2018 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but lost to Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai in the semifinals.

Women's doubles
2018 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champions	Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan
Runners-up	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai
Score	4–6, 6–2, [10–6]

Main article: 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships

Chan Hao-ching and Yang Zhaoxuan won the title, defeating Hsieh and Peng in the final, 4–6, 6–2, [10–6].

Seeds

1. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (semifinals)
2. Latisha Chan / Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (quarterfinals)
3. Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová (quarterfinals, withdrew)
4. Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (final)

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

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
		S Aoyama K Srebotnik	1	2				1	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
		M Kato M Ninomiya	6	62	[10]				M Kato M Ninomiya	4	1
	WC	L Ponomar E Silva	2	77	[7]										1	E Makarova E Vesnina	1	6	[7]
	4	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	6											4	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	3	[10]
		K Bertens D Schuurs	1	0				4	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	0	[10]
		J Ostapenko A Sevastova	2	3					N Melichar K Peschke	4	6	[7]
		N Melichar K Peschke	6	6																		4	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	2	[6]
		A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	1	[5]																		H-c Chan Z Yang	4	6	[10]
		H-c Chan Z Yang	4	6	[10]				H-c Chan Z Yang	w/o
		R Atawo A-L Grönefeld	4	4				3	L Šafářová B Strýcová
	3	L Šafářová B Strýcová	6	6												H-c Chan Z Yang	6	7
		A Rosolska A Spears	6	6												A Rosolska A Spears	4	5
		A Pavlyuchenkova O Savchuk	2	0					A Rosolska A Spears	1	77	[10]
		N Kichenok An Rodionova	3	1				2	L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková	6	65	[8]
	2	L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková	6	6

References

• Main Draw