2008 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2008 Italian Open
Champions	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
Runners-up	Iveta Benešová Janette Husárová
Score	7–6(7–5), 6–2

Main article: 2008 Italian Open (tennis)

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. Cara Black / Liezel Huber (quarterfinals)
2. Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama (second round)
3. Květa Peschke / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
4. Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo (second round)
5. Chan Yung-jan / Chuang Chia-jung (champions)
6. Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (second round)
7. Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)
8. Dinara Safina / Ágnes Szávay (withdrew due to a low back injury for Safina)
9. Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Peng Shuai Sun Tiantian	4	2
	5	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	6	6
								5	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	7	6
									Iveta Benešová Janette Husárová	65	3
		Iveta Benešová Janette Husárová	5	6	[10]
	ALT	Klaudia Jans Mervana Jugić-Salkić	7	3	[2]

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Black L Huber	6	6
		J Craybas A Kudryavtseva	6	6					J Craybas A Kudryavtseva	3	3
		T Poutchek A Rodionova	3	4											1	C Black L Huber	6	5	[6]
		S Peng T Sun	6	2	[10]											S Peng T Sun	4	7	[10]
		A Amanmuradova E Vesnina	4	6	[5]				S Peng T Sun	7	6
		G Navrátilová A Rosolska	1	5				7	A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	62	1
	7	A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	6	7																			S Peng T Sun	4	2
																						5	Y-j Chan C-j Chuang	6	6
								3	K Peschke R Stubbs	4	6	[11]
		L Hradecká M Krajicek	6	6					L Hradecká M Krajicek	6	3	[9]
		N Petrova Y Shvedova	3	4											3	K Peschke R Stubbs	5	2
		V Dushevina E Likhovtseva	7	6											5	Y-j Chan C-j Chuang	7	6
		T Garbin R Vinci	5	4					V Dushevina E Likhovtseva	2	5
		M Koryttseva V Uhlířová	5	1				5	Y-j Chan C-j Chuang	6	7
	5	Y-j Chan C-j Chuang	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	L Raymond S Stosur	7	6
		C Ji S Sun	5	2				6	L Raymond S Stosur	4	6	[2]
		I Benešová J Husárová	3	6	[10]				I Benešová J Husárová	6	2	[10]
		A Kleybanova G Voskoboeva	6	2	[8]											I Benešová J Husárová	64	6	[10]
	WC	S Errani K Knapp	2	66												M Kirilenko A Radwańska	7	3	[4]
		M Kirilenko A Radwańska	6	7					M Kirilenko A Radwańska	6	6
								4	A Molik M Santangelo	4	3
																							I Benešová J Husárová	5	6	[10]
	9	Z Yan J Zheng	7	6																		ALT	K Jans M Jugić-Salkić	7	3	[2]
	WC	C Dentoni C Wozniacki	5	3				9	Z Yan J Zheng	4	2
		A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	6	6					A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		ME Camerin G Dulko	4	2												A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	7	3	[9]
	ALT	K Jans M Jugić-Salkić	7	6											ALT	K Jans M Jugić-Salkić	62	6	[11]
	WC	A Chakvetadze N Vaidišová	64	3				ALT	K Jans M Jugić-Salkić	1	7	[10]
								2	K Srebotnik A Sugiyama	6	5	[4]

External links

• WTA tournament draws