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)