2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

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

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

Serena and Venus Williams defeated Raymond and Stosur in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.[1] The Williams sisters won the title without dropping a set.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

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References

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

External links

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

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

Wimbledon women's doubles drawsheets
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Open Era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019