2008 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

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Doubles
2008 Open Gaz de France
Champion Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
Runner-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimíra Uhlířová
Final score6–1, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions, but the pair lost in the first round to Julie Ditty and Yuliana Fedak.

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Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko won the title, defeating Eva Hrdinová and Vladimíra Uhlířová in the final 6–1, 6–4.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black   &  Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber (first round)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke   &  Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko   &  Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
  4. Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová   &  Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues (quarterfinals)

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of the United States.svg L Huber
4 6[5]
  Flag of the United States.svg J Ditty
Flag of Ukraine.svg Y Fedak
60 [10] Flag of the United States.svg J Ditty
Flag of Ukraine.svg Y Fedak
61 [5]
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Hrdinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Uhlířová
64 [12] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Hrdinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Uhlířová
4 6[10]
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky
Flag of France.svg A Védy
3 6[10] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Hrdinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Uhlířová
76
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
70 [11] Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg M Jugić-Salkić
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg G Navrátilová
5 1
  Flag of Belarus.svg E Dzehalevich
Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova
5 6[9] 4 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
4 6[12]
  Flag of France.svg S Brémond
Flag of Russia.svg A Jidkova
621 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg M Jugić-Salkić
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg G Navrátilová
64 [14]
  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg M Jugić-Salkić
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg G Navrátilová
776 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Hrdinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Uhlířová
1 4
  Flag of Georgia.svg M Chakhnashvilia
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Feys
642 3 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
66
  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg G Voskoboeva
776 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg G Voskoboeva
3 2
WC Flag of France.svg S Cohen-Aloro
Flag of France.svg C Pin
613 3 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
66
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
7763 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
662 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
w / o
  Flag of France.svg S Foretz
Flag of Tunisia.svg S Sfar
3 4 Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
61 [6]
  Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou
Flag of Germany.svg J Wöhr
5 3 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
4 6[10]
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
76

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