title: 2008 Australian Open – Mixed doubles
text: # 2008 Australian Open – Mixed doubles
  
  Sun Tiantian and Nenad Zimonjić won the mixed doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi in the final $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–4.
  
  Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Likhovtseva did not participate in this Australian Open. Nestor partnered with Zheng Jie, but lost in the first round to Chan Yung-jan and Eric Butorac.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Cara Black / Paul Hanley (quarterfinals)
  * Lisa Raymond / Simon Aspelin (second round)
  * Yan Zi / Mark Knowles (semifinals)
  * Zheng Jie / Daniel Nestor (first round)
  * Sun Tiantian / Nenad Zimonjić (champions)
  * Chuang Chia-jung / Jonathan Erlich (quarterfinals)
  * Květa Peschke / Martin Damm (quarterfinals)
  * Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram (semifinals)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Sun Tiantian Nenad Zimonjić | 4 | 7 | [10] | | | | |
  | 3 | Yan Zi Mark Knowles | 6 | 5 | [6] | | | | |
  | 3 | Yan Zi Mark Knowles | 6 | 5 | [6] | 5 | Sun Tiantian Nenad Zimonjić | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi | $6^4$ | 4 |
  | 8 | Nathalie Dechy Andy Ram | 4 | 2 | | | Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi | $6^4$ | 4 |
  | | Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | C Black P Hanley | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Mattek J Kerr | $6^5$ | 2 | | 1 | C Black P Hanley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Moore G Jones | 4 | 6 | [10] | WC | J Moore G Jones | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Stubbs T Perry | 6 | 4 | [4] | | | | | 1 | C Black P Hanley | 6 | $6^7$ | [8] | | | | | |
  | | A Medina Garrigues M García | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | | 5 | T Sun N Zimonjić | 4 | $7^9$ | [10] | | | | | |
  | | L Huber J Murray | 7 | $7^7$ | | | L Huber J Murray | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V King K Ullyett | 1 | 3 | | 5 | T Sun N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | T Sun N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Sun N Zimonjić | 4 | 7 | [10] |
  | 3 | Z Yan M Knowles | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Z Yan M Knowles | 6 | 5 | [6] |
  | | V Uhlířová J Coetzee | 3 | 6 | [6] | 3 | Z Yan M Knowles | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Azarenka M Mirnyi | 3 | $6^4$ | | | M Tu M Matkowski | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Tu M Matkowski | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 3 | Z Yan M Knowles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Á Szávay L Paes | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | 6 | C-j Chuang J Erlich | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | R Voráčová D Škoch | 6 | 2 | [6] | | Á Szávay L Paes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Gajdosova S Groth | 6 | 1 | r | 6 | C-j Chuang J Erlich | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | C-j Chuang J Erlich | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | N Dechy A Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Ferguson A Feeney | 3 | 4 | 8 | N Dechy A Ram | 6 | 5 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Husárová M Fyrstenberg | 6 | 7 | | J Husárová M Fyrstenberg | 3 | 7 | [4] | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Paszek M Melo | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | N Dechy A Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | V Razzano A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Y-j Chan E Butorac | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | M Adamczak S Huss | 4 | 2 | | V Razzano A Roddick | 6 | 5 | [5] | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y-j Chan E Butorac | 7 | $7^7$ | | Y-j Chan E Butorac | 1 | 7 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | J Zheng D Nestor | 5 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Dechy A Ram | 4 | 2 |
  | 7 | K Peschke M Damm | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | S Mirza M Bhupathi | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | I Holland B Klein | 1 | $6^5$ | 7 | K Peschke M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Z Ondrášková P Frelich | 0 | 1 | Alt | G Voskoboeva F Čermák | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | G Voskoboeva F Čermák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | K Peschke M Damm | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Molik N Healey | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | S Mirza M Bhupathi | w/o | | | | | |
  | | S Mirza M Bhupathi | 6 | 6 | | S Mirza M Bhupathi | 6 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Benešová L Friedl | 4 | 2 | 2 | L Raymond S Aspelin | 3 | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | L Raymond S Aspelin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  