2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Serena and Venus Williams defeated Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was their third Wimbledon title together and seventh major title together overall, and they won the title without dropping a set. The Williams sisters played against each other in the singles final as well, in which Venus emerged victorious.

Women's doubles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionsUnited States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
Runners-upUnited States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
Score6–2, 6–2
Draw64 (4 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16

Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Raymond and Stosur.

Seeds

01.   Zimbabwe Cara Black / United States Liezel Huber (semifinals)
02.   Japan Ai Sugiyama / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
03.   Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Australia Rennae Stubbs (third round)
04.   Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung (first round)
05.   Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues / Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
06.   Belarus Victoria Azarenka / Israel Shahar Pe'er (quarterfinals)
07.   Ukraine Alona Bondarenko / Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko (withdrew)
08.   China Peng Shuai / China Sun Tiantian (first round)
09.   China Yan Zi / China Zheng Jie (third round)
10.   Russia Dinara Safina / Hungary Ágnes Szávay (third round)
11.   United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams (champions)
12.   Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / France Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew)
13.   United States Bethanie Mattek / India Sania Mirza (quarterfinals)
14.   Australia Alicia Molik / Italy Mara Santangelo (first round)
15.   Czech Republic Iveta Benešová / Slovakia Janette Husárová (second round)
16.   United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur (final)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
7 77
6 Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Israel Shahar Pe'er
5 64
1 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
3 3
16 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
6 6
16 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
6 6
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Tunisia Selima Sfar
4 3
16 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
2 2
11 United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
6 6
11 United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
6 6
13 United States Bethanie Mattek
India Sania Mirza
4 3
11 United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
6 6
France Nathalie Dechy
Australia Casey Dellacqua
3 3
Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
2 78 4
France Nathalie Dechy
Australia Casey Dellacqua
6 66 6

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Zimbabwe C Black
United States L Huber
6 6
South Africa N Grandin
Bulgaria T Pironkova
1 0 1 Zimbabwe C Black
United States L Huber
6 6
France V Razzano
Ukraine J Vakulenko
3 2 Russia V Dushevina
Belarus E Dzehalevich
0 2
Russia V Dushevina
Belarus E Dzehalevich
6 6 1 Zimbabwe C Black
United States L Huber
6 6
United States V King
Russia A Kudryavtseva
6 6 United States V King
Russia A Kudryavtseva
1 3
Q Czech Republic A Hlaváčková
Ukraine O Savchuk
3 3 United States V King
Russia A Kudryavtseva
6 6
New Zealand M Erakovic
Netherlands M Krajicek
0 2 15 Czech Republic I Benešová
Slovakia J Husárová
3 4
15 Czech Republic I Benešová
Slovakia J Husárová
6 6 1 Zimbabwe C Black
United States L Huber
7 77
10 Russia D Safina
Hungary Á Szávay
6 6 6 Belarus V Azarenka
Israel S Pe'er
5 64
Italy T Garbin
Ukraine M Koryttseva
2 1 10 Russia D Safina
Hungary Á Szávay
6 77
Czech Republic G Navrátilová
Czech Republic K Zakopalová
61 65 France É Loit
France P Parmentier
4 61
France É Loit
France P Parmentier
77 77 10 Russia D Safina
Hungary Á Szávay
5 4
LL United States C Fusano
United States A Haynes
78 6 6 Belarus V Azarenka
Israel S Pe'er
7 6
Romania E Gallovits
Belarus O Govortsova
66 2 LL United States C Fusano
United States A Haynes
65 1
Czech Republic L Hradecká
Czech Republic R Voráčová
5 4 6 Belarus V Azarenka
Israel S Pe'er
77 6
6 Belarus V Azarenka
Israel S Pe'er
7 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Czech Republic K Peschke
Australia R Stubbs
6 6
Austria S Bammer
Germany M Müller
2 2 3 Czech Republic K Peschke
Australia R Stubbs
6 6
Slovakia D Cibulková
Russia A Kleybanova
1 0r Romania S Cirstea
Romania M Niculescu
1 2
Romania S Cirstea
Romania M Niculescu
6 0 3 Czech Republic K Peschke
Australia R Stubbs
2 63
Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh
United States M Washington
1 2 16 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
6 77
Russia Y Shvedova
Thailand T Tanasugarn
6 6 Russia Y Shvedova
Thailand T Tanasugarn
5 79 4
United States A Harkleroad
Russia G Voskoboeva
6 2 1 16 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
7 67 6
16 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
3 6 6 16 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
6 6
9 China Z Yan
China J Zheng
6 6 Russia E Makarova
Tunisia S Sfar
4 3
Spain A Parra Santonja
Spain C Suárez Navarro
4 2 9 China Z Yan
China J Zheng
6 6
Czech Republic E Hrdinová
Czech Republic P Kvitová
68 6 2 Russia E Vesnina
Russia V Zvonareva
3 2
Russia E Vesnina
Russia V Zvonareva
710 4 6 9 China Z Yan
China J Zheng
5 4
Czech Republic P Cetkovská
Czech Republic L Šafářová
3 2 Russia E Makarova
Tunisia S Sfar
7 6
Italy ME Camerin
Argentina G Dulko
6 6 Italy ME Camerin
Argentina G Dulko
3 0
Russia E Makarova
Tunisia S Sfar
6 6 Russia E Makarova
Tunisia S Sfar
6 6
LL Japan A Morita
Japan J Namigata
3 3

