2018 French Open – Women's doubles

Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková defeated Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2018 French Open. It was their first major title together.

Women's doubles
2018 French Open
ChampionsCzech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Runners-upJapan Eri Hozumi
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
Score6–3, 6–3

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but did not compete together this year. Mattek-Sands partnered Latisha Chan, but was defeated in the second round by Irina Bara and Mihaela Buzărnescu. Šafářová partnered Svetlana Kuznetsova, but was defeated in the second round by Sorana Cîrstea and Sara Sorribes Tormo.

Despite losing in the first round with different partners, Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina jointly attained the world No. 1 doubles ranking at the end of the tournament. Chan and Tímea Babos were also in contention for the top ranking.[1]

Seeds

01.   Hungary Tímea Babos / France Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
02.   Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová (semifinals)
03.   Slovenia Andreja Klepač / Spain María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)
04.   Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan / United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands (second round)
05.   Canada Gabriela Dabrowski / China Xu Yifan (third round)
06.   Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (champions)
07.   Australia Ashleigh Barty / United States CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
08.   Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching / China Yang Zhaoxuan (semifinals)
09.   Netherlands Kiki Bertens / Sweden Johanna Larsson (third round)
10.   Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko / Russia Elena Vesnina (first round)
11.   United States Raquel Atawo / Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)
12.   Belgium Elise Mertens / Netherlands Demi Schuurs (first round)
13.   United States Nicole Melichar / Czech Republic Květa Peschke (third round)
14.   Japan Shuko Aoyama / Japan Miyu Kato (first round)
15.   Poland Alicja Rosolska / United States Abigail Spears (first round)
16.   Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok / Australia Anastasia Rodionova (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic
64 3
Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
77 6
Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
6 6
8 Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
China Yang Zhaoxuan
2 2
Romania Irina Bara
Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
3 6 4
8 Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
China Yang Zhaoxuan
6 1 6
Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
3 3
6 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6 6
6 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6 6
3 Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
3 3
6 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6 6
2 Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
3 2
Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
3 1
2 Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Hungary T Babos
France K Mladenovic
6 6
Australia A Tomljanović
China S Zhang
1 4 1 Hungary T Babos
France K Mladenovic
6 6
Australia D Gavrilova
Russia D Kasatkina
3 63 Japan N Hibino
Georgia (country) O Kalashnikova
1 3
Japan N Hibino
Georgia (country) O Kalashnikova
6 77 1 Hungary T Babos
France K Mladenovic
4 6 7
Russia A Blinkova
Czech Republic L Hradecká
1 77 5 13 United States N Melichar
Czech Republic K Peschke
6 2 5
Slovakia V Kužmová
Slovakia M Rybáriková
6 64 7 Slovakia V Kužmová
Slovakia M Rybáriková
1 4
United States C McHale
China S Peng
4 6 63 13 United States N Melichar
Czech Republic K Peschke
6 6
13 United States N Melichar
Czech Republic K Peschke
6 2 77 1 Hungary T Babos
France K Mladenovic
64 3
11 United States R Atawo
Germany A-L Grönefeld
6 2 6 Japan E Hozumi
Japan M Ninomiya
77 6
PR Kazakhstan Z Diyas
China S Zheng
4 6 2 11 United States R Atawo
Germany A-L Grönefeld
6 2 0
Slovenia P Hercog
Belgium A Van Uytvanck
0 4 Japan E Hozumi
Japan M Ninomiya
2 6 6
Japan E Hozumi
Japan M Ninomiya
6 6 Japan E Hozumi
Japan M Ninomiya
6 6
United States K Christian
Germany C Witthöft
4 6 6 5 Canada G Dabrowski
China Y Xu
1 2
Argentina M Irigoyen
Ukraine K Kozlova
6 3 1 United States K Christian
Germany C Witthöft
2 2
WC France T Andrianjafitrimo
France F Ferro
3 1 5 Canada G Dabrowski
China Y Xu
6 6
5 Canada G Dabrowski
China Y Xu
6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Chinese Taipei L Chan
United States B Mattek-Sands
6 6
WC France V Razzano
France J Suvrijn
