title: 2008 Australian Open – Women's doubles
text: # 2008 Australian Open – Women's doubles
  
  Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to sisters Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko.
  
  The sisters won in the final 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, against Victoria Azarenka and Shahar Pe'er.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Cara Black / Liezel Huber (quarterfinals)
  * Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  * Chan Yung-jan / Chuang Chia-jung (third round)
  * Květa Peschke / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
  * Nathalie Dechy / Dinara Safina (first round)
  * Sania Mirza / Alicia Molik (third round)
  * Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (semifinals)
  * Peng Shuai / Sun Tiantian (second round)
  * Lisa Raymond / Francesca Schiavone (first round)
  * Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual (semifinals)
  * Maria Kirilenko / Ágnes Szávay (first round)
  * Victoria Azarenka / Shahar Pe'er (final)
  * Janette Husárová / Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
  * Vania King / Nicole Pratt (first round)
  * Maria Elena Camerin / Gisela Dulko (first round)
  * Iveta Benešová / Galina Voskoboeva (third 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 10 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs | 4 | 1 | | 10 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Victoria Azarenka Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 1 | 4 |
  | 12 | Victoria Azarenka Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Victoria Azarenka Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 1 | 4 |
  | 13 | Janette Husárová Flavia Pennetta | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Janette Husárová Flavia Pennetta | 1 | 1 | | 12 | Victoria Azarenka Shahar Pe'er | 0 | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 6 | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | 7 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 6 | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kremer P Parmentier | 1 | 1 | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Poutchek A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | T Poutchek A Rodionova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Calderwood A Hubacek | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Koryttseva T Perebiynis | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | D Dominikovic E Hewson | 2 | 0 | | | S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Koryttseva T Perebiynis | 6 | 7 | | | M Koryttseva T Perebiynis | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | M Camerin G Dulko | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 3 | 2 |
  | 11 | M Kirilenko Á Szávay | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |
  | | L Davenport D Hantuchová | 6 | 7 | | | L Davenport D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Navrátilová K Zakopalová | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | G Navrátilová K Zakopalová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Dellacqua J Moore | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | L Davenport D Hantuchová | | | | | | |
  | | S Cohen-Aloro V Razzano | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | w/o | | | | | |
  | | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | $7^7$ | 6 | | | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Chakvetadze N Li | 2 | $7^9$ | 2 | 8 | S Peng T Sun | 6 | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | S Peng T Sun | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | K Peschke R Stubbs | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | O Savchuk Y Shvedova | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | | 4 | K Peschke R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Kostanić Tošić M Müller | 6 | 6 | | | J Kostanić Tošić M Müller | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Mirkovic K Wlodarczak | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | K Peschke R Stubbs | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Foretz S Sfar | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 16 | I Benešová G Voskoboeva | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | L Hradecká R Voráčová | 6 | 3 | 4 | | S Foretz S Sfar | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Cornet C Pin | 3 | 5 | | 16 | I Benešová G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | I Benešová G Voskoboeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Peschke R Stubbs | 4 | 1 |
  | 10 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 |
  | | A Kerber Y Meusburger | 2 | 0 | | 10 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Domínguez Lino A Parra Santonja | 3 | 5 | | | A Nakamura T Tanasugarn | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Nakamura T Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 10 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | O Govortsova D Kustova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | J Janković B Mattek | 2 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | |
  | | E Gallovits IR Olaru | 3 | 5 | | | O Govortsova D Kustova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Janković B Mattek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Janković B Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | N Dechy D Safina | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | S Mirza A Molik | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Daniilidou J Wöhr | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | S Mirza A Molik | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Ferguson T Musgrave | 3 | 4 | | | N Petrova E Vesnina | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Petrova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Mirza A Molik | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | A Bai N Kriz | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 12 | V Azarenka S Pe'er | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | E Gagliardi P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | E Gagliardi P Schnyder | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bammer T Paszek | 1 | 3 | | 12 | V Azarenka S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | V Azarenka S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | V Azarenka S Pe'er | 6 | 6 |
  | 13 | J Husárová F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Husárová F Pennetta | 1 | 1 |
  | | J Craybas L Osterloh | 4 | 2 | | 13 | J Husárová F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Brémond J Vakulenko | 6 | 2 | 3 | | C Ji S Sun | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Ji S Sun | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | J Husárová F Pennetta | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | L Granville V Uhlířová | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 3 | Y-j Chan C-j Chuang | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | A Harkleroad T Obziler | 6 | 2 | $6^4$ | | L Granville V Uhlířová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | A Rosolska ME Salerni | 3 | 1 | | 3 | Y-j Chan C-j Chuang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Y-j Chan C-j Chuang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Puchkova A Rezaï | 2 | 1 | | 7 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Errani K Knapp | 6 | 2 | 0 | | K Jans C Wozniacki | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Jans C Wozniacki | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Krajicek A Radwańska | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | N Vaidišová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | S-w Hsieh A Kudryavtseva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S-w Hsieh A Kudryavtseva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Vaidišová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | N Vaidišová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | L Raymond F Schiavone | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Z Yan J Zheng | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 14 | V King N Pratt | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 4 | 2 |
  | | M Ani M Tu | 7 | 6 | | | M Ani M Tu | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Garbin R Vinci | 6 | $7^9$ | | | T Garbin R Vinci | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Jidkova A Morigami | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | M Ani M Tu | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | M Adamczak C Wheeler | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Williams V Williams | 7 | 6 | | | S Williams V Williams | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Gajdošová B Stewart | 4 | 3 | | 2 | K Srebotnik A Sugiyama | 2 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | K Srebotnik A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  