Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the final, 7–6(6–1), 6–3 to win the doubles tennis title at the November edition of the 1986 Virginia Slims Championships. It was Navratilova's ninth Tour Finals doubles title, and Shriver's sixth.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1986 Virginia Slims Championships (November) | |
| Champions |  Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
| Runners-up |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
| Score | 7–6(6–1), 6–3 |
Hana Mandlíková and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions, but were defeated in the semifinals by Navratilova and Shriver.
Seeds edit
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / 
Helena Suková (final)- Steffi Graf /
Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals) - Hana Mandlíková /
Wendy Turnbull (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 | |||||||||||||||||
 Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva
| 1 | 0 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull
| 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 61 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Gigi Fernández Robin White
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
| 68 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko
| 6 | 65 | 2 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 710 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 2 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||