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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 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 | |||||||||||||||||
 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 | |||||||||||||||||