2008 DFS Classic – Doubles

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Doubles
2008 DFS Classic
Final
Champions Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
Runners-up Flag of France.svg Séverine Brémond
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
Score6–2, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Birmingham Classic ·  2009  

Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung were the defending champions, but Chan chose not to participate, and only Chuang competed that year.

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Chuang partnered with Rika Fujiwara, but lost in the quarterfinals to Vania King and Alla Kudryavtseva.

Cara Black and Liezel Huber won in the final 6–2, 6–1, against Séverine Brémond and Virginia Ruano Pascual.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber (champions)
  2. Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko / Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (first round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek / Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza (first round)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of the United States.svg L Huber
66 
  Flag of Japan.svg A Morita
Flag of Japan.svg A Nakamura
1 1  1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of the United States.svg L Huber
67 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Dellacqua
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
72 [8]   Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova
2 5  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova
5 6[10]1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of the United States.svg L Huber
5 6[10]
4 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek
Flag of India.svg S Mirza
4 6[4]   Flag of Russia.svg Y Shvedova
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
74 [4]
  Flag of South Africa.svg N Grandin
Flag of the United States.svg R Kops-Jones
63 [10]  Flag of South Africa.svg N Grandin
Flag of the United States.svg R Kops-Jones
1 1  
  Flag of Russia.svg Y Shvedova
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
66   Flag of Russia.svg Y Shvedova
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
66 
WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Keothavong
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M South
0 2  1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of the United States.svg L Huber
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva
74 [11]  Flag of France.svg S Brémond
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
2 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg C Gullickson
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Uhlířová
5 6[9]   Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva
64 [10]
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg C-j Chuang
Flag of Japan.svg R Fujiwara
76   Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg C-j Chuang
Flag of Japan.svg R Fujiwara
4 6[7]
3 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
5 3    Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva
4 6[8]
  Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek
Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
3 4    Flag of France.svg S Brémond
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
64 [10]
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Krajicek
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Krajicek
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
2 4  
  Flag of France.svg S Brémond
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
66   Flag of France.svg S Brémond
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
66 
2 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
4 4  

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