2008 Kangaroo Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
2008 Kangaroo Cup
Champions Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm
Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara
Runners-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Thijssen
Final score6–1, 6–7(8–10), [10–7]
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Kangaroo Cup ·  2009  

Ayumi Morita and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but neither player chose to compete that year.

Contents

Kimiko Date-Krumm and Kurumi Nara won the title, defeating Melanie South and Nicole Thijssen 6–1, 6–7(8–10), [10–7] in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Junri Namigata / Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Yonemura (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of South Africa.svg Surina De Beer / Flag of Japan.svg Kumiko Iijima (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Thijssen (final)
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Wanting / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Yijing (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Japan.svg J Namigata
Flag of Japan.svg A Yonemura
677 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Hubacek
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Moriarty
2 65 1 Flag of Japan.svg J Namigata
Flag of Japan.svg A Yonemura
662[9]
Q Flag of Japan.svg M Doi
Flag of Japan.svg K Hisami
4 2  WC Flag of Japan.svg K Date-Krumm
Flag of Japan.svg K Nara
3 77[11]
WC Flag of Japan.svg K Date-Krumm
Flag of Japan.svg K Nara
66 WC Flag of Japan.svg K Date-Krumm
Flag of Japan.svg K Nara
65 [10]
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg W Liu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Zhao
66  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Bai
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kriz
4 7[6]
  Flag of Japan.svg S Hisamatsu
Flag of Japan.svg T Yonemura
2 3  4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg W Liu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Zhao
62 [5]
Flag of Japan.svg M Kato
Flag of Japan.svg Y Nakano
64 [6]   Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Bai
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kriz
2 6[10]
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Bai
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kriz
4 6[10]WC Flag of Japan.svg K Date-Krumm
Flag of Japan.svg K Nara
668[10]
WC Flag of Japan.svg Y Adachi
Flag of Japan.svg K Watanabe
3 2  3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M South
Flag of the Netherlands.svg N Thijssen
1 710[7]
  Flag of Japan.svg T Dokei
Flag of Japan.svg Y Kurata
66  Flag of Japan.svg T Dokei
Flag of Japan.svg Y Kurata
2 3
Q Flag of Japan.svg Y Kuroda
Flag of Russia.svg K Lykina
4 2 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M South
Flag of the Netherlands.svg N Thijssen
66
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M South
Flag of the Netherlands.svg N Thijssen
663 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M South
Flag of the Netherlands.svg N Thijssen
66
WC Flag of Japan.svg Mi Inoue
Flag of Japan.svg A Tajima
652   Flag of Japan.svg Ma Inoue
Flag of Japan.svg S Shimizu
1 0
  Flag of Japan.svg Ma Inoue
Flag of Japan.svg S Shimizu
776  Flag of Japan.svg Ma Inoue
Flag of Japan.svg S Shimizu
w/o  
Flag of New Zealand.svg E Barry
Flag of the United States.svg A Yelsey
4 6[7] 2 Flag of South Africa.svg S De Beer
Flag of Japan.svg K Iijima
   
2 Flag of South Africa.svg S De Beer
Flag of Japan.svg K Iijima
64 [10]

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