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
Score	6–2, 7–5
Seeds	8

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

• 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
	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