2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas
Flag of New Zealand.svg Marina Erakovic
Runners-up Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita
Flag of Japan.svg Aiko Nakamura
Final score4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2007  · AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships ·  2009  

Sun Tiantian and Yan Zi were the defending champions, but Yan chose not to participate, and only Sun competed that year.
Sun partnered with Vania King, but lost in the semifinals to Aiko Nakamura and Ayumi Morita.

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Jill Craybas and Marina Erakovic won in the final 4–6, 7–5, [10–6], against Aiko Nakamura and Ayumi Morita.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová / Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er (first round)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Vania King / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chia-jung Chuang / Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Su-wei Hsieh (first round)
  4. Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko / Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko (first round, withdrew due to a left hip injury for Kirilenko)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová
Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er
1 6[5]
  Flag of Japan.svg J Namigata
Flag of Japan.svg A Yonemura
64 [10]  Flag of Japan.svg J Namigata
Flag of Japan.svg A Yonemura
665[9]
  Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of New Zealand.svg M Erakovic
66   Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of New Zealand.svg M Erakovic
4 7[11]
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Dubois
Flag of the United States.svg C Fusano
4 2    Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of New Zealand.svg M Erakovic
66 
4 Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko
Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko
     Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer
4 1  
  Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer
w/o     Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer
646[15]
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-j Chan
Flag of Italy.svg M Santangelo
67   Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-j Chan
Flag of Italy.svg M Santangelo
73 [13]
  Flag of Russia.svg M Kondratieva
Flag of France.svg S Lefèvre
1 64   Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of New Zealand.svg M Erakovic
4 7[10]
WC Flag of Japan.svg K Date-Krumm
Flag of Japan.svg R Fujiwara
664[10]  Flag of Japan.svg A Morita
Flag of Japan.svg A Nakamura
65 [6]
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Cetkovská
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová
4 7[7] WC Flag of Japan.svg K Date-Krumm
Flag of Japan.svg R Fujiwara
2 6[5]
  Flag of Japan.svg A Morita
Flag of Japan.svg A Nakamura
4 6[10]  Flag of Japan.svg A Morita
Flag of Japan.svg A Nakamura
61 [10]
3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg C-j Chuang
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
64 [6]   Flag of Japan.svg A Morita
Flag of Japan.svg A Nakamura
76 
  Flag of India.svg S Uberoi
Flag of the United States.svg M Washington
66 2 Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
5 2  
  Flag of Poland.svg M Domachowska
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Zakopalová
4 4    Flag of India.svg S Uberoi
Flag of the United States.svg M Washington
3 4  
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg C-w Chan
Flag of South Africa.svg N Grandin
2 5  2 Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
66 
2 Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
67 

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