# 2019 China Open – Women's doubles

Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but Sestini Hlaváčková did not participate due to maternity leave. Strýcová played alongside Hsieh Su-wei, but lost in the second round to Jeļena Ostapenko and Dayana Yastremska.
Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the title, defeating Ostapenko and Yastremska in the final, 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [10–7].
Kristina Mladenovic regained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking from Strýcova after the end of the tournament. Elise Mertens was also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová (second round)
* Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
* Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
* Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan (quarterfinals)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Demi Schuurs (quarterfinals)
* Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (second round)
* Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai (second round)
* Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Jeļena Ostapenko Dayana Yastremska | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | |
| | Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 4 | [6] | | | | | |
| | Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 4 | [6] | | Jeļena Ostapenko Dayana Yastremska | 3 | 7$^7$ | [7] |
| | | | | | WC | Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6$^5$ | [10] |
| WC | Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | WC | Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6$^5$ | [10] |
| | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S-w Hsieh B Strýcová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko D Yastremska | 6 | 2 | [10] | | J Ostapenko D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V King M Niculescu | 4 | 6 | [4] | | | | | | J Ostapenko D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Ninomiya Z Yang | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | 8 | N Melichar K Peschke | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Görges A Sevastova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Görges A Sevastova | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brady K Srebotnik | 2 | 6$^4$ | | 8 | N Melichar K Peschke | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Melichar K Peschke | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | J Ostapenko D Yastremska | 4 | 6 | [10] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková | 6 | 4 | [6] |
| | | | | | 4 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko A Krunić | 5 | 6 | [8] | | D Jurak MJ Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jurak MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7 | 3 | [10] | | | | | 4 | G Dabrowski Y Xu | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Kichenok D Krawczyk | 4 | 2 | | | Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rosolska S Sanders | 6 | 3 | [8] | 7 | S Stosur S Zhang | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Stosur S Zhang | 4 | 6 | [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 |
| 5 | A-L Grönefeld D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kichenok A Spears | 1 | 4 | | 5 | A-L Grönefeld D Schuurs | 1 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova A Sasnovich | 3 | 2 | | | E Alexandrova K Siniaková | 6 | 3 | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A-L Grönefeld D Schuurs | 6 | 4 | [8] | | | | |
| WC | S Kenin B Mattek-Sands | 5 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | WC | S Kenin B Mattek-Sands | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | |
| | R Olaru A Riske | 7 | 1 | [4] | WC | S Kenin B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | E Mertens A Sabalenka | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Kenin B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | H-c Chan L Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 4 | 1 |
| | Y Duan S Zheng | 1 | 1 | | 6 | H-c Chan L Chan | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 6 | 6 | | | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Blinkova R Voráčová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Peng Y Wang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Adamczak X Han | 5 | 1 | | WC | S Peng Y Wang | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |