# 2018 BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles

Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Chan played alongside her sister Chan Hao-ching, but lost in the second round to Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová.
Hsieh and Strýcová went on to win the title, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (final)
* Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (second round)
* Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan (semifinals)
* Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (semifinals)
* Monica Niculescu / Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (quarterfinals)
* Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (second round)
* Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson (first round)
* Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez (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 |
| 1 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | 4 | 2 | 1 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan | 6$^2$ | 3 | | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 6 |
| | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova S Stosur | 2 | 1 | | 1 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Azarenka A Sabalenka | 7$^7$ | 2 | [10] | WC | V Azarenka A Sabalenka | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Bouchard S Stephens | 6$^3$ | 6 | [7] | | | | | | 1 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | L Arruabarrena A Parra Santonja | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | | | L Arruabarrena A Parra Santonja | 6$^2$ | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
| | E Mertens D Schuurs | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | E Mertens D Schuurs | 7$^7$ | 2 | [7] | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Bertens J Larsson | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 4 | 2 |
| | N Kichenok An Rodionova | 6$^3$ | 0 | | 4 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Olaru O Savchuk | 4 | 6 | [6] | | K Bondarenko A Krunić | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko A Krunić | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | 4 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Smith R Voráčová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | M Niculescu A Sestini Hlaváčková | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Aoyama Z Yang | 6 | 6 | | | S Aoyama Z Yang | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková | 2 | 6 | [4] | 5 | M Niculescu A Sestini Hlaváčková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Niculescu A Sestini Hlaváčková | 6 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens N Stojanović | 0 | 4 | | 8 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Adamczak D Jurak | 6$^8$ | 5 | | | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 7$^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6$^7$ | 7 | [10] | | | | |
| | N Melichar K Peschke | 6 | 1 | [10] | | | | | | 3 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 7$^9$ | 5 | [12] | | | | |
| | I-C Begu S Halep | 3 | 6 | [3] | | N Melichar K Peschke | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Barty C Vandeweghe | 6 | 1 | [6] | 3 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 1 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| 6 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 5 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | S-w Hsieh B Strýcová | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | M Buzărnescu A Cornet | 1 | 7 | [3] | 6 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V King K Srebotnik | 6 | 4 | [14] | | V King K Srebotnik | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kichenok A Kudryavtseva | 3 | 6 | [12] | | | | | | | V King K Srebotnik | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Rosolska A Spears | 6 | 4 | [8] | | | | | | | S-w Hsieh B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh B Strýcová | 3 | 6 | [10] | | S-w Hsieh B Strýcová | 6 | 5 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko A Sevastova | 2 | 3 | | 2 | H-c Chan L Chan | 4 | 7 | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H-c Chan L Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |