2008 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2008 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Runners-upCzech Republic Iveta Benešová
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Score7–6(7–5), 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo were the defending champions, but Dechy chose not to participate, and only Santangelo competed that year.
Santangelo partnered with Alicia Molik, but lost in the second round to Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwańska.

Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung won in the final 7–6(7–5), 6–2, against Iveta Benešová and Janette Husárová.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Zimbabwe Cara Black / United States Liezel Huber (quarterfinals)
  2. Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik / Japan Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  3. Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Australia Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Alicia Molik / Italy Mara Santangelo (second round)
  5. Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung (champions)
  6. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur (second round)
  7. Ukraine Alona Bondarenko / Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)
  8. Russia Dinara Safina / Hungary Ágnes Szávay (withdrew due to a low back injury for Safina)
  9. China Yan Zi / China Zheng Jie (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  China Peng Shuai
China Sun Tiantian
4 2  
5 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
6 6  
5 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
7 6  
  Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Slovakia Janette Husárová
65 3  
  Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Slovakia Janette Husárová
5 6 [10]
ALT Poland Klaudia Jans
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
7 3 [2]

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Zimbabwe C Black
United States L Huber
6 6  
  United States J Craybas
Russia A Kudryavtseva
6 6     United States J Craybas
Russia A Kudryavtseva
3 3  
  Belarus T Poutchek
Russia A Rodionova
3 4   1 Zimbabwe C Black
United States L Huber
6 5 [6]
  China S Peng
China T Sun
6 2 [10]   China S Peng
China T Sun
4 7 [10]
  Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova
Russia E Vesnina
4 6 [5]   China S Peng
China T Sun
7 6  
  Czech Republic G Navrátilová
Poland A Rosolska
1 5   7 Ukraine A Bondarenko
Ukraine K Bondarenko
62 1  
7 Ukraine A Bondarenko
Ukraine K Bondarenko
6 7     China S Peng
China T Sun
4 2  
5 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
6 6  
3 Czech Republic K Peschke
Australia R Stubbs
4 6 [11]
  Czech Republic L Hradecká
Netherlands M Krajicek
6 6     Czech Republic L Hradecká
Netherlands M Krajicek
6 3 [9]
  Russia N Petrova
Russia Y Shvedova
3 4   3 Czech Republic K Peschke
Australia R Stubbs
5 2  
  Russia V Dushevina
Russia E Likhovtseva
7 6   5 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
7 6  
  Italy T Garbin
Italy R Vinci
5 4     Russia V Dushevina
Russia E Likhovtseva
2 5  
  Ukraine M Koryttseva
Czech Republic V Uhlířová
5 1   5 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
6 7  
5 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
7 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
7 6  
  China C Ji
China S Sun
5 2   6 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
4 6 [2]
  Czech Republic I Benešová
Slovakia J Husárová
3 6 [10]   Czech Republic I Benešová
Slovakia J Husárová
6 2 [10]
  Russia A Kleybanova
Russia G Voskoboeva
6 2 [8]   Czech Republic I Benešová
Slovakia J Husárová
64 6 [10]
WC Italy S Errani
Italy K Knapp
2 66     Russia M Kirilenko
Poland A Radwańska
7 3 [4]
  Russia M Kirilenko
Poland A Radwańska
6 7     Russia M Kirilenko
Poland A Radwańska
6 6  
4 Australia A Molik
Italy M Santangelo
4 3  
  Czech Republic I Benešová
Slovakia J Husárová
5 6 [10]
9 China Z Yan
China J Zheng
7 6   ALT Poland K Jans
Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
7 3 [2]
WC Italy C Dentoni
Denmark C Wozniacki
5 3   9 China Z Yan
China J Zheng
4 2  
  Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain V Ruano Pascual
6 6     Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain V Ruano Pascual
6 6  
  Italy ME Camerin
Argentina G Dulko
4 2     Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain V Ruano Pascual
7 3 [9]
ALT Poland K Jans
Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
7 6   ALT Poland K Jans
Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
62 6 [11]
WC Russia A Chakvetadze
Czech Republic N Vaidišová
64 3   ALT Poland K Jans
Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
1 7 [10]
2 Slovenia K Srebotnik
Japan A Sugiyama
6 5 [4]