# 2008 Pacific Life 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 Maria Kirilenko, but lost in the first round to Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama.
Dinara Safina and Elena Vesnina won in the final 6–1, 1–6, 10–8 against Yan Zi and Zheng Jie.

## Seeds

* Květa Peschke / Rennae Stubbs (second round)
* Yung-jan Chan / Chia-jung Chuang (quarterfinals)
* Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (final)
* Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko (quarterfinals)
* Gisela Dulko / Shahar Pe'er (second round, withdrew)
* Peng Shuai / Sun Tiantian (first round)
* Bethanie Mattek / Sania Mirza (semifinals)
* Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Dinara Safina Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Dinara Safina Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | Dinara Safina Elena Vesnina | 6 | 1 | [10] |
| | | | | | 3 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 1 | 6 | [8] |
| 3 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 6$^4$ | 7 | [10] | 3 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 1 | 6 | [8] |
| 7 | Bethanie Mattek Sania Mirza | 7 | 5 | [5] | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | K Peschke R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SR | A Morigami A Nakamura | 3 | 2 | | 1 | K Peschke R Stubbs | 6 | 4 | [8] | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Koryttseva V Uhlířová | 6 | 7 | | | M Koryttseva V Uhlířová | 1 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Müller B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Koryttseva V Uhlířová | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Rosolska S Sfar | 6 | 3 | [11] | | | | | | 8 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Dechy V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | [9] | | A Rosolska S Sfar | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko L Raymond | 1 | 5 | | 8 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Safina E Vesnina | 6 | 6 |
| | J Gajdošová B Stewart | 3 | 1 | | 4 | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo | 7 | 6 | | WC | S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo | 3 | 6 | [3] | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas A Jidkova | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 6 | 5 | [7] | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou J Wöhr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Safina E Vesnina | 3 | 7 | [10] | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva G Voskoboeva | 2 | 1 | | | E Daniilidou J Wöhr | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Safina E Vesnina | 4 | 6 | [10] | | D Safina E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Peng T Sun | 6 | 1 | [4] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | G Dulko S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Perebiynis R Voráčová | 4 | 4 | | 5 | G Dulko S Pe'er | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Oudin C Vandeweghe | 1 | 2 | | | I Benešová A Radwańska | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Benešová A Radwańska | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh V King | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | F Pennetta F Schiavone | 6 | 1 | [2] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin M Krajicek | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 3 | Z Yan J Zheng | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6$^4$ | 7 | [10] |
| 7 | B Mattek S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Mattek S Mirza | 7 | 5 | [5] |
| | G Navrátilová K Jans | 3 | 2 | | 7 | B Mattek S Mirza | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | T Poutchek A Rodionova | 2 | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | | | | |
| SR | A Haynes M Washington | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | B Mattek S Mirza | 7 | 4 | [11] | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues ME Salerni | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Y-j Chan C-j Chuang | 5 | 6 | [9] | | | | | |
| WC | C Fusano R Kops-Jones | 7 | 6 | | WC | C Fusano R Kops-Jones | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit M Tu | 2 | 6 | [10] | 2 | Y-j Chan C-j Chuang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y-j Chan C-j Chuang | 6 | 4 | [12] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |