Dinara Safina and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but Srebotnik chose not to participate. Safina partnered with Ágnes Szávay and won the title, defeating Yan Zi and Zheng Jie in the final 6–1, 6–2.
Doubles | |
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2008 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts | |
Champions | Dinara Safina Ágnes Szávay |
Runners-up | Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
Score | 6–1, 6–2 |
This was the final edition of the tournament. The following year, the Brisbane International was held, merging the men's and women's tournaments together.
Seeds
edit- Cara Black / Liezel Huber (semifinals)
- Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (final)
- Dinara Safina / Ágnes Szávay (champions)
- Tathiana Garbin / Meghann Shaughnessy (withdrew due to a knee injury for Shaughnessy)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
Draw
editFirst round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | P Schnyder N Vaidišová | 2 | 3 | 1 | C Black L Huber | 67 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
D Kustova T Poutchek | 2 | 1 | F Pennetta F Schiavone | 7 | 4 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Pennetta F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | 1 | C Black L Huber | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | D Safina A Szávay | 6 | 6 | 3 | D Safina A Szávay | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Y Fedak A Nakamura | 3 | 2 | 3 | D Safina A Szávay | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | C Dellacqua T Musgrave | 3 | 5 | N Petrova E Vesnina | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Petrova E Vesnina | 6 | 7 | 3 | D Safina A Szávay | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Dechy S Foretz | 6 | 3 | [10] | 2 | Z Yan J Zheng | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Ji S Sun | 2 | 6 | [4] | N Dechy S Foretz | |||||||||||||||||||||||
I Benešová G Voskoboeva | 6 | 4 | [10] | I Benešová G Voskoboeva | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ALT | A Kleybanova Y Shvedova | 3 | 6 | [1] | I Benešová G Voskoboeva | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Kudryavtseva T Perebiynis | 2 | 2 | 2 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Azarenka S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | V Azarenka S Pe'er | 6 | 3 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Gajdošová B Stewart | 3 | 4 | 2 | Z Yan J Zheng | 4 | 6 | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 |