# 2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's doubles

Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were the defending champions, but Stosur chose not to participate, and only Raymond competed that year. Raymond partnered with Elena Likhovtseva, but lost in the quarterfinals to Květa Peschke and Rennae Stubbs.
Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama won in the final 7–5, 4–6, [10–3] against Cara Black and Liezel Huber.

## Seeds

* Cara Black / Liezel Huber (final)
* Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama (champions)
* Květa Peschke / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
* Yung-jan Chan / Chia-jung Chuang (second round)
* Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (first round)
* Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)
* Victoria Azarenka / Shahar Pe'er (semifinals)
* Elena Likhovtseva / Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs | 3 | 3 | 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 5 | 6 | [3] |
| | | | | 2 | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | 7 | 4 | [10] |
| 7 | Victoria Azarenka Shahar Pe'er | 0 | 3 | 2 | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | 7 | 4 | [10] |
| 2 | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | C Black L Huber | 2 | 7 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Koryttseva V Uhlířová | 6 | 5 | [7] | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder M Shaughnessy | 3 | 1 | | | B Mattek M Washington | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek M Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | |
| | S Peng T Sun | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | S Peng T Sun | 3 | 6 | [6] | | | | |
| | G Dulko ME Salerni | 5 | 1 | | | S Peng T Sun | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Müller G Navrátilová | 2 | 1 | | 6 | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | K Peschke R Stubbs | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Peschke R Stubbs | 3 | 3 |
| | A Kudryavtseva G Voskoboeva | 6 | 3 | [5] | 3 | K Peschke R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin J Craybas | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | | | D Safina Á Szávay | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Safina Á Szávay | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | K Peschke R Stubbs | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | |
| | É Loit B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 1 | 6 | [10] | | | | | 8 | E Likhovtseva L Raymond | 6 | 3 | [6] | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh V King | 6 | 4 | [7] | | É Loit B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Hendler N Vaidišová | 3 | 2 | | 8 | E Likhovtseva L Raymond | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Likhovtseva L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | V Azarenka S Pe'er | 7 | 6$^4$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta F Schiavone | 6$^4$ | 7 | [6] | 7 | V Azarenka S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| ALT | A Amanmuradova C Wozniacki | 6 | 3 | [10] | ALT | A Amanmuradova C Wozniacki | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 4 | 6 | [5] | | | | | 7 | V Azarenka S Pe'er | 7 | 4 | [10] | | | | |
| | T Perebiynis A Radwańska | 6$^7$ | 6 | [6] | | | | | WC | S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo | 5 | 6 | [6] | | | | |
| WC | S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo | 7 | 4 | [10] | WC | S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek A Rodionova | 1 | 2 | | 4 | Y-j Chan C-j Chuang | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Y-j Chan C-j Chuang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Azarenka S Pe'er | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Z Yan J Zheng | 3 | 6 | [8] | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Srebotnik A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 |
| WC | L Davenport D Hantuchová | 6 | 2 | [10] | WC | L Davenport D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova T Tanasugarn | 4 | 6 | [10] | | Y Shvedova T Tanasugarn | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy V Zvonareva | 6 | 1 | [1] | | | | | WC | L Davenport D Hantuchová | 4 | 6 | [4] | | | | |
| | T Garbin M Krajicek | 6$^4$ | 6 | [6] | | | | | 2 | K Srebotnik A Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | |
| | L Hradecká R Voráčová | 7 | 2 | [10] | | L Hradecká R Voráčová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| ALT | A Jidkova A Morigami | 4 | 3 | | 2 | K Srebotnik A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Srebotnik A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |