2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Serena Williams ; Venus Williams
Runners-up	Lisa Raymond ; Samantha Stosur
Score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	64 (4 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

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.

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

Seeds edit

01.

Cara Black /

Liezel Huber (semifinals)

02.

Ai Sugiyama /

Katarina Srebotnik (second round)

03.

Květa Peschke /

Rennae Stubbs (third round)

04.

Chan Yung-jan /

Chuang Chia-jung (first round)

05.

Anabel Medina Garrigues /

Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)

06.

Victoria Azarenka /

Shahar Pe'er (quarterfinals)

07.

Alona Bondarenko /

Kateryna Bondarenko (withdrew)

08.

Peng Shuai /

Sun Tiantian (first round)

09.

Yan Zi /

Zheng Jie (third round)

10.

Dinara Safina /

Ágnes Szávay (third round)

11.

Serena Williams /

Venus Williams (champions)

12.

Svetlana Kuznetsova /

Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew)

13.

Bethanie Mattek /

Sania Mirza (quarterfinals)

14.

Alicia Molik /

Mara Santangelo (first round)

15.

Iveta Benešová /

Janette Husárová (second round)

16.

Lisa Raymond /

Samantha Stosur (final)

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

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	7	7⁷

6	Victoria Azarenka Shahar Pe'er	5	6⁴
					1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	3	3

					16	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6	6
16	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6	6

	Ekaterina Makarova Selima Sfar	4	3
									16	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	2	2

									11	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	6
11	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	6

13	Bethanie Mattek Sania Mirza	4	3
					11	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	6

						Nathalie Dechy Casey Dellacqua	3	3
	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	2	7⁸	4

	Nathalie Dechy Casey Dellacqua	6	6⁶	6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

1	C Black L Huber	6	6
	N Grandin T Pironkova	1	0	1	C Black L Huber	6	6
	V Razzano J Vakulenko	3	2		V Dushevina E Dzehalevich	0	2
	V Dushevina E Dzehalevich	6	6					1	C Black L Huber	6	6
	V King A Kudryavtseva	6	6						V King A Kudryavtseva	1	3
Q	A Hlaváčková O Savchuk	3	3		V King A Kudryavtseva	6	6
	M Erakovic M Krajicek	0	2	15	I Benešová J Husárová	3	4
15	I Benešová J Husárová	6	6									1	C Black L Huber	7	7⁷
10	D Safina Á Szávay	6	6									6	V Azarenka S Pe'er	5	6⁴
	T Garbin M Koryttseva	2	1	10	D Safina Á Szávay	6	7⁷
	G Navrátilová K Zakopalová	6¹	6⁵		É Loit P Parmentier	4	6¹
	É Loit P Parmentier	7⁷	7⁷					10	D Safina Á Szávay	5	4
LL	C Fusano A Haynes	7⁸	6					6	V Azarenka S Pe'er	7	6
	E Gallovits O Govortsova	6⁶	2	LL	C Fusano A Haynes	6⁵	1
	L Hradecká R Voráčová	5	4	6	V Azarenka S Pe'er	7⁷	6
6	V Azarenka S Pe'er	7	6

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

3	K Peschke R Stubbs	6	6
	S Bammer M Müller	2	2		3	K Peschke R Stubbs	6	6
	D Cibulková A Kleybanova	1	0^r			S Cirstea M Niculescu	1	2
	S Cirstea M Niculescu	6	0							3	K Peschke R Stubbs	2	6³
	S-w Hsieh M Washington	1	2							16	L Raymond S Stosur	6	7⁷
	Y Shvedova T Tanasugarn	6	6			Y Shvedova T Tanasugarn	5	7⁹	4
	A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva	6	2	1	16	L Raymond S Stosur	7	6⁷	6
16	L Raymond S Stosur	3	6	6										16	L Raymond S Stosur	6	6
9	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6												E Makarova S Sfar	4	3
	A Parra Santonja C Suárez Navarro	4	2		9	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6
	E Hrdinová P Kvitová	6⁸	6	2		E Vesnina V Zvonareva	3	2
	E Vesnina V Zvonareva	7¹⁰	4	6						9	Z Yan J Zheng	5	4
	P Cetkovská L Šafářová	3	2								E Makarova S Sfar	7	6
	ME Camerin G Dulko	6	6			ME Camerin G Dulko	3	0
	E Makarova S Sfar	6	6			E Makarova S Sfar	6	6
LL	A Morita J Namigata	3	3

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

5	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	S Foretz C Pin	3	1		5	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	T Paszek J Wöhr	5	6⁶			S Errani F Schiavone	1	3
	S Errani F Schiavone	7	7⁸							5	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	1	4
WC	S Borwell J Rae	3	4							11	S Williams V Williams	6	6
	M Domachowska A Radwańska	6	6			M Domachowska A Radwańska	0	4
	T Poutchek A Rodionova	0	3		11	S Williams V Williams	6	6
11	S Williams V Williams	6	6												11	S Williams V Williams	6	6
13	B Mattek S Mirza	6	6												13	B Mattek S Mirza	4	3
WC	E Baltacha N Cavaday	4	2		13	B Mattek S Mirza	6	6
	J Craybas C Wozniacki	1	3		Q	M Kirilenko F Pennetta	3	4
Q	M Kirilenko F Pennetta	6	6							13	B Mattek S Mirza	4	6	2
WC	A Keothavong M South	7⁷	6								A Amanmuradova D Kustova	6	4	0^r
	C Ji S Sun	6⁵	4		WC	A Keothavong M South	4	6	5
	A Amanmuradova D Kustova	4	7⁷	6		A Amanmuradova D Kustova	6	4	7
4	Y-j Chan C-j Chuang	6	6³	4

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

8	S Peng T Sun	6	4	7
	C Castaño K Kanepi	2	6	9		C Castaño K Kanepi	7	6
	K Jans M Jugić-Salkić	3	6	5		C Gullickson V Uhlířová	5	4
	C Gullickson V Uhlířová	6	4	7							C Castaño K Kanepi	4	4
	A Nakamura A Rezaï	7	6								N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6
WC	A Elliott K O'Brien	5	4			A Nakamura A Rezaï	2	5
	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	7⁹	7⁷			N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	7
LL	A Smith G Stoop	6⁷	6³												N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	2	7⁸	4
14	A Molik M Santangelo	5	7⁷	4											N Dechy C Dellacqua	6	6⁶	6
	T Perebiynis A Rosolska	7	6²	6		T Perebiynis A Rosolska	3	2
WC	A Fitzpatrick A Hawkins	1	0			N Dechy C Dellacqua	6	6
	N Dechy C Dellacqua	6	6								N Dechy C Dellacqua	6	7¹¹
	T Bacsinszky A Cornet	6	5	2						Q	R Kops-Jones A Spears	3	6⁹
Q	R Kops-Jones A Spears	3	7	6	Q	R Kops-Jones A Spears	2	6	11
Q	J Cravero B Jozami	4	0		2	A Sugiyama K Srebotnik	6	3	9
2	A Sugiyama K Srebotnik	6	6

References edit

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

External links edit

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
2008 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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

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