2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Serena and Venus Williams defeated Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was their third Wimbledon title together and seventh major title together overall, and they won the title without dropping a set. The Williams sisters played against each other in the singles final as well, in which Venus emerged victorious.

Women's doubles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
Runners-upUnited States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw64 (4 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
← 2007 · Wimbledon Championships · 2009 →

Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Raymond and Stosur.

Seeds

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01.     Cara Black /   Liezel Huber (semifinals)
02.     Ai Sugiyama /   Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
03.     Květa Peschke /   Rennae Stubbs (third round)
04.     Chan Yung-jan /   Chuang Chia-jung (first round)
05.     Anabel Medina Garrigues /   Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
06.     Victoria Azarenka /   Shahar Pe'er (quarterfinals)
07.     Alona Bondarenko /   Kateryna Bondarenko (withdrew)
08.     Peng Shuai /   Sun Tiantian (first round)
09.     Yan Zi /   Zheng Jie (third round)
10.     Dinara Safina /   Ágnes Szávay (third round)
11.     Serena Williams /   Venus Williams (champions)
12.     Svetlana Kuznetsova /   Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew)
13.     Bethanie Mattek /   Sania Mirza (quarterfinals)
14.     Alicia Molik /   Mara Santangelo (first round)
15.     Iveta Benešová /   Janette Husárová (second round)
16.     Lisa Raymond /   Samantha Stosur (final)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
7 77
6   Victoria Azarenka
  Shahar Pe'er
5 64
1   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
3 3
16   Lisa Raymond
  Samantha Stosur
6 6
16   Lisa Raymond
  Samantha Stosur
6 6
  Ekaterina Makarova
  Selima Sfar
4 3
16   Lisa Raymond
  Samantha Stosur
2 2
11   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
6 6
11   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
6 6
13   Bethanie Mattek
  Sania Mirza
4 3
11   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
6 6
  Nathalie Dechy
  Casey Dellacqua
3 3
  Nuria Llagostera Vives
  María José Martínez Sánchez
2 78 4
  Nathalie Dechy
  Casey Dellacqua
6 66 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   C Black
  L Huber
6 6
  N Grandin
  T Pironkova
1 0 1   C Black
  L Huber
6 6
  V Razzano
  J Vakulenko
3 2   V Dushevina
  E Dzehalevich
0 2
  V Dushevina
  E Dzehalevich
6 6 1   C Black
  L Huber
6 6
  V King
  A Kudryavtseva
6 6   V King
  A Kudryavtseva
1 3
Q   A Hlaváčková
  O Savchuk
3 3   V King
  A Kudryavtseva
6 6
  M Erakovic
  M Krajicek
0 2 15   I Benešová
  J Husárová
3 4
15   I Benešová
  J Husárová
6 6 1   C Black
  L Huber
7 77
10   D Safina
  Á Szávay
6 6 6   V Azarenka
  S Pe'er
5 64
  T Garbin
  M Koryttseva
2 1 10   D Safina
  Á Szávay
6 77
  G Navrátilová
  K Zakopalová
61 65   É Loit
  P Parmentier
4 61
  É Loit
  P Parmentier
77 77 10   D Safina
  Á Szávay
5 4
LL   C Fusano
  A Haynes
78 6 6   V Azarenka
  S Pe'er
7 6
  E Gallovits
  O Govortsova
66 2 LL   C Fusano
  A Haynes
