2008 French Open – Women's Doubles

2008 French Open
Champions		Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual
Runners-up		Casey Dellacqua Francesca Schiavone
Final score		2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		-45		45+		women
WC Singles		men		women
WC Doubles		men		women
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Alicia Molik and Mara Santangelo were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Sara Errani and Bethanie Mattek.

Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual won in the final 2–6, 7–5, 6–4, against Casey Dellacqua and Francesca Schiavone.

Seeds

1. Cara Black / Liezel Huber (Semifinals)
2. Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama (Second round)
3. Květa Peschke / Rennae Stubbs (Third round)
4. Chan Yung-jan / Chuang Chia-jung (Quarterfinals)
5. Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo (First round)
6. Victoria Azarenka / Shahar Pe'er (Quarterfinals)
7. Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko (Semifinals)
8. Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (Third round)

9. Dinara Safina / Ágnes Szávay (Third round)
10. Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual (Champions)
11. Peng Shuai / Sun Tiantian (Third round)
12. Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (Third round)
13. Iveta Benešová / Janette Husárová (First round)
14. Nathalie Dechy / Elena Likhovtseva (Second round)
15. Mariya Koryttseva / Vladimíra Uhlířová (Third round)
16. Tatiana Poutchek / Anastasia Rodionova (Second round)

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Cara Black   Liezel Huber	7	6
		Nuria Llagostera Vives   María José Martínez Sánchez	66	2
								1	Cara Black   Liezel Huber	4	62
								10	Anabel Medina Garrigues   Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	7
	4	Chan Yung-jan   Chuang Chia-jung	7	5	5
	10	Anabel Medina Garrigues   Virginia Ruano Pascual	64	7	7
															10	Anabel Medina Garrigues   Virginia Ruano Pascual	2	7	6
																Casey Dellacqua   Francesca Schiavone	6	5	4
	6	Victoria Azarenka   Shahar Pe'er	64	5
		Casey Dellacqua   Francesca Schiavone	7	7
									Casey Dellacqua   Francesca Schiavone	6	6
								7	Alona Bondarenko   Kateryna Bondarenko	2	1
	7	Alona Bondarenko   Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6
		Ashley Harkleroad   Galina Voskoboeva	3	3

