Rosemary Casals and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Mima Jaušovec and Kathy Jordan. Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver won in the final 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3 against Rosalyn Fairbank and Candy Reynolds.

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 (champions) • # Rosalyn Fairbank / 🇺🇸 Candy Reynolds (final) • # n/a • # 🇺🇸 Rosemary Casals / 🇦🇺 Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals) • # 🇺🇸 Billie Jean King / 🇺🇸 Sharon Walsh (semifinals) • # Mima Jaušovec / 🇺🇸 Kathy Jordan (semifinals) • # 🇬🇧 Anne Hobbs / 🇺🇸 Andrea Jaeger (quarterfinals) • # 🇬🇧 Jo Durie / 🇺🇸 Ann Kiyomura (second round) • # 🇺🇸 Lea Antonoplis / 🇺🇸 Barbara Jordan (second round) • # 🇺🇸 Elise Burgin / 🇺🇸 JoAnne Russell (quarterfinals) • # Hana Mandlíková / 🇺🇸 Betsy Nagelsen (second round) • # 🇦🇺 Dianne Balestrat / Betty Stöve (first round) • # 🇺🇸 Kathleen Horvath / Yvonne Vermaak (first round) • # 🇺🇸 Anna-Maria Fernandez / 🇺🇸 Beth Norton (first round) • # 🇨🇦 Carling Bassett / 🇦🇷 Ivanna Madruga-Osses (third round) • # 🇺🇸 Andrea Leand / 🇺🇸 Mary-Lou Piatek (second round)

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4