2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

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

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

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships

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

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles Qualifying

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	7	7^7
	6	Victoria Azarenka Shahar Pe'er	5	6^4
								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	7^8	4
		Nathalie Dechy Casey Dellacqua	6	6^6	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	7^7
	10	D Safina Á Szávay	6	6																		6	V Azarenka S Pe'er	5	6^4
		T Garbin M Koryttseva	2	1				10	D Safina Á Szávay	6	7^7
		G Navrátilová K Zakopalová	6^1	6^5					É Loit P Parmentier	4	6^1
		É Loit P Parmentier	7^7	7^7											10	D Safina Á Szávay	5	4
	LL	C Fusano A Haynes	7^8	6											6	V Azarenka S Pe'er	7	6
		E Gallovits O Govortsova	6^6	2				LL	C Fusano A Haynes	6^5	1
		L Hradecká R Voráčová	5	4				6	V Azarenka S Pe'er	7^7	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	6^3
		S-w Hsieh M Washington	1	2											16	L Raymond S Stosur	6	7^7
		Y Shvedova T Tanasugarn	6	6					Y Shvedova T Tanasugarn	5	7^9	4
		A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva	6	2	1			16	L Raymond S Stosur	7	6^7	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	6^8	6	2				E Vesnina V Zvonareva	3	2
		E Vesnina V Zvonareva	7^10	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	6^6					S Errani F Schiavone	1	3
		S Errani F Schiavone	7	7^8											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	7^7	6												A Amanmuradova D Kustova	6	4	0^r
		C Ji S Sun	6^5	4				WC	A Keothavong M South	4	6	5
		A Amanmuradova D Kustova	4	7^7	6				A Amanmuradova D Kustova	6	4	7
	4	Y-j Chan C-j Chuang	6	6^3	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	7^9	7^7					N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	7
	LL	A Smith G Stoop	6^7	6^3																			N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	2	7^8	4
	14	A Molik M Santangelo	5	7^7	4																		N Dechy C Dellacqua	6	6^6	6
		T Perebiynis A Rosolska	7	6^2	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	7^11
		T Bacsinszky A Cornet	6	5	2										Q	R Kops-Jones A Spears	3	6^9
	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

1. 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