2018 China Open – Women's doubles

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.

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)

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
• 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
	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