1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March) – Doubles

Doubles
1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March)
Champions Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Runners-up West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Final score 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions, but were eliminated in semifinals.

Hana Mandlíková and Wendy Turnbull won the title by defeating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 in the final. It was the 14th title for Mandlíková and the 50th title for Turnbull in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 3rd title for the pair, following the conclussion of the 1985 season.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Draw

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1  United States Martina Navratilova
 United States Pam Shriver
6 6  
 Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
 Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
1 0     1  United States Martina Navratilova
 United States Pam Shriver
6 3 4  
3  Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
 Australia Wendy Turnbull
6 6   3  Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
 Australia Wendy Turnbull
4 6 6  
 United States Gigi Fernández
 United States Robin White
4 3       3  Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
 Australia Wendy Turnbull
6 64 6
 Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
 Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
7 2 6       2  West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
4 77 3
4  United States Kathy Jordan
 Australia Elizabeth Smylie
5 6 2      Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
 Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
5 1
 West Germany Bettina Bunge
 West Germany Eva Pfaff
2 3   2  West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
7 6  
2  West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6 6  

References

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