2018 BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles

Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Chan played alongside her sister Chan Hao-ching, but lost in the second round to Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová.

Women's doubles
2018 BNP Paribas Open
Champions	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová
Runners-up	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
Score	6–4, 6–4

Main article: 2018 BNP Paribas Open

Hsieh and Strýcová went on to win the title, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

Seeds

1. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (final)
2. Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (second round)
3. Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan (semifinals)
4. Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (semifinals)
5. Monica Niculescu / Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (quarterfinals)
6. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (second round)
7. Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson (first round)
8. Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	6	6
	4	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	4	2
								1	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	4	4
									Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	6	6
	3	Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	62	3
		Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	77	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
		D Gavrilova S Stosur	2	1				1	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
	WC	V Azarenka A Sabalenka	77	2	[10]			WC	V Azarenka A Sabalenka	4	3
	WC	E Bouchard S Stephens	63	6	[7]										1	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
		D Kasatkina A Pavlyuchenkova	2	3												L Arruabarrena A Parra Santonja	2	2
		L Arruabarrena A Parra Santonja	6	6					L Arruabarrena A Parra Santonja	62	6	[10]
		E Mertens D Schuurs	77	6					E Mertens D Schuurs	77	2	[7]
	7	K Bertens J Larsson	65	4																		1	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
	4	T Babos K Mladenovic	77	6																		4	T Babos K Mladenovic	4	2
		N Kichenok An Rodionova	63	0				4	T Babos K Mladenovic	6	7
		R Olaru O Savchuk	4	6	[6]				K Bondarenko A Krunić	1	5
		K Bondarenko A Krunić	6	4	[10]										4	T Babos K Mladenovic	6	6
		A Smith R Voráčová	2	3											5	M Niculescu A Sestini Hlaváčková	4	3
		S Aoyama Z Yang	6	6					S Aoyama Z Yang	2	5
	WC	Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková	2	6	[4]			5	M Niculescu A Sestini Hlaváčková	6	7
	5	M Niculescu A Sestini Hlaváčková	6	2	[10]

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6
		K Flipkens N Stojanović	0	4				8	A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6
		M Adamczak D Jurak	68	5					R Atawo A-L Grönefeld	0	3
		R Atawo A-L Grönefeld	710	7											8	A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	67	7	[10]
		N Melichar K Peschke	6	1	[10]										3	G Dabrowski Y Xu	79	5	[12]
		I-C Begu S Halep	3	6	[3]				N Melichar K Peschke	4	5
		A Barty C Vandeweghe	6	1	[6]			3	G Dabrowski Y Xu	6	7
	3	G Dabrowski Y Xu	1	6	[10]																	3	G Dabrowski Y Xu	62	3
	6	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	6	5	[10]																		S-w Hsieh B Strýcová	77	6
		M Buzărnescu A Cornet	1	7	[3]			6	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	3	5
		V King K Srebotnik	6	4	[14]				V King K Srebotnik	6	7
		L Kichenok A Kudryavtseva	3	6	[12]											V King K Srebotnik	4	1
		A Rosolska A Spears	6	4	[8]											S-w Hsieh B Strýcová	6	6
		S-w Hsieh B Strýcová	3	6	[10]				S-w Hsieh B Strýcová	6	5	[10]
		J Ostapenko A Sevastova	2	3				2	H-c Chan L Chan	4	7	[6]
	2	H-c Chan L Chan	6	6

References

• Main Draw