Top half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	C Black   L Huber	6	6
	K Jans   M Jugić-Salkić	3	4				1	C Black   L Huber	6	64	6
	A Kleybanova   E Makarova	7	6					A Kleybanova   E Makarova	4	7	2
	V Dushevina   T Perebiynis	5	3											1	C Black   L Huber	3	6	6
	D Kustova   K Zakopalová	1	4											15	M Koryttseva   V Uhlířová	6	2	0
WC	S Lefèvre   A Védy	6	6				WC	S Lefèvre   A Védy	3	6	2
	IR Olaru   A Parra Santonja	3	2				15	M Koryttseva   V Uhlířová	6	4	6
15	M Koryttseva   V Uhlířová	6	6																		1	C Black   L Huber	7	6
12	L Raymond   S Stosur	6	6																			N Llagostera Vives   MJ Martínez Sánchez	66	2
	A Amanmuradova   J Wöhr	3	2				12	L Raymond   S Stosur	7	6
WC	A Hesse   K Mladenovic	1	3				WC	J Coin   V Huck	64	0
WC	J Coin   V Huck	6	6											12	L Raymond   S Stosur	5	3
	ME Camerin   G Dulko	63	6	5											N Llagostera Vives   MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	6
	N Llagostera Vives   MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	3	7				N Llagostera Vives   MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	5	6
	S Errani   B Mattek	6	6					S Errani   B Mattek	64	7	4
5	A Molik   M Santangelo	4	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	Y-j Chan   C-j Chuang	6	6
	A Morigami   A Nakamura	0	1				4	Y-j Chan   C-j Chuang	6	6
	R de los Ríos   T Pironkova	7	1	6				R de los Ríos   T Pironkova	2	2
WC	O Sanchez   L Thorpe	5	6	3										4	Y-j Chan   C-j Chuang	6	6
	S Bammer   S Lisicki	3	5											Alt	N Grandin   R Kops-Jones	3	0
	L Hradecká   R Voráčová	6	7					L Hradecká   R Voráčová	3	0
Alt	N Grandin   R Kops-Jones	1	7	7			Alt	N Grandin   R Kops-Jones	6	6
13	I Benešová   J Husárová	6	5	5																	4	Y-j Chan   C-j Chuang	7	5	5
10	A Medina Garrigues   V Ruano Pascual	7	66	6																	10	A Medina Garrigues   V Ruano Pascual	6 4	7	7
	A Radwańska   U Radwańska	63	7	3			10	A Medina Garrigues   V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	M Erakovic   M Krajicek	4	63					É Loit   P Parmentier	1	1
	É Loit   P Parmentier	6	7											10	A Medina Garrigues   V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	ME Salerni   S Sfar	2	1											8	Z Yan   J Zheng	4	3
	E Gallovits   M Niculescu	6	6					E Gallovits   M Niculescu	6	5	1
	A Kudryavtseva   M Müller	1	0				8	Z Yan   J Zheng	2	7	6
8	Z Yan   J Zheng	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	V Azarenka   S Pe'er	7	6
	C Castaño   K Kanepi	64	1				6	V Azarenka   S Pe'er	6	6
WC	S Brémond   M Johansson	7	2	6			WC	S Brémond   M Johansson	2	2
	S-w Hsieh   V King	5	6	4										6	V Azarenka   S Pe'er	5	7	6
	M Domachowska   A Rosolska	6	6											11	S Peng   T Sun	7	63	2
	C Ji   S Sun	4	2					M Domachowska   A Rosolska	3	2
	T Garbin   R Vinci	2	7	0			11	S Peng   T Sun	6	6
11	S Peng   T Sun	6	64	6																	6	V Azarenka   S Pe'er	64	5
16	T Poutchek   A Rodionova	7	7																			C Dellacqua   F Schiavone	7	7
	E Dzehalevich   O Govortsova	64	65				16	T Poutchek   A Rodionova	3	7	1
	C Dellacqua   F Schiavone	6	6					C Dellacqua   F Schiavone	6	64	6
	N Petrova   P Schnyder	3	2												C Dellacqua   F Schiavone	7	3	6
	E Vesnina   V Zvonareva	6	6											3	K Peschke   R Stubbs	5	6	4
	S Arvidsson   B Záhlavová Strýcová	1	3					E Vesnina   V Zvonareva	0	4
	P Cetkovská   L Šafářová	6	3	0			3	K Peschke   R Stubbs	6	6
3	K Peschke   R Stubbs	4	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	A Bondarenko   K Bondarenko	6	2	6
	D Cibulková   E Hrdinová	0	6	2			7	A Bondarenko   K Bondarenko	2	6	7
	T Bacsinszky   A Cornet	6	2					T Bacsinszky   A Cornet	6	2	67
	G Navrátilová   T Paszek	4	0	r										7	A Bondarenko   K Bondarenko	6	0	7
WC	S Cohen-Aloro   C Pin	5	2											9	D Safina   Á Szávay	4	6	65
	M Kirilenko   F Pennetta	7	6					M Kirilenko   F Pennetta	3	64
	S Foretz   O Savchuk	4	1				9	D Safina   Á Szávay	6	7
9	D Safina   Á Szávay	6	6																		7	A Bondarenko   K Bondarenko	6	6
14	N Dechy   E Likhovtseva	6	6																			A Harkleroad   G Voskoboeva	3	3
	V Razzano   Y Wickmayer	2	3				14	N Dechy   E Likhovtseva	5	2
	S Cîrstea   A Rezaï	4	6	6				S Cîrstea   A Rezaï	7	6
	Y Shvedova   T Tanasugarn	6	2	2											S Cîrstea   A Rezaï	3	2
WC	Y Fedossova   V Pichet	6	4	1											A Harkleroad   G Voskoboeva	6	6
	A Harkleroad   G Voskoboeva	4	6	6				A Harkleroad   G Voskoboeva	6	4	6
	J Craybas   C Wozniacki	0	1				2	K Srebotnik   A Sugiyama	4	6	2
2	K Srebotnik   A Sugiyama	6	6

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