title: 2018 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles
text: # 2018 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles
  
  Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017 and Chan chose to prepare for the Asian Games instead.
  
  Lucie Hradecká and Ekaterina Makarova won the title, defeating Elise Mertens and Demi Schuurs in the final, 6–2, 7–5.
  
  Tímea Babos will regain the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking at the end of the tournament as Chan did not defend her title. Kateřina Siniaková was also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (quarterfinals)
  * Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
  * Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová (quarterfinals)
  * Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)
  * Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke (second round, retired)
  * Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs (final)
  * Lucie Hradecká / Ekaterina Makarova (champions)
  * Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu (first 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Alt | Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | Alt | Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria | 1 | 4 | 6 | Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs | 2 | 5 |
  | | | | | 7 | Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova | 6 | 7 |
  | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anastasija Sevastova | 3 | 3 | 7 | Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova | 6 | 7 |
  | 7 | Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Olaru V Zvonareva | 6 | 4 | [10] | | R Olaru V Zvonareva | 6 | 4 | [7] | | | | | | | | |
  | | V King K Srebotnik | 3 | 6 | [3] | | | | | | 1 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | | L Arruabarrena K Flipkens | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | E Mertens D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | J Brady C Dolehide | $7^7$ | 6 | | WC | J Brady C Dolehide | $6^5$ | 7 | [7] | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Tomljanović S Zheng | 3 | 2 | | 6 | E Mertens D Schuurs | $7^7$ | 5 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | E Mertens D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Mertens D Schuurs | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alt | K Christian S Santamaria | 1 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 5 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Davis N Gibbs | 0 | 1 | | | A Cornet A Krunić | 7 | 4 | [2] | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Cornet A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | |
  | | X Han D Jurak | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | Alt | K Christian S Santamaria | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Rosolska A Spears | $6^4$ | 5 | | | X Han D Jurak | 6 | 1 | [7] | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | K Christian S Santamaria | 7 | 7 | | Alt | K Christian S Santamaria | 1 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | I-C Begu M Niculescu | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | N Melichar K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Adamczak L Kichenok | 1 | 3 | | 5 | N Melichar K Peschke | 2 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Pavlyuchenkova A Sevastova | 2 | 6 | [13] | | A Pavlyuchenkova A Sevastova | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S-w Hsieh A Sabalenka | 6 | 3 | [11] | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova A Sevastova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | N Kichenok An Rodionova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | D Jakupović R Voráčová | $6^5$ | 1 | | | N Kichenok An Rodionova | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova A Sevastova | 3 | 3 |
  | 7 | L Hradecká E Makarova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Hradecká E Makarova | 6 | 6 |
  | | B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová | 7 | $4^r$ | | 7 | L Hradecká E Makarova | 1 | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Konta J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | J Konta J Ostapenko | 6 | $6^4$ | [5] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 7 | L Hradecká E Makarova | 4 | 7 | [10] | | | | |
  | | S Aoyama L Marozava | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6 | 5 | [6] | | | | |
  | | D Gavrilova A Kontaveit | 4 | 0 | | | S Aoyama L Marozava | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  