2018 Italian Open – Women's doubles
{{More footnotes needed|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament event|2018|Italian Open|s
| champ = {{flagicon|AUS}} Ashleigh Barty
{{flagicon|NED}} Demi Schuurs
| runner = {{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
{{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová
| score = 6–3, 6–4
| draw = 28
| seeds = 8
}}
{{main|2018 Italian Open (tennis)}}
Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions,{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2018-rome-italy-709#results|title=Internazionali BNL d'Italia Results Archive|date=10 May 2018}} but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Chan played alongside Bethanie Mattek-Sands, but lost in the first round to Svetlana Kuznetsova and Karolína Plíšková.
Ashleigh Barty and Demi Schuurs won the title, defeating Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Barbora Strýcová in the final 6–3, 6–4.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were in contention for the No. 1 ranking but withdrew before their opening match.
Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
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- {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Makarova / {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina (withdrew)
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová (final)
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Tímea Babos / {{flagicon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Gabriela Dabrowski / {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Yifan (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|TPE}} Latisha Chan / {{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands (first round)
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Andreja Klepač / {{flagicon|ESP}} María José Martínez Sánchez (first round)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Ashleigh Barty / {{flagicon|NED}} Demi Schuurs (champions)
}}
Draw
{{Draw key}}
=Finals=
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| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
|team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=8
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashleigh Barty
{{flagicon|NED}} Demi Schuurs
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ROU}} Sorana Cîrstea
{{flagicon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko
| RD1-score2-1=2
| RD1-score2-2=3
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Raquel Atawo
{{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld
| RD1-score3-1=2
| RD1-score3-2=4
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-seed4=2
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
{{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová
| RD1-score4-1=6
| RD1-score4-2=6
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=8
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashleigh Barty
{{flagicon|NED}} Demi Schuurs
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
{{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová
| RD2-score2-1=3
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score2-3=
}}
=Top half=
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} D Gavrilova
{{flagicon|TPE}} S-w Hsieh
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|POL}} A Rosolska
{{flagicon|USA}} A Spears
| RD1-score04-1=4
| RD1-score04-2=4
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|RUS}} A Kudryavtseva
{{flagicon|CZE}} R Voráčová
| RD1-score05-1=3
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=[10]
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ESP}} L Arruabarrena
{{flagicon|ROU}} I-C Begu
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=3
| RD1-score06-3=[5]
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} N Melichar
{{flagicon|CZE}} K Peschke
| RD1-score07-1=3
| RD1-score07-2=2
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=8
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} A Barty
{{flagicon|NED}} D Schuurs
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed11=WC
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ITA}} S Errani
{{flagicon|ITA}} M Trevisan
| RD1-score11-1=7
| RD1-score11-2=77
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|CHN}} S Peng
{{flagicon|CHN}} Y Wang
| RD1-score12-1=5
| RD1-score12-2=61
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ROU}} S Cîrstea
{{flagicon|LAT}} J Ostapenko
| RD1-score13-1=77
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|SVK}} M Rybáriková
{{flagicon|LAT}} A Sevastova
| RD1-score14-1=64
| RD1-score14-2=3
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|RUS}} S Kuznetsova
{{flagicon|CZE}} Ka Plíšková
| RD1-score15-1=7
| RD1-score15-2=77
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-seed16=5
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|TPE}} L Chan
{{flagicon|USA}} B Mattek-Sands
| RD1-score16-1=5
| RD1-score16-2=63
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-seed01=Alt
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} J Konta
{{flagicon|CHN}} S Zhang
| RD2-score01-1=
| RD2-score01-2=
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} D Gavrilova
{{flagicon|TPE}} S-w Hsieh
| RD2-score02-1=w/o
| RD2-score02-2=
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|RUS}} A Kudryavtseva
{{flagicon|CZE}} R Voráčová
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=4
| RD2-score03-3=[2]
| RD2-seed04=8
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} A Barty
{{flagicon|NED}} D Schuurs
| RD2-score04-1=4
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=[10]
| RD2-seed05=3
