2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

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.

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

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships

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

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
• SR = Special ranking

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	0r					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	0r
		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

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