2018 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles

Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions,[1] but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017 and Chan chose to prepare for the Asian Games instead.

Women's Doubles
2018 Western & Southern Open
Champions Lucie Hradecká
Ekaterina Makarova
Runners-up Elise Mertens
Demi Schuurs
Final score6–2, 7–5
Main article: 2018 Western & Southern Open

Lucie Hradecká and Ekaterina Makarova won the title, defeating Elise Mertens and Demi Schuurs in the final, 6–2, 7–5.

Tímea Babos will regain the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking at the end of the tournament as Chan did not defend her title. Kateřina Siniaková was also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.

Seeds

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

  1. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (Quarterfinals)
  2. Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (Quarterfinals)
  3. Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová (Quarterfinals)
  4. Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez (Quarterfinals)
  5. Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke (Second round, retired)
  6. Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs (Final)
  7. Lucie Hradecká / Ekaterina Makarova (Champions)
  8. Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu (First round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
6 Elise Mertens
Demi Schuurs 		6 6
Alt Kaitlyn Christian
Sabrina Santamaria 		1 4
6 Elise Mertens
Demi Schuurs 		2 5
7 Lucie Hradecká
Ekaterina Makarova 		6 7
  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasija Sevastova 		3 3
7 Lucie Hradecká
Ekaterina Makarova 		6 6

Top Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 B Krejčíková
K Siniaková 		4 6 [10]
R Olaru
V Zvonareva 		6 4 [10] R Olaru
V Zvonareva 		6 4 [7]
V King
K Srebotnik 		3 6 [3] 1 B Krejčíková
K Siniaková 		4 1
L Arruabarrena
K Flipkens 		65 4 6 E Mertens
D Schuurs 		6 6
WC J Brady
C Dolehide 		77 6 WC J Brady
C Dolehide 		65 7 [7]
A Tomljanović
S Zheng 		3 2 6 E Mertens
D Schuurs 		77 5 [10]
6 E Mertens
D Schuurs 		6 6 6 E Mertens
D Schuurs 		6 6
Alt K Christian
S Santamaria 		1 4
4 A Klepač
MJ Martínez Sánchez 		5 6 [10]
WC L Davis
N Gibbs 		0 1 A Cornet
A Krunić 		7 4 [2]
A Cornet
A Krunić 		6 6 4 A Klepač
MJ Martínez Sánchez 		62 2
X Han
D Jurak 		77 7 Alt K Christian
S Santamaria 		77 6
A Rosolska
A Spears 		64 5 X Han
D Jurak 		6 1 [7]
Alt K Christian
S Santamaria 		7 7 Alt K Christian
S Santamaria 		1 6 [10]
8 I-C Begu
M Niculescu 		5 5

Bottom Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 N Melichar
K Peschke 		6 6
M Adamczak
L Kichenok 		1 3 5 N Melichar
K Peschke 		2 2r
A Pavlyuchenkova
A Sevastova 		2 6 [13] A Pavlyuchenkova
A Sevastova 		6 5
S-w Hsieh
A Sabalenka 		6 3 [11] A Pavlyuchenkova
A Sevastova 		77 6
N Kichenok
An Rodionova 		77 6 3 A Sestini Hlaváčková
B Strýcová 		61 4
D Jakupović
R Voráčová 		65 1 N Kichenok
An Rodionova 		2 0r
3 A Sestini Hlaváčková
B Strýcová 		6 0
A Pavlyuchenkova
A Sevastova 		3 3
7 L Hradecká
E Makarova 		5 4 7 L Hradecká
E Makarova 		6 6
B Mattek-Sands
L Šafářová 		7 4r 7 L Hradecká
E Makarova 		1 77 [10]
J Konta
J Ostapenko 		6 6 J Konta
J Ostapenko 		6 64 [5]
R Atawo
A-L Grönefeld 		1 0 7 L Hradecká
E Makarova 		4 7 [10]
S Aoyama
L Marozava 		6 6 2 T Babos
K Mladenovic 		6 5 [6]
D Gavrilova
A Kontaveit 		4 0 S Aoyama
L Marozava 		5 62
2 T Babos
K Mladenovic 		7 77

References
  1. "Western & Southern Open Results Archive". WTA Tour. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

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