title: 2019 Italian Open – Women's doubles
text: # 2019 Italian Open – Women's doubles
  
  Ashleigh Barty and Demi Schuurs were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Barty played alongside Victoria Azarenka and successfully defended the title, defeating Schuurs and Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the final, 4–6, 6–0, [10–3].
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (semifinals)
  * Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke (second round)
  * Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai (quarterfinals)
  * Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
  * Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová (second round)
  * Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan (second round)
  * Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (semifinals)
  * Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Demi Schuurs (final)
  
  ## 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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 | | | Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty | 4 | 6 | [10] |
  | | | | | | 8 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs | 6 | 0 | [3] |
  | 7 | Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan | 5 | $7^8$ | [3] | 8 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs | 6 | 0 | [3] |
  | 8 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs | 7 | $6^6$ | [10] | | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 1 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | | MJ Martínez Sánchez S Sorribes Tormo | 5 | $6^5$ | | V Kudermetova V Zvonareva | 6 | 3 | [7] | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Kudermetova V Zvonareva | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 1 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | S Aoyama L Marozava | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Aoyama L Marozava | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | | K Christian A Panova | 3 | 4 | | S Aoyama L Marozava | 6 | $6^5$ | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Chiesa J Paolini | $6^3$ | 2 | 6 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 2 | $7^7$ | [8] | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Azarenka A Barty | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 4 | E Mertens A Sabalenka | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Sasnovich L Tsurenko | $7^7$ | 7 | | A Sasnovich L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Grymalska G Marchetti | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | A Sasnovich L Tsurenko | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | V Azarenka A Barty | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | V Azarenka A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Kato J Moore | 5 | 2 | | V Azarenka A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Krawczyk M Ninomiya | 4 | 1 | 5 | S-w Hsieh B Strýcová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | S-w Hsieh B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | H-c Chan L Chan | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Jurak R Olaru | 6 | 0 | [5] | 7 | H-c Chan L Chan | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I-C Begu M Buzărnescu | 2 | 4 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova A Sevastova | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Pavlyuchenkova A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | H-c Chan L Chan | 5 | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | | |
  | | R Atawo K Srebotnik | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | S Stosur S Zhang | 7 | $6^4$ | [7] | | | | | |
  | | A Rosolska Z Yang | 6 | 6 | | | A Rosolska Z Yang | 6 | 2 | [6] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | S Stosur S Zhang | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H-c Chan L Chan | 5 | $7^8$ | [3] |
  | 8 | A-L Grönefeld D Schuurs | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A-L Grönefeld D Schuurs | 7 | $6^6$ | [10] |
  | | L Kichenok J Ostapenko | 6 | 4 | [7] | 8 | A-L Grönefeld D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Görges Ka Plíšková | $6^5$ | $6^4$ | | | N Kichenok A Spears | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Kichenok A Spears | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 8 | A-L Grönefeld D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | A Klepač A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Klepač A Krunić | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Errani M Trevisan | 3 | 1 | | | A Klepač A Krunić | 3 | 7 | [14] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | N Melichar K Peschke | 6 | 5 | [12] | | | | | | | | | | |
  