2018 China Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2018 China Open
Champions	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová
Runners-up	Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan
Score	4–6, 6–4, [10–8]

Main article: 2018 China Open (tennis)

Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017 and Chan could not participate due to a medical condition.

Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Barbora Strýcová won the title, defeating Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–8].

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
2. Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová (champions)
3. Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan (final)
4. Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs (semifinals)
5. Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke (quarterfinals)
6. Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)
7. Lucie Hradecká / Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals)
8. Chan Hao-ching / Yang Zhaoxuan (first round)

Draw

Key

• 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova	3	2
	3	Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	6	6
								3	Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	6	4	[8]
								2	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	4	6	[10]
	4	Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	0	5
	2	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	T Babos K Mladenovic	77	6
		D Krawczyk S Santamaria	5	6	[7]			Alt	A Cornet P Martić	63	2
	Alt	A Cornet P Martić	7	3	[10]										1	T Babos K Mladenovic	4	6	[5]
		L Kichenok K Srebotnik	77	6											7	L Hradecká E Makarova	6	2	[10]
		M Kato M Ninomiya	64	4					L Kichenok K Srebotnik	6	4	[9]
		K Flipkens R Olaru	2	6	[7]			7	L Hradecká E Makarova	3	6	[11]
	7	L Hradecká E Makarova	6	2	[10]																	7	L Hradecká E Makarova	3	2
																						3	G Dabrowski Y Xu	6	6
								3	G Dabrowski Y Xu	7	6
	Alt	M Linette S Zheng	6	3	[8]				N Kichenok An Rodionova	5	1
		N Kichenok An Rodionova	3	6	[10]										3	G Dabrowski Y Xu	6	7
		A Rosolska A Spears	6	4	[10]											A Rosolska A Spears	2	5
		M Adamczak H Watson	4	6	[7]				A Rosolska A Spears	4	6	[11]
		M Buzărnescu M Niculescu	6	6					M Buzărnescu M Niculescu	6	4	[9]
	8	H-c Chan Z Yang	3	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	N Melichar K Peschke	6	4	[10]
	WC	Y Duan Y Wang	1	6	[7]			5	N Melichar K Peschke	6	6
		K Christian O Kalashnikova	5	64					L Arruabarrena D Jurak	3	2
		L Arruabarrena D Jurak	7	77											5	N Melichar K Peschke	2	6	[8]
		S-w Hsieh B Mattek-Sands	4	6	[10]										4	E Mertens D Schuurs	6	3	[10]
		A Pavlyuchenkova A Sevastova	6	3	[12]				A Pavlyuchenkova A Sevastova	5	2
								4	E Mertens D Schuurs	7	6
																						4	E Mertens D Schuurs	0	5
	6	A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6																		2	A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová	6	7
		T Bacsinszky A Tomljanović	3	3				6	A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	65	7	[10]
		S Aoyama L Marozava	6	4	[3]				R Atawo A-L Grönefeld	77	5	[7]
		R Atawo A-L Grönefeld	3	6	[10]										6	A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	0
	WC	J Konta S Zhang	6	5	[6]										2	A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová	6	6
		A Krunić K Siniaková	2	7	[10]				A Krunić K Siniaková	6	63	[4]
								2	A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová	2	77	[10]

References

• Main Draw