# 2018 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic won the women's doubles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–4, 6–3. It was the first Grand Slam title for Babos, who became the first Hungarian player to win a Grand Slam event since Andrea Temesvári in the 1986 French Open and the second Grand Slam title for Mladenovic.
Makarova and Vesnina were attempting to achieve the career Super Slam in doubles (would be third and fourth overall after Gigi Fernández and Pam Shriver).
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but Mattek-Sands could not participate this year due to injury. Šafářová played alongside Barbora Strýcová, but lost in the quarterfinals to Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai.

## Seeds

    01. Latisha Chan / Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (quarterfinals)
    02. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (final)
    03. Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua (second round)
    04. Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová (quarterfinals)
    05. Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (champions)
    06. Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan (quarterfinals)
    07. Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson (first round)
    08. Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (semifinals)
    09. Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez (first round)
    10. Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu (semifinals)
    11. Shuko Aoyama / Yang Zhaoxuan (third round)
    12. Raquel Atawo / Anna-Lena Grönefeld (third round)
    13. Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke (third round)
    14. Chan Hao-ching / Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
    15. Alicja Rosolska / Abigail Spears (second round)
    16. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 0 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 0 | 7$^8$ | 5 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Lucie Šafářová Barbora Strýcová | 1 | 4 | | 8 | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 4 | 3 |
| PR | Jennifer Brady Vania King | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Jennifer Brady Vania King | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan | 6 | 1 | 6$^2$ | 2 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 0 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Han C Liang | 3 | 0 | | 1 | L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Q Wang Y Wang | 4 | 2 | | | O Kalashnikova V Lepchenko | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Kalashnikova V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Maria P Parmentier | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | H-c Chan K Srebotnik | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| PR | M Krajicek A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 1 | 6 | PR | M Krajicek A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Robson C Vandeweghe | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 14 | H-c Chan K Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | H-c Chan K Srebotnik | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ |
| 9 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6 | 0 | 7$^8$ |
| | V Golubic N Stojanović | 6 | 6 | | | V Golubic N Stojanović | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ar Rodionova N Vikhlyantseva | 2 | 2 | | | K Bondarenko A Krunić | 6$^0$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Golubic N Stojanović | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko A Pavlyuchenkova | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | L Arruabarrena A Parra Santonja | 6 | 4 | 6 | PR | L Arruabarrena A Parra Santonja | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dzalamidze X Knoll | 5 | 3 | | 5 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 7 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Broady A Smith | 2 | 1 | | 4 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kozlova Y Putintseva | 3 | 3 | | | R Olaru O Savchuk | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Olaru O Savchuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova A Sabalenka | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea B Haddad Maia | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea B Haddad Maia | 6 | 6 | | | S Cîrstea B Haddad Maia | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet H Watson | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | A Rosolska A Spears | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Rosolska A Spears | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 6 |
| WC | A Sharma B Woolcock | 6$^2$ | 3 | | 12 | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Adamczak S Sanders | 3 | 5 | | | E Hozumi M Kato | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hozumi M Kato | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 12 | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Kichenok M Ninomiya | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | L Kerkhove L Marozava | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Alt | L Kerkhove L Marozava | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Buzărnescu M Irigoyen | 3 | 5 | | 8 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | K Bertens J Larsson | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kichenok An Rodionova | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | N Kichenok An Rodionova | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A-L Friedsam A Van Uytvanck | 0$^r$ | | | | Kr Plíšková D Vekić | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková D Vekić | 5 | | | | | | | | | N Kichenok An Rodionova | 1$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino D Jurak | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | I-C Begu M Niculescu | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | J Moore E Perez | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Moore E Perez | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni A Petkovic | 7$^8$ | 3 | 2 | 10 | I-C Begu M Niculescu | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | I-C Begu M Niculescu | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | I-C Begu M Niculescu | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | N Melichar K Peschke | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | PR | J Brady V King | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| WC | K Birrell J Fourlis | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 13 | N Melichar K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle M Puig | 6 | 1 | 6 | | M Brengle M Puig | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Bai Z Hives | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 13 | N Melichar K Peschke | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova D Kasatkina | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | PR | J Brady V King | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| PR | J Brady V King | 6 | 6 | | PR | J Brady V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Mertens D Schuurs | 3 | 5 | | 3 | A Barty C Dellacqua | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Barty C Dellacqua | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens F Schiavone | 3 | 2 | 6 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bellis M Vondroušová | 3 | 2 | | E Alexandrova A Sevastova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | X Jiang Q Tang | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | 11 | S Aoyama Z Yang | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel C Witthöft | 7$^7$ | 7 | | M Barthel C Witthöft | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Townsend R Voráčová | 4 | 4 | 11 | S Aoyama Z Yang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Aoyama Z Yang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 6 | 1 | 6$^2$ |
| 16 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 0 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | P Hon A Tomljanović | 5 | 3 | 16 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas M Linette | 6 | 6 | | Z Diyas M Linette | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Bains I Wallace | 3 | 2 | | | | | 16 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Alt | D Jakupović I Khromacheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Davis A Riske | 4 | 2 | Alt | D Jakupović I Khromacheva | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bouchard S Stephens | 4 | 4 | 2 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |