title: 2008 US Open – Women's doubles
text: # 2008 US Open – Women's doubles
  
  Nathalie Dechy and Dinara Safina were the defending champions, but Safina chose not to participate, and only Dechy competed that year. Dechy partnered with Casey Dellacqua, but lost in the first round to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska.
  
  Cara Black and Liezel Huber won in the final 6–3, $7–6^{(8–6)},$ against Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Cara Black / Liezel Huber (champions)
  * Květa Peschke / Rennae Stubbs (first round)
  * Chan Yung-jan / Chuang Chia-jung (first round)
  * Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
  * Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual (semifinals)
  * Victoria Azarenka / Shahar Pe'er (first round)
  * Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko (third round)
  * Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (quarterfinals)
  * Nathalie Dechy / Casey Dellacqua (first round)
  * Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (final)
  * Janette Husárová / Peng Shuai (third round)
  * Iveta Benešová / Galina Voskoboeva (second round)
  * Elena Vesnina / Vera Zvonareva (second round)
  * Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (second round)
  * Maria Kirilenko / Flavia Pennetta (first round)
  * Eva Hrdinová / Vladimíra Uhlířová (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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 6 | 3 | $6^2$ | 5 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | 5 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 3 | $6^6$ |
  | | Dominika Cibulková Virginie Razzano | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 3 | $6^6$ |
  | 4 | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | 5 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 10 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | 10 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 7 | 6 | | 10 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Marina Erakovic Jelena Kostanić Tošić | $6^3$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Cetkovská Y Wickmayer | 0 | 4 | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Hradecká R Voráčová | 7 | 6 | | | L Hradecká R Voráčová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Fusano S Perry | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | J Ditty C Gullickson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | WC | J Ditty C Gullickson | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Y Shvedova T Tanasugarn | 5 | 1 | | WC | J Ditty C Gullickson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Garbin T Paszek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | T Garbin T Paszek | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | M Kirilenko F Pennetta | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | J Husárová S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Z Yan J Zheng | 4 | 3 |
  | | S Arvidsson S Sfar | 4 | 1 | | 11 | J Husárová S Peng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Dekmeijere T Pironkova | 7 | 6 | | | L Dekmeijere T Pironkova | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Haynes A Rolle | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | J Husárová S Peng | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | L Šafářová M Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Z Yan J Zheng | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Keothavong A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 4 | | | L Šafářová M Santangelo | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Radwańska U Radwańska | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Z Yan J Zheng | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Y-j Chan C-j Chuang | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 7 | 6 | | | R Kops-Jones A Spears | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Likhovtseva E Rodina | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | E Likhovtseva E Rodina | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Castaño K Kanepi | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | C Suárez Navarro A Parra Santonja | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Foretz C Pin | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | | |
  | WC | T Lin R Zalameda | 6 | 6 | | WC | T Lin R Zalameda | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Foretz C Pin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Foretz C Pin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | E Hrdinová V Uhlířová | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 3 | $6^2$ |
  | 9 | N Dechy C Dellacqua | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 2 | 6 | 7 |
  | | K Jans A Rosolska | 1 | 6 | 6 | | K Jans A Rosolska | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Muhammed M Oudin | 1 | 4 | | | S Cirstea M Niculescu | $6^6$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Cîrstea M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Jans A Rosolska | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | M Domachowska C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Bammer M Müller | 1 | 4 | | | M Domachowska C Wozniacki | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Fujiwara S-w Hsieh | $6^4$ | 4 | | 5 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | V Azarenka S Pe'er | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Petrova F Schiavone | 7 | 3 | 6 | | N Petrova F Schiavone | 7 | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | $6^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V King A Kudryavtseva | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | T Bacsinszky A Cornet | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | D Cibulková V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | D Cibulková V Razzano | 1 | 7 | 6 | | D Cibulková V Razzano | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kvitová G Navrátilová | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | I Benešová G Voskoboeva | 5 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | I Benešová G Voskoboeva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D Cibulková V Razzano | 1 | 6 | 3 |
  | 13 | E Vesnina V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Srebotnik A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | J Craybas O Govortsova | 5 | 2 | | 13 | E Vesnina V Zvonareva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Koryttseva T Perebiynis | 2 | $6^1$ | | | L Davenport D Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Davenport D Hantuchová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Davenport D Hantuchová | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | S Lisicki A Rezaï | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | K Srebotnik A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Rybáriková I Senoglu | 3 | 7 | 4 | | S Lisicki A Rezaï | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Errani K Knapp | 2 | 3 | | 4 | K Srebotnik A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | K Srebotnik A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | 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 |
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  | 7 | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Amanmuradova D Kustova | 5 | 1 | | 7 | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Grandin A Wozniak | 1 | 2 | | | A Kleybanova E Makarova | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kleybanova E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | V Dushevina E Dzehalevich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | L Raymond S Stosur | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | E Daniilidou J Wöhr | 1 | 2 | | | V Dushevina E Dzehalevich | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | É Loit P Parmentier | 4 | 1 | | 10 | L Raymond S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | L Raymond S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | L Raymond S Stosur | 7 | 6 |
  | 14 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Erakovic J Kostanić Tošić | $6^3$ | 0 |
  | WC | G Brodsky M Cecil | 1 | 0 | | 14 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Poutchek A Rodionova | 6 | 7 | | | T Poutchek A Rodionova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová K Zakopalová | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | T Poutchek A Rodionova | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | ME Camerin G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Erakovic J Kostanić Tošić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | J Hampton C Vandeweghe | 3 | 2 | | | ME Camerin G Dulko | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Erakovic J Kostanić Tošić | 6 | 3 | 7 | | M Erakovic J Kostanić Tošić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | K Peschke R Stubbs | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  