title: 2020 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles
text: # 2020 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles
  
  Lucie Hradecká and Andreja Klepač were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Květa Peschke and Demi Schuurs.
  
  Peschke and Schuurs went on to win the title, defeating Nicole Melichar and Xu Yifan in the final, 6–1, 4–6, [10–4].
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  * Nicole Melichar / Xu Yifan (final)
  * Květa Peschke / Demi Schuurs (champions)
  * Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Zhang Shuai (first round)
  * Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (second round)
  * Victoria Azarenka / Sofia Kenin (second round)
  * Anna-Lena Friedsam / Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
  * Lucie Hradecká / Andreja Klepač (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Lucie Hradecká Andreja Klepač | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs | 6 | 6 | 3 | Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs | 6 | 4 | [10] |
  | | | | | 2 | Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan | 1 | 6 | [4] |
  | | Viktória Kužmová Iga Świątek | 4 | 5 | 2 | Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan | 1 | 6 | [4] |
  | 2 | Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | E Mertens A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Li B Pera | 2 | 4 | | 1 | E Mertens A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ar Rodionova S Santamaria | 3 | 3 | | | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | E Mertens A Sabalenka | | | | | | |
  | | J Brady C Dolehide | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | 8 | L Hradecká A Klepač | w/o | | | | | |
  | | M Keys S Stephens | 1 | 6 | [6] | | J Brady C Dolehide | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Fichman D Jurak | 4 | $6^2$ | | 8 | L Hradecká A Klepač | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | L Hradecká A Klepač | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Hradecká A Klepač | 2 | 1 |
  | 3 | K Peschke D Schuurs | 1 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Peschke D Schuurs | 6 | 6 |
  | | O Kalashnikova A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 4 | [5] | 3 | K Peschke D Schuurs | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Dabrowski A Riske | 3 | 4 | | | E Alexandrova V Zvonareva | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Alexandrova V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | K Peschke D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | E Rybakina L Siegemund | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | E Perez S Sanders | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | H Carter L Stefani | 6 | 3 | [12] | | H Carter L Stefani | 3 | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Perez S Sanders | 6 | 1 | [14] | | E Perez S Sanders | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | A-L Friedsam K Siniaková | 2 | 6 | [12] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 6 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Hibino M Ninomiya | 4 | 6 | [4] | 5 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | M Bouzková J Teichmann | $1^r$ | | | WC | J Pegula S Rogers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Pegula S Rogers | 4 | | | | | | | | WC | J Pegula S Rogers | 1 | 6 | [7] | | | | |
  | | V Kužmová I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Kužmová I Świątek | 6 | 1 | [10] | | | | |
  | | L Kichenok N Kichenok | 2 | 3 | | | V Kužmová I Świątek | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Muhammad T Townsend | 3 | 6 | [10] | | A Muhammad T Townsend | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | B Mattek-Sands S Zhang | 6 | 3 | [8] | | | | | | | | | | | | V Kužmová I Świątek | 4 | 5 |
  | 6 | V Azarenka S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Melichar Y Xu | 6 | 7 |
  | | K Muchová A Sevastova | 2 | 4 | | 6 | V Azarenka S Kenin | 1 | 6 | [8] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Flipkens A Van Uytvanck | 4 | 6 | [4] | | A Blinkova V Kudermetova | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Blinkova V Kudermetova | 6 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | A Blinkova V Kudermetova | $7^8$ | 3 | [7] | | | | |
  | | M Linette H Watson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | N Melichar Y Xu | $6^6$ | 6 | [10] | | | | |
  | | C Gauff C McNally | 6 | 6 | | | C Gauff C McNally | 6 | 3 | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Christian G Olmos | 2 | 3 | | 2 | N Melichar Y Xu | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | N Melichar Y Xu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  