Duan Yingying and Han Xinyun were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2018 WTA Elite Trophy | |
| Champions |  Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok |
| Runners-up |  Shuko Aoyama  Lidziya Marozava |
| Score | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok won the title, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Lidziya Marozava in the final, 6–4, 3–6, [10–7].
Players
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Mihaela Buzărnescu / 
Alicja Rosolska (round robin)
Miyu Kato / Makoto Ninomiya (round robin)
Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok (champions)- Shuko Aoyama /
Lidziya Marozava (final) 
Jiang Xinyu / Yang Zhaoxuan (round robin)- Tang Qianhui / Xun Fangying (round robin)
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
Final
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| 3 | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok
| 6 | 3 | [10] | ||
| 4 | Shuko Aoyama Lidziya Marozava
| 4 | 6 | [7] | ||
Lily group
edit Buzărnescu  Rosolska
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Aoyama Marozava
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 Tang Xun
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Mihaela Buzărnescu Alicja Rosolska
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3–6, 2–6 | 6–2, 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 17–16 (52%) | 2 | |
| 4 | Shuko Aoyama Lidziya Marozava
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6–3, 6–2 | 6–3, 3–6, [6–10] | 1–1 | 3–2 (60%) | 21–15 (58%) | 1 | |
| 6/WC | Tang Qianhui Xun Fangying
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2–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] | 1–1 | 2–3 (40%) | 14–21 (40%) | 3 |
Bougainvillea group
edit| Kato Ninomiya
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Kichenok Kichenok
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Jiang Yang
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Miyu Kato Makoto Ninomiya
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4–6, 6–1, [7–10] | 3–6, 4–6 | 0–2 | 1–4 (20%) | 17–20 (46%) | 3 | |
| 3 | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok
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6–4, 1–6, [10–7] | 7–6(11–9), 3–6, [11–9] | 2–0 | 4–2 (67%) | 19–22 (46%) | 1 | |
| 5/WC | Jiang Xinyu Yang Zhaoxuan
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6–3, 6–4 | 6–7(9–11), 6–3, [9–11] | 1–1 | 3–2 (60%) | 24–18 (57%) | 2 |