4 1 4 Chinese Taipei L Chan
United States B Mattek-Sands
6 3 3
Romania I Bara
Romania M Buzărnescu
63 6 6 Romania I Bara
Romania M Buzărnescu
2 6 6
Switzerland X Knoll
United Kingdom A Smith
77 3 4 Romania I Bara
Romania M Buzărnescu
6 6
Russia A Kalinskaya
Russia E Makarova
3 4 PR United States J Brady
United States V King
4 3
PR United States J Brady
United States V King
6 6 PR United States J Brady
United States V King
5 6 6
Ukraine K Bondarenko
Serbia A Krunić
7 4 77 Ukraine K Bondarenko
Serbia A Krunić
7 3 3
15 Poland A Rosolska
United States A Spears
5 6 62 Romania I Bara
Romania M Buzărnescu
3 6 4
10 Latvia J Ostapenko
Russia E Vesnina
6 3 4 8 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
China Z Yang
6 1 6
Romania S Cîrstea
Spain S Sorribes Tormo
1 6 6 Romania S Cîrstea
Spain S Sorribes Tormo
6 6
Alt Switzerland B Bencic
Czech Republic M Vondroušová
2 4 Russia S Kuznetsova
Czech Republic L Šafářová
3 2
Russia S Kuznetsova
Czech Republic L Šafářová
6 6 Romania S Cîrstea
Spain S Sorribes Tormo
2 4
United Kingdom J Konta
United States A Riske
6 4 63 8 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
China Z Yang
6 6
PR Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain A Parra Santonja
3 6 77 PR Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain A Parra Santonja
3 5
Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh
Germany A Petkovic
4 4 8 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
China Z Yang
6 7
8 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
China Z Yang
6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Czech Republic B Krejčíková
Czech Republic K Siniaková
5 6 6
Belarus V Lapko
Romania R Olaru
7 3 2 6 Czech Republic B Krejčíková
Czech Republic K Siniaková
6 2 7
WC France M Arcangioli
France S Reix
3 4 Germany T Maria
United Kingdom H Watson
1 6 5
Germany T Maria
United Kingdom H Watson
6 6 6 Czech Republic B Krejčíková
Czech Republic K Siniaková
3 6 78
United States T Townsend
Czech Republic R Voráčová
6 6 9 Netherlands K Bertens
Sweden J Larsson
6 4 66
WC France S Cakarevic
France J Ponchet
4 1 United States T Townsend
Czech Republic R Voráčová
4 0
Russia V Kudermetova
Russia A Kudryavtseva
5 2 9 Netherlands K Bertens
Sweden J Larsson
6 6
9 Netherlands K Bertens
Sweden J Larsson
7 6 6 Czech Republic B Krejčíková
Czech Republic K Siniaková
6 6
14 Japan S Aoyama
Japan M Kato
6 4 1 3 Slovenia A Klepač
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
3 3
WC United States S Williams
United States V Williams
4 6 6 WC United States S Williams
United States V Williams
6 6
Italy S Errani
Belgium K Flipkens
6 6 Italy S Errani
Belgium K Flipkens
4 2
WC France C Burel
France D Parry
4 2 WC United States S Williams
United States V Williams
4 77 0
Romania I-C Begu
China Q Wang
6 77 3 Slovenia A Klepač
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 64 6
Croatia P Martić
Greece M Sakkari
3 65 Romania I-C Begu
China Q Wang
3 5
Australia M Adamczak
China Y Wang
0 4 3 Slovenia A Klepač
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 7
3 Slovenia A Klepač
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Australia A Barty
United States C Vandeweghe
6 4 4
Croatia D Jurak
Croatia D Vekić
2 6 6 Croatia D Jurak
Croatia D Vekić
1 0
Slovenia D Jakupović
Russia I Khromacheva
6 6 Slovenia D Jakupović
Russia I Khromacheva
6 6
United Kingdom N Broady
Poland M Linette
2 3 Slovenia D Jakupović
Russia I Khromacheva
3 1
Switzerland V Golubic
Serbia N Stojanović
6 6 Spain L Arruabarrena
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 6
WC France A Hesse
France P Parmentier
0 2 Switzerland V Golubic
Serbia N Stojanović
4 3
Spain L Arruabarrena
Slovenia K Srebotnik
3 6 77 Spain L Arruabarrena
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 6
12 Belgium E Mertens
Netherlands D Schuurs
6 3 65 Spain L Arruabarrena
Slovenia K Srebotnik
3 1
16 Ukraine N Kichenok
Australia An Rodionova
3 6 7 2 Czech Republic A Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic B Strýcová
6 6
PR Luxembourg M Minella
Latvia A Sevastova
6 3 5 16 Ukraine N Kichenok
Australia An Rodionova
4 6 4
Romania A Bogdan
Ukraine O Savchuk
3 6 1 China Y Duan
Belarus A Sasnovich
6 1 6
China Y Duan
Belarus A Sasnovich
6 3 6 China Y Duan
Belarus A Sasnovich
3 3
Netherlands L Kerkhove
Belarus L Marozava
3 4 2 Czech Republic A Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic B Strýcová
6 6
Russia A Pavlyuchenkova
Australia S Stosur
6 6 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova
Australia S Stosur
6 3 4
Ukraine L Kichenok
Ukraine L Tsurenko
4 6 1 2 Czech Republic A Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic B Strýcová
3 6 6
2 Czech Republic A Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic B Strýcová
6 3 6

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