See main article: 1985 Alan King Tennis Classic.
Steve Denton and Kevin Curren were the defending champions in 1983. Denton teamed up with Scott Davis and lost in the quarterfinals to Pat Cash and John Fitzgerald, while Curren teamed up with Vijay Amritraj and lost in the first round, also to Cash and Fitzgerald.
Cash and Fitzgerald won the title by defeating Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 in the final.[1]