2007 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2007 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Champions Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
Final score6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2006  · Guangzhou International Women's Open ·  2008  

The doubles Tournament at the 2007 Guangzhou International Women's Open took place between 24 and 30 September on outdoor hard courts in Guangzhou, China. Peng Shuai and Yan Zi won the title, defeating Vania King and Sun Tiantian in the final.

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Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Vania King / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian (final)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues / Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi (champions)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas / Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić Tošić (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
67
Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino
Flag of Argentina.svg ME Salerni
3 611 Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
3 6[10]
Alt Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg W Liu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Lu
4 6[10]Alt Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg W Liu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Lu
61 [6]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Huang
Flag of Russia.svg M Kondratieva
62 [6] 1 Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
76
4 Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić Tošić
62 4 Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić Tošić
682
Flag of France.svg C Pin
Flag of Turkey.svg İ Şenoğlu
1 0r4 Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić Tošić
66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg X Han
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Xu
66WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg X Han
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Xu
4 2
Flag of South Africa.svg N Grandin
Flag of Romania.svg A Perianu
3 4 1 Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
3 4
Flag of the United States.svg J Ditty
Flag of the United States.svg R Kops-Jones
4 603 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
66
Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek
Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
67 Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek
Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
1 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg C Ji
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Sun
2 0 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
66
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
663 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
66
Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Kilsdonk
Flag of France.svg S Lefèvre
75 [10]2 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
2 1
Alt Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Chen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Song
627[7] Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Kilsdonk
Flag of France.svg S Lefèvre
2 1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Šromová
Flag of the Netherlands.svg E Tamaëla
2 632 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
66
2 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
67

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