2018 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic won the women's doubles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–4, 6–3. It was the first Grand Slam title for Babos, who became the first Hungarian player to win a Grand Slam event since Andrea Temesvári in the 1986 French Open^[1] and the second Grand Slam title for Mladenovic.

Women's doubles
2018 Australian Open
Champions	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic
Runners-up	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
Score	6–4, 6–3

Main article: 2018 Australian Open

Makarova and Vesnina were attempting to achieve the career Super Slam in doubles (would be third and fourth overall after Gigi Fernández and Pam Shriver).^[2]

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but Mattek-Sands could not participate this year due to injury. Šafářová played alongside Barbora Strýcová, but lost in the quarterfinals to Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai.

Seeds

01.   Latisha Chan / Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (quarterfinals)

02.   Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (final)

03.   Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua (second round)

04.   Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová (quarterfinals)

05.   Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (champions)

06.   Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan (quarterfinals)

07.   Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson (first round)

08.   Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (semifinals)

09.   Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez (first round)

10.   Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu (semifinals)

11.   Shuko Aoyama / Yang Zhaoxuan (third round)

12.   Raquel Atawo / Anna-Lena Grönefeld (third round)

13.   Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke (third round)

14.   Chan Hao-ching / Katarina Srebotnik (third round)

15.   Alicja Rosolska / Abigail Spears (second round)

16.   Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (third round)

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

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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková	4	6	66
	5	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	6	0	78
								5	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	6	6
								8	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	4	2
	4	Lucie Šafářová Barbora Strýcová	1	4
	8	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	6	6
															5	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	6	6
															2	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	4	3
	10	Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu	4	6	6
	PR	Jennifer Brady Vania King	6	2	0
								10	Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu	4	3
								2	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	6	6
	6	Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	6	1	62
	2	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	0	6	77

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková	6	6
		X Han C Liang	3	0				1	L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková	6	7
	PR	Q Wang Y Wang	4	2					O Kalashnikova V Lepchenko	0	5
		O Kalashnikova V Lepchenko	6	6											1	L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková	6	6
		T Maria P Parmentier	4	6	3										14	H-c Chan K Srebotnik	3	2
	PR	M Krajicek A Kudryavtseva	6	1	6			PR	M Krajicek A Kudryavtseva	6	3	62
		L Robson C Vandeweghe	63	4				14	H-c Chan K Srebotnik	4	6	77
	14	H-c Chan K Srebotnik	77	6																		1	L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková	4	6	66
	9	A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	3																		5	T Babos K Mladenovic	6	0	78
		V Golubic N Stojanović	6	6					V Golubic N Stojanović	77	6
		Ar Rodionova N Vikhlyantseva	2	2					K Bondarenko A Krunić	60	2
		K Bondarenko A Krunić	6	6												V Golubic N Stojanović	5	2
		J Ostapenko A Pavlyuchenkova	0	6	0										5	T Babos K Mladenovic	7	6
	PR	L Arruabarrena A Parra Santonja	6	4	6			PR	L Arruabarrena A Parra Santonja	6	3	4
		N Dzalamidze X Knoll	5	3				5	T Babos K Mladenovic	3	6	6
	5	T Babos K Mladenovic	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	L Šafářová B Strýcová	6	6
		N Broady A Smith	2	1				4	L Šafářová B Strýcová	6	6
		K Kozlova Y Putintseva	3	3					R Olaru O Savchuk	2	2
		R Olaru O Savchuk	6	6											4	L Šafářová B Strýcová	2	6	6
		V Kudermetova A Sabalenka	2	2												S Cîrstea B Haddad Maia	6	0	4
		S Cîrstea B Haddad Maia	6	6					S Cîrstea B Haddad Maia	4	6	6
		A Cornet H Watson	2	7	4			15	A Rosolska A Spears	6	3	3
	15	A Rosolska A Spears	6	5	6																	4	L Šafářová B Strýcová	1	4
	12	R Atawo A-L Grönefeld	77	6																		8	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	6
	WC	A Sharma B Woolcock	62	3				12	R Atawo A-L Grönefeld	6	6
		M Adamczak S Sanders	3	5					E Hozumi M Kato	1	1
		E Hozumi M Kato	6	7											12	R Atawo A-L Grönefeld	4	2
		L Kichenok M Ninomiya	64	2											8	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	6
	Alt	L Kerkhove L Marozava	77	6				Alt	L Kerkhove L Marozava	4	1
		M Buzărnescu M Irigoyen	3	5				8	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	6
	8	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	K Bertens J Larsson	6	63	1
		N Kichenok An Rodionova	4	77	6				N Kichenok An Rodionova	1	6	77
	PR	A-L Friedsam A Van Uytvanck	0r						Kr Plíšková D Vekić	6	3	62
		Kr Plíšková D Vekić	5													N Kichenok An Rodionova	1r
		N Hibino D Jurak	4	4											10	I-C Begu M Niculescu	4
	WC	J Moore E Perez	6	6				WC	J Moore E Perez	6	3	5
		M Lučić-Baroni A Petkovic	78	3	2			10	I-C Begu M Niculescu	3	6	7
	10	I-C Begu M Niculescu	66	6	6																	10	I-C Begu M Niculescu	4	6	6
	13	N Melichar K Peschke	6	65	6																	PR	J Brady V King	6	2	0
	WC	K Birrell J Fourlis	4	77	1			13	N Melichar K Peschke	6	6
		M Brengle M Puig	6	1	6				M Brengle M Puig	2	2
	WC	A Bai Z Hives	4	6	4										13	N Melichar K Peschke	4	65
		D Gavrilova D Kasatkina	4	1											PR	J Brady V King	6	77
	PR	J Brady V King	6	6				PR	J Brady V King	6	6
		E Mertens D Schuurs	3	5				3	A Barty C Dellacqua	4	2
	3	A Barty C Dellacqua	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	G Dabrowski Y Xu	6	6
		K Flipkens F Schiavone	3	2				6	G Dabrowski Y Xu	6	6
		C Bellis M Vondroušová	3	2					E Alexandrova A Sevastova	4	4
		E Alexandrova A Sevastova	6	6											6	G Dabrowski Y Xu	78	6
	WC	X Jiang Q Tang	65	5											11	S Aoyama Z Yang	66	1
		M Barthel C Witthöft	77	7					M Barthel C Witthöft	1	5
		T Townsend R Voráčová	4	4				11	S Aoyama Z Yang	6	7
	11	S Aoyama Z Yang	6	6																		6	G Dabrowski Y Xu	6	1	62
	16	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	7	6																		2	E Makarova E Vesnina	0	6	77
	WC	P Hon A Tomljanović	5	3				16	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	6	6
		Z Diyas M Linette	6	6					Z Diyas M Linette	4	2
	WC	N Bains I Wallace	3	2											16	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	62	77	2
	Alt	D Jakupović I Khromacheva	6	6											2	E Makarova E Vesnina	77	64	6
		L Davis A Riske	4	2				Alt	D Jakupović I Khromacheva	2	3
		E Bouchard S Stephens	4	4				2	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
	2	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6

References

1. "BREAKING: Hungary's Timea Babos Wins Women's Doubles Final at the Australian Open". Hungary Today. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
2. Makarova and Vesnina begin career Slam quest in Melbourne

External links

• Draw
• 2018 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation