# 2018 French Open – Women's doubles

Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková defeated Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2018 French Open. It was their first major title together.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but did not compete together this year. Mattek-Sands partnered Latisha Chan, but was defeated in the second round by Irina Bara and Mihaela Buzărnescu. Šafářová partnered Svetlana Kuznetsova, but was defeated in the second round by Sorana Cîrstea and Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Despite losing in the first round with different partners, Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina jointly attained the world No. 1 doubles ranking at the end of the tournament. Chan and Tímea Babos were also in contention for the top ranking.

## Seeds

    01. Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
    02. Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová (semifinals)
    03. Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)
    04. Latisha Chan / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (second round)
    05. Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan (third round)
    06. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (champions)
    07. Ashleigh Barty / CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
    08. Chan Hao-ching / Yang Zhaoxuan (semifinals)
    09. Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson (third round)
    10. Jeļena Ostapenko / Elena Vesnina (first round)
    11. Raquel Atawo / Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)
    12. Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs (first round)
    13. Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke (third round)
    14. Shuko Aoyama / Miyu Kato (first round)
    15. Alicja Rosolska / Abigail Spears (first round)
    16. Nadiia Kichenok / Anastasia Rodionova (second round)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Irina Bara Mihaela Buzărnescu | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 3 | | 6 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Lara Arruabarrena Katarina Srebotnik | 3 | 1 | | 2 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović S Zhang | 1 | 4 | | 1 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova D Kasatkina | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | N Hibino O Kalashnikova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino O Kalashnikova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Blinkova L Hradecká | 1 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | 13 | N Melichar K Peschke | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | V Kužmová M Rybáriková | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | V Kužmová M Rybáriková | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale S Peng | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | 13 | N Melichar K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | N Melichar K Peschke | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| 11 | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Hozumi M Ninomiya | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| PR | Z Diyas S Zheng | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog A Van Uytvanck | 0 | 4 | | | E Hozumi M Ninomiya | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hozumi M Ninomiya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Hozumi M Ninomiya | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Christian C Witthöft | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Irigoyen K Kozlova | 6 | 3 | 1 | | K Christian C Witthöft | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Andrianjafitrimo F Ferro | 3 | 1 | | 5 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | L Chan B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Razzano J Suvrijn | 4 | 1 | | 4 | L Chan B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Bara M Buzărnescu | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | I Bara M Buzărnescu | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Knoll A Smith | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | I Bara M Buzărnescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Kalinskaya E Makarova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | PR | J Brady V King | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| PR | J Brady V King | 6 | 6 | | PR | J Brady V King | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko A Krunić | 7 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | K Bondarenko A Krunić | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Rosolska A Spears | 5 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | I Bara M Buzărnescu | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | J Ostapenko E Vesnina | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | H-c Chan Z Yang | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | S Cîrstea S Sorribes Tormo | 1 | 6 | 6 | | S Cîrstea S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | B Bencic M Vondroušová | 2 | 4 | | | S Kuznetsova L Šafářová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea S Sorribes Tormo | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Konta A Riske | 6 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 8 | H-c Chan Z Yang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | PR | A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh A Petkovic | 4 | 4 | | 8 | H-c Chan Z Yang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | H-c Chan Z Yang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lapko R Olaru | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Arcangioli S Reix | 3 | 4 | | | T Maria H Watson | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Maria H Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 3 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | T Townsend R Voráčová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | K Bertens J Larsson | 6 | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| WC | S Cakarevic J Ponchet | 4 | 1 | | | T Townsend R Voráčová | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova A Kudryavtseva | 5 | 2 | | 9 | K Bertens J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K Bertens J Larsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | S Aoyama M Kato | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 3 |
| WC | S Williams V Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani K Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | S Errani K Flipkens | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Burel D Parry | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | S Williams V Williams | 4 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | |
| | I-C Begu Q Wang | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | P Martić M Sakkari | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | I-C Begu Q Wang | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Adamczak Y Wang | 0 | 4 | | 3 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | A Barty C Vandeweghe | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jurak D Vekić | 2 | 6 | 6 | | D Jurak D Vekić | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jakupović I Khromacheva | 6 | 6 | | | D Jakupović I Khromacheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Broady M Linette | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | D Jakupović I Khromacheva | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | V Golubic N Stojanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Arruabarrena K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Hesse P Parmentier | 0 | 2 | | | V Golubic N Stojanović | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena K Srebotnik | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | L Arruabarrena K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | E Mertens D Schuurs | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | L Arruabarrena K Srebotnik | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | N Kichenok An Rodionova | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová | 6 | 6 |
| PR | M Minella A Sevastova | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | N Kichenok An Rodionova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogdan O Savchuk | 3 | 6 | 1 | | Y Duan A Sasnovich | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Duan A Sasnovich | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | Y Duan A Sasnovich | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Kerkhove L Marozava | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova S Stosur | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kichenok L Tsurenko | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Sestini Hlaváčková B Strýcová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |