title: 2018 Italian Open – Women's doubles
text: # 2018 Italian Open – Women's doubles
  
  Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Chan played alongside Bethanie Mattek-Sands, but lost in the first round to Svetlana Kuznetsova and Karolína Plíšková.
  
  Ashleigh Barty and Demi Schuurs won the title, defeating Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Barbora Strýcová in the final 6–3, 6–4.
  
  Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were in contention for the No. 1 ranking but withdrew before their opening match.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (withdrew)
  * Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová (final)
  * Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
  * Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan (quarterfinals)
  * Latisha Chan / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (first round)
  * Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
  * Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez (first round)
  * Ashleigh Barty / Demi Schuurs (champions)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Ashleigh Barty Demi Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Sorana Cîrstea Jeļena Ostapenko | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Sorana Cîrstea Jeļena Ostapenko | 2 | 3 | 8 | Ashleigh Barty Demi Schuurs | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 2 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 3 | 4 |
  | | Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 2 | 4 | 2 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 3 | 4 |
  | 2 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | Alt | J Konta S Zhang | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Gavrilova S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | D Gavrilova S-w Hsieh | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Rosolska A Spears | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Gavrilova S-w Hsieh | 6 | 3 | [5] | | | | |
  | | A Kudryavtseva R Voráčová | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | 8 | A Barty D Schuurs | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | |
  | | L Arruabarrena I-C Begu | 6 | 3 | [5] | | A Kudryavtseva R Voráčová | 6 | 4 | [2] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Melichar K Peschke | 3 | 2 | | 8 | A Barty D Schuurs | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | A Barty D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Barty D Schuurs | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea J Ostapenko | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 3 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Errani M Trevisan | 7 | $7^7$ | | WC | S Errani M Trevisan | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Peng Y Wang | 5 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | 3 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | S Cîrstea J Ostapenko | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea J Ostapenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | M Rybáriková A Sevastova | $6^4$ | 3 | | | S Cîrstea J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Kuznetsova Ka Plíšková | 7 | $7^7$ | | | S Kuznetsova Ka Plíšková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | L Chan B Mattek-Sands | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 1 | [8] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Keys V Williams | 2 | 6 | [10] | | M Keys V Williams | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | O Savchuk E Svitolina | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | N Kichenok An Rodionova | 3 | 7 | [13] | | | | | | 4 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | |
  | | M Adamczak L Kichenok | 6 | 5 | [11] | | N Kichenok An Rodionova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 2 | 4 |
  | 7 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová | 6 | 6 |
  | PR | A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja | $7^7$ | 6 | | PR | A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja | 4 | $7^7$ | [9] | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | V King K Srebotnik | 7 | 6 | | PR | V King K Srebotnik | 6 | $6^4$ | [11] | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Chiesa A Matteucci | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | PR | V King K Srebotnik | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | H-c Chan Z Yang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Aoyama M Kato | 4 | 4 | | | H-c Chan Z Yang | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  