2018 French Open – Women's Doubles

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but chose not to compete together this year. Mattek-Sands played alongside Latisha Chan, but lost in the second round to Irina Bara and Mihaela Buzărnescu. Šafářová teamed up with Svetlana Kuznetsova, but lost in the second round to Sorana Cîrstea and Sara Sorribes Tormo.

Women's Doubles
2018 French Open
Champions	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
Runners-up	Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya
Final score	6–3, 6–3

Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková won their first Grand Slam doubles title, defeating Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya in the final, 6–3, 6–3.

Despite losing in the first round with different partners, Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina jointly attained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking at the end of the tournament. Chan and Tímea Babos were also in contention for the top ranking at the beginning of the tournament but were eliminated from contention when they lost.[1]

Seeds

01.   Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (Quarterfinals)

02.   Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová (Semifinals)

03.   Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez (Quarterfinals)

04.   Latisha Chan / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Second round)

05.   Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan (Third round)

06.   Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (Champions)

07.   Ashleigh Barty / CoCo Vandeweghe (First round)

08.   Chan Hao-ching / Yang Zhaoxuan (Semifinals)

09.   Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson (Third round)

10.   Jeļena Ostapenko / Elena Vesnina (First round)

11.   Raquel Atawo / Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Second round)

12.   Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs (First round)

13.   Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke (Third round)

14.   Shuko Aoyama / Miyu Kato (First round)

15.   Alicja Rosolska / Abigail Spears (First round)

16.   Nadiia Kichenok / Anastasia Rodionova (Second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	6^4	3
		Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya	7^7	6
									Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya	6	6
								8	Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan	2	2
		Irina Bara Mihaela Buzărnescu	3	6	4
	8	Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan	6	1	6
																Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya	3	3
															6	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
	6	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
	3	Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	3	3
								6	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
								2	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	3	2
		Lara Arruabarrena Katarina Srebotnik	3	1
	2	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	T Babos K Mladenovic	6	6
		A Tomljanović S Zhang	1	4				1	T Babos K Mladenovic	6	6
		D Gavrilova D Kasatkina	3	6^3					N Hibino O Kalashnikova	1	3
		N Hibino O Kalashnikova	6	7^7											1	T Babos K Mladenovic	4	6	7
		A Blinkova L Hradecká	1	7^7	5										13	N Melichar K Peschke	6	2	5
		V Kužmová M Rybáriková	6	6^4	7				V Kužmová M Rybáriková	1	4
		C McHale S Peng	4	6	6^3			13	N Melichar K Peschke	6	6
	13	N Melichar K Peschke	6	2	7^7																	1	T Babos K Mladenovic	6^4	3
	11	R Atawo A-L Grönefeld	6	2	6																		E Hozumi M Ninomiya	7^7	6
	PR	Z Diyas S Zheng	4	6	2			11	R Atawo A-L Grönefeld	6	2	0
		P Hercog A Van Uytvanck	0	4					E Hozumi M Ninomiya	2	6	6
		E Hozumi M Ninomiya	6	6												E Hozumi M Ninomiya	6	6
		K Christian C Witthöft	4	6	6										5	G Dabrowski Y Xu	1	2
		M Irigoyen K Kozlova	6	3	1				K Christian C Witthöft	2	2
	WC	T Andrianjafitrimo F Ferro	3	1				5	G Dabrowski Y Xu	6	6
	5	G Dabrowski Y Xu	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	L Chan B Mattek-Sands	6	6
	WC	V Razzano J Suvrijn	4	1				4	L Chan B Mattek-Sands	6	3	3
		I Bara M Buzărnescu	6^3	6	6				I Bara M Buzărnescu	2	6	6
		X Knoll A Smith	7^7	3	4											I Bara M Buzărnescu	6	6
		A Kalinskaya E Makarova	3	4											PR	J Brady V King	4	3
	PR	J Brady V King	6	6				PR	J Brady V King	5	6	6
		K Bondarenko A Krunić	7	4	7^7				K Bondarenko A Krunić	7	3	3
	15	A Rosolska A Spears	5	6	6^2																		I Bara M Buzărnescu	3	6	4
	10	J Ostapenko E Vesnina	6	3	4																	8	H-c Chan Z Yang	6	1	6
		S Cîrstea S Sorribes Tormo	1	6	6				S Cîrstea S Sorribes Tormo	6	6
	Alt	B Bencic M Vondroušová	2	4					S Kuznetsova L Šafářová	3	2
		S Kuznetsova L Šafářová	6	6												S Cîrstea S Sorribes Tormo	2	4
		J Konta A Riske	6	4	6^3										8	H-c Chan Z Yang	6	6
	PR	A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja	3	6	7^7			PR	A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja	3	5
		S-w Hsieh A Petkovic	4	4				8	H-c Chan Z Yang	6	7
	8	H-c Chan Z Yang	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	5	6	6
		V Lapko R Olaru	7	3	2			6	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	6	2	7
	WC	M Arcangioli S Reix	3	4					T Maria H Watson	1	6	5
		T Maria H Watson	6	6											6	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	3	6	7^8
		T Townsend R Voráčová	6	6											9	K Bertens J Larsson	6	4	6^6
	WC	S Cakarevic J Ponchet	4	1					T Townsend R Voráčová	4	0
		V Kudermetova A Kudryavtseva	5	2				9	K Bertens J Larsson	6	6
	9	K Bertens J Larsson	7	6																		6	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	6	6
	14	S Aoyama M Kato	6	4	1																	3	A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	3
	WC	S Williams V Williams	4	6	6			WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		S Errani K Flipkens	6	6					S Errani K Flipkens	4	2
	WC	C Burel D Parry	4	2											WC	S Williams V Williams	4	7^7	0
		I-C Begu Q Wang	6	7^7											3	A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6^4	6
		P Martić M Sakkari	3	6^5					I-C Begu Q Wang	3	5
		M Adamczak Y Wang	0	4				3	A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	7
	3	A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	A Barty C Vandeweghe	6	4	4
		D Jurak D Vekić	2	6	6				D Jurak D Vekić	1	0
		D Jakupović I Khromacheva	6	6					D Jakupović I Khromacheva	6	6
		N Broady M Linette	2	3												D Jakupović I Khromacheva	3	1
		V Golubic N Stojanović	6	6												L Arruabarrena K Srebotnik	6	6
	WC	A Hesse P Parmentier	0	2					V Golubic N Stojanović	4	3
		L Arruabarrena K Srebotnik	3	6	7^7				L Arruabarrena K Srebotnik	6	6
	12	E Mertens D Schuurs	6	3	6^5																		L Arruabarrena K Srebotnik	3	1
	16	N Kichenok An Rodionova	3	6	7																	2	A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová	6	6
	PR	M Minella A Sevastova	6	3	5			16	N Kichenok An Rodionova	4	6	4
		A Bogdan O Savchuk	3	6	1				Y Duan A Sasnovich	6	1	6
		Y Duan A Sasnovich	6	3	6											Y Duan A Sasnovich	3	3
		L Kerkhove L Marozava	3	4											2	A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová	6	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova S Stosur	6	6					A Pavlyuchenkova S Stosur	6	3	4
		L Kichenok L Tsurenko	4	6	1			2	A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová	3	6	6
	2	A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová	6	3	6

References

1. "Makarova and Vesnina become first Russians to hold Doubles World No.1 since Kournikova". WTA Tour, Inc. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

External links

• 2018 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation