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Women's doubles
1985 Player's Canadian Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Gigi Fernández
United States Martina Navratilova
Runners-upNetherlands Marcella Mesker
France Pascale Paradis
Score6–4, 6–0
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Smylie opted to focus on the singles tournament.

Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova won the title by defeating Marcella Mesker and Pascale Paradis 6–4, 6–0 in the final.

Seeds

  1. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
  2. Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková / Australia Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
  3. United States Gigi Fernández / United States Martina Navratilova (champions)
  4. West Germany Bettina Bunge / West Germany Eva Pfaff (second round)
  5. (n/a)
  6. Canada Carling Bassett / United States Chris Evert Lloyd (first round)
  7. Romania Virginia Ruzici / Hungary Andrea Temesvári (first round)
  8. United States Elise Burgin / United Kingdom Jo Durie (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
United Kingdom Annabel Croft
South Africa Rene Uys
3 2
Netherlands Marcella Mesker
France Pascale Paradis
6 6
Netherlands Marcella Mesker
France Pascale Paradis
4 0
3 United States Gigi Fernández
United States Martina Navratilova
6 6
3 United States Gigi Fernández
United States Martina Navratilova
6 6
2 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
4 3

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
France C Vanier
3 3 1 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6
United States C Copeland
Japan M Yanagi
6 7 United States C Copeland
Japan M Yanagi
0 2
Hungary C Bartos
France MC Calleja
4 5 1 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
4 2
Canada K Dewis
Canada W Pattenden
6 6 United Kingdom A Croft
South Africa R Uys
6 6
United States J Klitch
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
3 1 Canada K Dewis
Canada W Pattenden
1 3
United Kingdom A Croft
South Africa R Uys
6 6 United Kingdom A Croft
South Africa R Uys
6 6
Argentina B Fulco
Canada H Kelesi
4 3 United Kingdom A Croft
South Africa R Uys
3 2
4 West Germany B Bunge
West Germany E Pfaff
6 6 Netherlands M Mesker
France P Paradis
6 6
Canada M Blackwood
Australia P Whytcross
1 1 4 West Germany B Bunge
West Germany E Pfaff
4 6 1
Canada Sue Hatch
United States Lynn Henderson
2 4 South Africa J Mundel
United States M Van Nostrand
6 4 6
South Africa J Mundel
United States M Van Nostrand
6 6 South Africa J Mundel
United States M Van Nostrand
6 7 0
United Kingdom A Brown
United Kingdom S Gomer
1 2 Netherlands M Mesker
France P Paradis
7 6 6
Netherlands M Mesker
France P Paradis
6 6 Netherlands M Mesker
France P Paradis
2 7 6
United States R Blount
United States G Purdy
4 4 8 United States E Burgin
United Kingdom J Durie
6 6 4
8 United States E Burgin
United Kingdom J Durie
6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Romania V Ruzici
Hungary A Temesvári
4 3
United States P Barg
United States L Howell
6 6 United States P Barg
United States L Howell
7 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
West Germany M Schropp
6 7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
West Germany M Schropp
5 2
Japan E Inoue
Japan K Okagawa
2 6 United States P Barg
United States L Howell
2 4
Czechoslovakia I Budařová
Soviet Union L Savchenko
2 6 7 3 United States G Fernández
United States M Navratilova
6 6
Canada J Hetherington
Canada H Pelletier
6 3 5 Czechoslovakia I Budařová
Soviet Union L Savchenko
4 3
United States A Holton
Italy R Reggi
3 3 3 United States G Fernández
United States M Navratilova
6 6
3 United States G Fernández
United States M Navratilova
6 6 3 United States G Fernández
United States M Navratilova
6 6
6 Canada C Bassett
United States C Evert Lloyd
6 4 5 2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
4 3
Argentina M Paz
Argentina A Villagrán
3 6 7 Argentina M Paz
Argentina A Villagrán
6 6
United States B Herr
United States T Phelps
6 6 United States B Herr
United States T Phelps
4 3
United States T Mochizuki
United States M Torres
1 0 Argentina M Paz
Argentina A Villagrán
4 2
United States V Nelson
Peru P Vásquez
2 1 2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
6 6
Australia A Minter
Australia E Minter
6 6 Australia A Minter
Australia E Minter
4 0
United States K McDaniel
United States W White
? ? 2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
6 6
2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
? ?

References

  1. "Evert Lloyd wins second consecutive Canadian Open". Toronto. United Press International. 11 August 1985. Retrieved 7 March 2022. In the doubles final, Navratilova and fellow American Gigi Fernandez defeated Pascale Paradis of France and Marcella Mesker of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-0 .
  2. "Past Champions". National Bank Open. Retrieved 7 March 2022. 1985: Gigi Fernandez/Martina Navratilova

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