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|HUN}} T Babos
{{flagicon|FRA}} K Mladenovic
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=WC
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ITA}} S Errani
{{flagicon|ITA}} M Trevisan
| RD2-score06-1=0
| RD2-score06-2=3
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ROU}} S Cîrstea
{{flagicon|LAT}} J Ostapenko
| RD2-score07-1=6
| RD2-score07-2=6
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|RUS}} S Kuznetsova
{{flagicon|CZE}} Ka Plíšková
| RD2-score08-1=3
| RD2-score08-2=3
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} D Gavrilova
{{flagicon|TPE}} S-w Hsieh
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=3
| RD3-score01-3=[5]
| RD3-seed02=8
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} A Barty
{{flagicon|NED}} D Schuurs
| RD3-score02-1=3
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-score02-3=[10]
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|HUN}} T Babos
{{flagicon|FRA}} K Mladenovic
| RD3-score03-1=2
| RD3-score03-2=5
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ROU}} S Cîrstea
{{flagicon|LAT}} J Ostapenko
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=7
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=8
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} A Barty
{{flagicon|NED}} D Schuurs
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ROU}} S Cîrstea
{{flagicon|LAT}} J Ostapenko
| RD4-score02-1=2
| RD4-score02-2=3
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
=Bottom half=
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-seed01=6
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|CZE}} B Krejčíková
{{flagicon|CZE}} K Siniaková
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score01-2=1
| RD1-score01-3=[8]
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} M Keys
{{flagicon|USA}} V Williams
| RD1-score02-1=2
| RD1-score02-2=6
| RD1-score02-3=[10]
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} R Atawo
{{flagicon|GER}} A-L Grönefeld
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=WC
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|UKR}} O Savchuk
{{flagicon|UKR}} E Svitolina
| RD1-score04-1=1
| RD1-score04-2=1
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|UKR}} N Kichenok
{{flagicon|AUS}} An Rodionova
| RD1-score05-1=3
| RD1-score05-2=7
| RD1-score05-3=[13]
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} M Adamczak
{{flagicon|UKR}} L Kichenok
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=5
| RD1-score06-3=[11]
| RD1-seed09=7
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|SLO}} A Klepač
{{flagicon|ESP}} MJ Martínez Sánchez
| RD1-score09-1=64
| RD1-score09-2=4
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=PR
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ESP}} A Medina Garrigues
{{flagicon|ESP}} A Parra Santonja
| RD1-score10-1=77
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=PR
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} V King
{{flagicon|SLO}} K Srebotnik
| RD1-score11-1=7
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=WC
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ITA}} D Chiesa
{{flagicon|ITA}} A Matteucci
| RD1-score12-1=5
| RD1-score12-2=0
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|TPE}} H-c Chan
{{flagicon|CHN}} Z Yang
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|JPN}} S Aoyama
{{flagicon|JPN}} M Kato
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score14-2=4
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M Keys
{{flagicon|USA}} V Williams
| RD2-score01-1=
| RD2-score01-2=
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} R Atawo
{{flagicon|GER}} A-L Grönefeld
| RD2-score02-1=w/o
| RD2-score02-2=
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|UKR}} N Kichenok
{{flagicon|AUS}} An Rodionova
| RD2-score03-1=4
| RD2-score03-2=3
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=4
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|CAN}} G Dabrowski
{{flagicon|CHN}} Y Xu
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=PR
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ESP}} A Medina Garrigues
{{flagicon|ESP}} A Parra Santonja
| RD2-score05-1=4
| RD2-score05-2=77
| RD2-score05-3=[9]
| RD2-seed06=PR
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} V King
{{flagicon|SLO}} K Srebotnik
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score06-2=64
| RD2-score06-3=[11]
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|TPE}} H-c Chan
{{flagicon|CHN}} Z Yang
| RD2-score07-1=2
| RD2-score07-2=4
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CZE}} A Sestini Hlaváčková
{{flagicon|CZE}} B Strýcová
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} R Atawo
{{flagicon|GER}} A-L Grönefeld
| RD3-score01-1=77
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=4
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|CAN}} G Dabrowski
{{flagicon|CHN}} Y Xu
| RD3-score02-1=65
| RD3-score02-2=1
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=PR
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} V King
{{flagicon|SLO}} K Srebotnik
| RD3-score03-1=4
| RD3-score03-2=2
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CZE}} A Sestini Hlaváčková
{{flagicon|CZE}} B Strýcová
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} R Atawo
{{flagicon|GER}} A-L Grönefeld
| RD4-score01-1=2
| RD4-score01-2=4
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|CZE}} A Sestini Hlaváčková
{{flagicon|CZE}} B Strýcová
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2018/709/MDD.pdf Main draw]
{{2018 WTA Tour}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Open - Women's Doubles, 2018}}