Hana Mandlíková and Wendy Turnbull defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the final, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 to win the doubles tennis title at the March edition of the 1986 Virginia Slims Championships.
Doubles | |
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1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March) | |
Champions | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull |
Runners-up | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
Score | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the five-time defending champions, but were defeated in the semifinals by Mandlíková and Turnbull.
Seeds
edit- Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (semifinals)
- Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (final)
- Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull (champions)
- Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva | 1 | 0 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
3 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | 3 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Gigi Fernández Robin White | 4 | 3 | 3 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 64 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 4 | 77 | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 5 | 6 | 2 | Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff | 2 | 3 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 6 |