1980 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1980 Australian Open
1979 Champions	Judy Chaloner Diane Evers
Champions	Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navratilova
Runners-up	Ann Kiyomura Candy Reynolds
Final score	6–4, 6–4

Judy Chaloner and Diane Evers were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Duk-Hee Lee and Elizabeth Little.

Betsy Nagelsen and Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Ann Kiyomura and Candy Reynolds.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull (Semifinals)
2. Pam Shriver / Betty Stöve (Quarterfinals)
3. Ann Kiyomura / Candy Reynolds (Final)
4. Betsy Nagelsen / Martina Navratilova (Champions)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

Final
4	Betsy Nagelsen   Martina Navratilova	6	6
3	Ann Kiyomura   Candy Reynolds	4	4

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	R Casals   W Turnbull	6	7
	A Minter   H Strachoňová	5	5					M Jaušovec   V Ruzici	4	5
	M Jaušovec   V Ruzici	7	7											1	R Casals   W Turnbull	6	6
	R Fairbank   T Harford	7	6												S Amiach   C Tanvier	3	1
	D Desfor   B Hallquist	6	4					R Fairbank   T Harford	6	2	3
	K Moos   N Schutte	3	6	6				S Amiach   C Tanvier	1	6	6
	S Amiach   C Tanvier	6	3	7																	1	R Casals   W Turnbull	6	6	5
																					4	B Nagelsen   M Navratilova	4	7	7
							4	B Nagelsen   M Navratilova	6	7
	C Jolissaint   M Mesker	6	7					C Jolissaint   M Mesker	1	6
	G Benedetti   M Pinterova	1	6											4	B Nagelsen   M Navratilova	6	7
	S Hanika   C Kohde	4	6	7											S Hanika   C Kohde	2	5
	H Mandlíková   R Tomanová	6	4	6				S Hanika   C Kohde	6	6
	J Chaloner   D Evers	1	0					D-H Lee   E Little	0	3
	D-H Lee   E Little	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	L Cassell   E Sayers	4	6	6
	N Gregory   B Remilton	6	3	2				L Cassell   E Sayers	7	6
	K Gulley   K Pratt	5	1					S Leo   A Tobin	6	4
	S Leo   A Tobin	7	6												L Cassell   E Sayers	6	6	1
	J Nachand   J Preyer	5	2											3	A Kiyomura   C Reynolds	7	4	6
	H Gourlay   K Ruddell	7	6					H Gourlay   K Ruddell	2	6	5
							3	A Kiyomura   C Reynolds	6	2	7
																					3	A Kiyomura   C Reynolds	7	6
	S Barker   S Walsh	6	6																			S Barker   S Walsh	5	4
	F Hutnick   L Morse	3	2					S Barker   S Walsh	6	7
	B Bunge   G Stevens	6	6					B Bunge   G Stevens	3	5
	L Forood   D Morrison	4	1												S Barker   S Walsh	2	7	7
	C Newton   J Walker	5	1											2	P Shriver   B Stöve	6	6	6
	S Saliba   P Whytcross	7	6					S Saliba   P Whytcross	3	3
							2	P Shriver   B Stöve	6	6

References

• 1980 ITF Australian Open Women's Doubles Draw