S CecchiniBRA 1968 N Dias 65 1     USA K McDanielUSA W White 4 2     SWE C KarlssonDEN T Scheuer-Larsen 6 6     USA P LouieUSA K Shaefer 66 2   6 FRG B BungeFRG E Pfaff 78 6   4 CSK H MandlíkováAUS W Turnbull 6 6     USA S CollinsUSA M-L Piatek 2 2     USA B HerrUSA T Phelps 6 4 3 16 GBR A HobbsSUI C Jolissaint 3 6 6 14 BUL 1971 K MaleevaBUL 1971 M Maleeva 0 4     SWE C LindqvistUSA J Russell 6 6     SWE C KarlssonDEN T Scheuer-Larsen 2 4   6 FRG B BungeFRG E Pfaff 6 6   4 CSK H MandlíkováAUS W Turnbull 6 6   16 GBR A HobbsSUI C Jolissaint 3 4     SWE C LindqvistUSA J Russell 60 6 6 6 FRG B BungeFRG E Pfaff 77 4 0 4 CSK H MandlíkováAUS W Turnbull 6 3 6   SWE C LindqvistUSA J Russell 1 6 0 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 CAN C BassettUSA C Evert-Lloyd 6 6     SUI L DrescherJPN E Inoue 2 4     CSK I BudařováCSK M Skuherská 6 6     USA J GolderUSA V Nelson 2 3     USA P CasaleITA R Reggi 1 1     USA L AntonoplisUSA A Henricksson 6 6     USA L AllenUSA K Copeland 1 3   13 USA K HorvathROM 1965 V Ruzici 6 6   10 RSA 1928 R FairbankUSA B Gadusek 4 3     RSA 1928 B MouldAUS P Whytcross 6 6     USA Z GarrisonUSA K Rinaldi 5 77 77   USA A JaegerUSA A White 7 61 65   PER L GildemeisterUSA A Holton 77 6     FRA S AmiachUSA B Gerken 65 3     RSA 1928 J MundelUSA M Van Nostrand 2 2   3 USA K JordanAUS E Smylie 6 6   8 CAN C BassettUSA C Evert-Lloyd 6 6     CSK I BudařováCSK M Skuherská 3 4     USA L AntonoplisUSA A Henricksson 6 63 3 13 USA K HorvathROM 1965 V Ruzici 0 77 6   RSA 1928 B MouldAUS P Whytcross 3 2     USA Z GarrisonUSA K Rinaldi 6 6     PER L GildemeisterUSA A Holton 6 6   3 USA K JordanAUS E Smylie 3 3   8 CAN C BassettUSA C Evert-Lloyd 6 6   13 USA K HorvathROM 1965 V Ruzici 4 2     USA Z GarrisonUSA K Rinaldi 6 6     PER L GildemeisterUSA A Holton 1 2   8 CAN C BassettUSA C Evert-Lloyd 2 3     USA Z GarrisonUSA K Rinaldi 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 USA B PotterUSA S Walsh-Pete 6 77     JPN N SatoUSA K Steinmetz 2 63     USA T MochizukiJPN E Okagawa 6 2 4   USA H CroweUSA A M Fernandez 3 6 6   AUS A MinterAUS E Minter 77 3 6   USA T HolladayUSA L Howell 65 6 1   GBR A CroftRSA 1928 R Uys 6 2 3 12 NED M MeskerFRA P Paradis 2 6 6 15 HUN 1957 A TemesváriARG A Villagrán 61 3     USA L McNeilUSA K Sands 77 6     FRA I DemongeotFRA N Tauziat 6 6     AUT P HuberGRE A Kanellopoulou 3 2     USA J GoodlingCAN H Pelletier 2 2     USA R CasalsUSA A Smith 6 6     FRA C SuireGBR V Wade 4 4   2 FRG C Kohde-KilschCSK H Suková 6 6   5 USA B PotterUSA S Walsh-Pete 6 6     USA H CroweUSA A M Fernandez 3 3     AUS A MinterAUS E Minter 4 6 5 12 NED M MeskerFRA P Paradis 6 3 7   USA L McNeilUSA K Sands 77 6     FRA I DemongeotFRA N Tauziat 61 1     USA R CasalsUSA A Smith 2 5   2 FRG C Kohde-KilschCSK H Suková 6 7   5 USA B PotterUSA S Walsh-Pete 3 6 77 12 NED M MeskerFRA P Paradis 6 1 64   USA L McNeilUSA K Sands 78 2 4 2 FRG C Kohde-KilschCSK H Suková 66 6 6 5 USA B PotterUSA S Walsh-Pete 77 4 2 2 FRG C Kohde-KilschCSK H Suková 64 6 6 External links 1985 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles Category:1985 in women's tennis Category:1985 in American women's sports