1986 Virginia Slims Championships (November) – Doubles

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Doubles
1986 Virginia Slims Championships (November)
ChampionsUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
Runners-upWest Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Final score7–6(6–1), 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1986 · WTA Tour Championships · 1987 →

Hana Mandlíková and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions, but were eliminated in semifinals.

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver won the title by Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková 7–6(6–1), 6–3 in the final.

It was the 7th Tour Championships, 11th title of the year and 126th overall title for Navratilova and the 6th Tour Championships, 11th title of the year and 78th overall title for Shriver, in their respective doubles titles. It was also the 7th title for the pair, following the conclusion of the 1986 season.

Seeds[]

Draw[]

Key[]

  • 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

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
1 6 6
United States Elise Burgin
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
2 4 4 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6 1 1
4 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6 6 1 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
77 6
3 West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6 6 2 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
61 3
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
3 2 3 West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
68 6 5
Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
6 65 2 2 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
710 3 7
2 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
2 77 6

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