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain V Ruano Pascual
6 6
France S Foretz
France C Pin
3 1 5 Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain V Ruano Pascual
6 6
Austria T Paszek
Germany J Wöhr
5 66 Italy S Errani
Italy F Schiavone
1 3
Italy S Errani
Italy F Schiavone
7 78 5 Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain V Ruano Pascual
1 4
WC United Kingdom S Borwell
United Kingdom J Rae
3 4 11 United States S Williams
United States V Williams
6 6
Poland M Domachowska
Poland A Radwańska
6 6 Poland M Domachowska
Poland A Radwańska
0 4
Belarus T Poutchek
Russia A Rodionova
0 3 11 United States S Williams
United States V Williams
6 6
11 United States S Williams
United States V Williams
6 6 11 United States S Williams
United States V Williams
6 6
13 United States B Mattek
India S Mirza
6 6 13 United States B Mattek
India S Mirza
4 3
WC United Kingdom E Baltacha
United Kingdom N Cavaday
4 2 13 United States B Mattek
India S Mirza
6 6
United States J Craybas
Denmark C Wozniacki
1 3 Q Russia M Kirilenko
Italy F Pennetta
3 4
Q Russia M Kirilenko
Italy F Pennetta
6 6 13 United States B Mattek
India S Mirza
4 6 2
WC United Kingdom A Keothavong
United Kingdom M South
77 6 Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova
Belarus D Kustova
6 4 0r
China C Ji
China S Sun
65 4 WC United Kingdom A Keothavong
United Kingdom M South
4 6 5
Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova
Belarus D Kustova
4 77 6 Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova
Belarus D Kustova
6 4 7
4 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
6 63 4

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 China S Peng
China T Sun
6 4 7
Colombia C Castaño
Estonia K Kanepi
2 6 9 Colombia C Castaño
Estonia K Kanepi
7 6
Poland K Jans
Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
3 6 5 United States C Gullickson
Czech Republic V Uhlířová
5 4
United States C Gullickson
Czech Republic V Uhlířová
6 4 7 Colombia C Castaño
Estonia K Kanepi
4 4
Japan A Nakamura
France A Rezaï
7 6 Spain N Llagostera Vives
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 6
WC United Kingdom A Elliott
United Kingdom K O'Brien
5 4 Japan A Nakamura
France A Rezaï
2 5
Spain N Llagostera Vives
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
79 77 Spain N Llagostera Vives
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 7
LL United Kingdom A Smith
United Kingdom G Stoop
67 63 Spain N Llagostera Vives
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
2 78 4
14 Australia A Molik
Italy M Santangelo
5 77 4 France N Dechy
Australia C Dellacqua
6 66 6
Ukraine T Perebiynis
Poland A Rosolska
7 62 6 Ukraine T Perebiynis
Poland A Rosolska
3 2
WC United Kingdom A Fitzpatrick
United Kingdom A Hawkins
1 0 France N Dechy
Australia C Dellacqua
6 6
France N Dechy
Australia C Dellacqua
6 6 France N Dechy
Australia C Dellacqua
6 711
Switzerland T Bacsinszky
France A Cornet
6 5 2 Q United States R Kops-Jones
United States A Spears
3 69
Q United States R Kops-Jones
United States A Spears
3 7 6 Q United States R Kops-Jones
United States A Spears
2 6 11
Q Argentina J Cravero
Argentina B Jozami
4 0 2 Japan A Sugiyama
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 3 9
2 Japan A Sugiyama
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 6

References

  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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