65 1
  L Hradecká
  R Voráčová
5 4 6   V Azarenka
  S Pe'er
77 6
6   V Azarenka
  S Pe'er
7 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   K Peschke
  R Stubbs
6 6
  S Bammer
  M Müller
2 2 3   K Peschke
  R Stubbs
6 6
  D Cibulková
  A Kleybanova
1 0r   S Cirstea
  M Niculescu
1 2
  S Cirstea
  M Niculescu
6 0 3   K Peschke
  R Stubbs
2 63
  S-w Hsieh
  M Washington
1 2 16   L Raymond
  S Stosur
6 77
  Y Shvedova
  T Tanasugarn
6 6   Y Shvedova
  T Tanasugarn
5 79 4
  A Harkleroad
  G Voskoboeva
6 2 1 16   L Raymond
  S Stosur
7 67 6
16   L Raymond
  S Stosur
3 6 6 16   L Raymond
  S Stosur
6 6
9   Z Yan
  J Zheng
6 6   E Makarova
  S Sfar
4 3
  A Parra Santonja
  C Suárez Navarro
4 2 9   Z Yan
  J Zheng
6 6
  E Hrdinová
  P Kvitová
68 6 2   E Vesnina
  V Zvonareva
3 2
  E Vesnina
  V Zvonareva
710 4 6 9   Z Yan
  J Zheng
5 4
  P Cetkovská
  L Šafářová
3 2   E Makarova
  S Sfar
7 6
  ME Camerin
  G Dulko
6 6   ME Camerin
  G Dulko
3 0
  E Makarova
  S Sfar
6 6   E Makarova
  S Sfar
6 6
LL   A Morita
  J Namigata
3 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   A Medina Garrigues
  V Ruano Pascual
6 6
  S Foretz
  C Pin
3 1 5   A Medina Garrigues
  V Ruano Pascual
6 6
  T Paszek
  J Wöhr
5 66   S Errani
  F Schiavone
1 3
  S Errani
  F Schiavone
7 78 5   A Medina Garrigues
  V Ruano Pascual
1 4
WC   S Borwell
  J Rae
3 4 11   S Williams
  V Williams
6 6
  M Domachowska
  A Radwańska
6 6   M Domachowska
  A Radwańska
0 4
  T Poutchek
  A Rodionova
0 3 11   S Williams
  V Williams
6 6
11   S Williams
  V Williams
6 6 11   S Williams
  V Williams
6 6
13   B Mattek
  S Mirza
6 6 13   B Mattek
  S Mirza
4 3
WC   E Baltacha
  N Cavaday
4 2 13   B Mattek
  S Mirza
6 6
  J Craybas
  C Wozniacki
1 3 Q   M Kirilenko
  F Pennetta
3 4
Q   M Kirilenko
  F Pennetta
6 6 13   B Mattek
  S Mirza
4 6 2
WC   A Keothavong
  M South
77 6   A Amanmuradova
  D Kustova
6 4 0r
  C Ji
  S Sun
65 4 WC   A Keothavong
  M South
4 6 5
  A Amanmuradova
  D Kustova
4 77 6   A Amanmuradova
  D Kustova
6 4 7
4   Y-j Chan
  C-j Chuang
6 63 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   S Peng
  T Sun
6 4 7
  C Castaño
  K Kanepi
2 6 9   C Castaño
  K Kanepi
7 6
  K Jans
  M Jugić-Salkić
3 6 5   C Gullickson
  V Uhlířová
5 4
  C Gullickson
  V Uhlířová
6 4 7   C Castaño
  K Kanepi
4 4
  A Nakamura
  A Rezaï
7 6   N Llagostera Vives
  MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 6
WC   A Elliott
  K O'Brien
5 4   A Nakamura
  A Rezaï
2 5
  N Llagostera Vives
  MJ Martínez Sánchez
79 77   N Llagostera Vives
  MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 7
LL   A Smith
  G Stoop
67 63   N Llagostera Vives
  MJ Martínez Sánchez
2 78 4
14   A Molik
  M Santangelo
5 77 4   N Dechy
  C Dellacqua
6 66 6
  T Perebiynis
  A Rosolska
7 62 6   T Perebiynis
  A Rosolska
3 2
WC   A Fitzpatrick
  A Hawkins
1 0   N Dechy
  C Dellacqua
6 6
  N Dechy
  C Dellacqua
6 6   N Dechy
  C Dellacqua
6 711
  T Bacsinszky
  A Cornet
6 5 2 Q   R Kops-Jones
  A Spears
3 69
Q   R Kops-Jones
  A Spears
3 7 6 Q   R Kops-Jones
  A Spears
2 6 11
Q   J Cravero
  B Jozami
4 0 2   A Sugiyama
  K Srebotnik
6 3 9
2   A Sugiyama
  K Srebotnik
6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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