Four-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the final, 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1985 Virginia Slims Championships. It was Navratilova's eighth Tour Finals doubles title, and Shriver's fifth.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1985 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Champions |  Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
| Runners-up |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
| Score | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Seeds edit
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / 
Helena Suková (final)- Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh-Pete (semifinals)
Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds (semifinals)
Draw edit
Key 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 edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Kathleen Horvath Virginia Ruzici
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Alycia Moulton Paula Smith
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 |  Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
| 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh-Pete
| 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh-Pete
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||