Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States' Serena Williams and Venus Williams defeated Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual in the final, 6–2, 6–0 to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match, China's Yan Zi and Zheng Jie defeated Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko, 6–2, 6–2. This was the Williams sisters' second Olympic gold medal in Women's Doubles.

Women's doubles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Champions	Serena Williams Venus Williams (USA)
Runners-up	Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)
Score	6–2, 6–0

Women's doubles tennis at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Date	10 to 17 August 2008
Competitors	64 from 21 nations
Medalists
Serena Williams Venus Williams  United States Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual  Spain Yan Zi Zheng Jie  China

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The tournament was held from 10 August to 17 August at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre in Beijing, China. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament.

China's Li Ting and Sun Tiantian were the reigning gold medalists, but Li retired from tennis in 2007. Sun partnered with Peng Shuai, but they were defeated in the first round by Belarus' Olga Govortsova and Darya Kustova.

Medalists

Gold	Serena Williams / Venus Williams  United States
Silver	Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual  Spain
Bronze	Yan Zi / Zheng Jie  China

Calendar

August	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Morning	10.30	10.30	10.30
Afternoon	17.00	17.00	17.00	16.00	16.00	16.00	16.00	16.00
	Round of 32	Round of 32	Round of 32	Round of 16	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Bronze Final

Seeds

1.  Svetlana Kuznetsova / Dinara Safina (RUS) (quarterfinals)
2.  Serena Williams / Venus Williams (USA) (champions, gold medalists)
3.  Chan Yung-jan / Chuang Chia-jung (TPE) (second round)
4.  Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) (final, silver medalists)
5.  Lindsay Davenport / Liezel Huber (USA) (quarterfinals)
6.  Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) (semifinals, fourth place)
7.  Elena Vesnina / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) (quarterfinals)
8.  Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (CHN) (semifinals, bronze medalists)

Draw

Key

• INV = Tripartite Invitation
• IP = ITF place
• ALT = Alternate

• r = Retired
• w/o = Walkover

Finals

	Semifinals							Final (gold medal match)
	8	Yan Zi (CHN)  Zheng Jie (CHN)	4	65
	4	Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)  Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)	6	77
								4	Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)  Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)	2	0
								2	Serena Williams (USA)  Venus Williams (USA)	6	6
	6	Alona Bondarenko (UKR)  Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)	6	4	1
	2	Serena Williams (USA)  Venus Williams (USA)	4	6	6			Bronze medal match
								8	Yan Zi (CHN)  Zheng Jie (CHN)	6	6
								6	Alona Bondarenko (UKR)  Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)	2	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	S Kuznetsova (RUS)  D Safina (RUS)	6	3	7
		M Santangelo (ITA)  R Vinci (ITA)	1	6	5			1	S Kuznetsova (RUS)  D Safina (RUS)	6	6
		T Golovin (FRA)  P Parmentier (FRA)						IP	S Mirza (IND)  S Rao (IND)	4	4
	IP	S Mirza (IND)  S Rao (IND)	w/o												1	S Kuznetsova (RUS)  D Safina (RUS)	3	7	8
	IP	E Gagliardi (SUI)  P Schnyder (SUI)	6	6											8	Yan Z (CHN)  Zheng J (CHN)	6	5	10
	IP	E Daniilidou (GRE)  A Gerasimou (GRE)	0	4					E Gagliardi (SUI)  P Schnyder (SUI)	3	62
		D Hantuchová (SVK)  J Husárová (SVK)	1	69				8	Yan Z (CHN)  Zheng J (CHN)	6	77
	8	Yan Z (CHN)  Zheng J (CHN)	6	711																		8	Yan Z (CHN)  Zheng J (CHN)	4	65
	4	A Medina Garrigues (ESP)  V Ruano Pascual (ESP)	6	6																		4	A Medina Garrigues (ESP)  V Ruano Pascual (ESP)	6	77
		M Koryttseva (UKR)  T Perebiynis (UKR)	3	4				4	A Medina Garrigues (ESP)  V Ruano Pascual (ESP)	4	6	6
		S Stosur (AUS)  R Stubbs (AUS)	6	6					S Stosur (AUS)  R Stubbs (AUS)	6	4	4
		P Kvitová (CZE)  L Šafářová (CZE)	1	0											4	A Medina Garrigues (ESP)  V Ruano Pascual (ESP)	5	78	8
	IP	M Ani (EST)  K Kanepi (EST)	2	2											5	L Davenport (USA)  L Huber (USA)	7	66	6
		V Azarenka (BLR)  T Poutchek (BLR)	6	6					V Azarenka (BLR)  T Poutchek (BLR)	4	6	3
	IP	K Jans (POL)  A Rosolska (POL)	2	1				5	L Davenport (USA)  L Huber (USA)	6	4	6
	5	L Davenport (USA)  L Huber (USA)	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	A Bondarenko (UKR)  K Bondarenko (UKR)	6	6
		M Domachowska (POL)  A Radwańska (POL)	3	2				6	A Bondarenko (UKR)  K Bondarenko (UKR)	6	6
		O Govortsova (BLR)  D Kustova (BLR)	77	77					O Govortsova (BLR)  D Kustova (BLR)	1	3
		S Peng (CHN)  T Sun (CHN)	61	63											6	A Bondarenko (UKR)  K Bondarenko (UKR)	6	3	7
		C Dellacqua (AUS)  A Molik (AUS)	4	4												F Pennetta (ITA)  F Schiavone (ITA)	1	6	5
		F Pennetta (ITA)  F Schiavone (ITA)	6	6					F Pennetta (ITA)  F Schiavone (ITA)	77	1	8
		A Cornet (FRA)  V Razzano (FRA)	62	77	5			3	Y-j Chan (TPE)  C-j Chuang (TPE)	61	6	6
	3	Y-j Chan (TPE)  C-j Chuang (TPE)	77	63	7																	6	A Bondarenko (UKR)  K Bondarenko (UKR)	6	4	1
	7	E Vesnina (RUS)  V Zvonareva (RUS)	2	6	6																	2	S Williams (USA)  V Williams (USA)	4	6	6
		N Llagostera Vives (ESP)  MJ Martínez Sánchez (ESP)	6	1	3			7	E Vesnina (RUS)  V Zvonareva (RUS)	6	6
	IP	T Obziler (ISR)  S Pe'er (ISR)	3	2				IP	G Dulko (ARG)  B Jozami (ARG)	2	3
	IP	G Dulko (ARG)  B Jozami (ARG)	6	6											7	E Vesnina (RUS)  V Zvonareva (RUS)	4	0
		A Morita (JPN)  A Sugiyama (JPN)	6	6											2	S Williams (USA)  V Williams (USA)	6	6
	IP	G Arn (HUN)  Á Szávay (HUN)	3	3					A Morita (JPN)  A Sugiyama (JPN)	5	2
		I Benešová (CZE)  N Vaidišová (CZE)	6	5	1			2	S Williams (USA)  V Williams (USA)	7	6
	2	S Williams (USA)  V Williams (USA)	4	7	6

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