2008 Pilot Pen Tennis – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2008 Pilot Pen Tennis
Champions Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Runners-up Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Final score4–6, 7–5, 10–7
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2007  · Pilot Pen Tennis ·  2009  

Sania Mirza and Mara Santangelo were the defending champions, but chose not to participate that year.

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Květa Peschke and Lisa Raymond won in the final 4–6, 7–5, 10–7, against Sorana Cîrstea and Monica Niculescu.

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 the United States.svg Lisa Raymond (champions)
  3. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová / Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek (first round, retired due to a left knee injury for Husárová)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of the United States.svg L Huber
3 6[6]
WC Flag of Latvia.svg L Dekmeijere
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
63 [10]WC Flag of Latvia.svg L Dekmeijere
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
3 3  
  Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
66   Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
66 
  Flag of Poland.svg K Jans
Flag of Poland.svg A Rosolska
1 4    Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
636[10]
3 Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Dellacqua
63 [10]  Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva
74 [5]
  Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić Tošić
Flag of Belarus.svg D Kustova
3 6[6] 3 Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Dellacqua
5 6[10]
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Uhlířová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Záhlavová-Strýcová
74 [7]   Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva
74 [12]
  Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva
626[10]  Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
65 [7]
  Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport
Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
66 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
4 7[10]
  Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova
3 4    Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport
Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
3 6[9]
  Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
Flag of Russia.svg G Voskoboeva
4     Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
Flag of Russia.svg G Voskoboeva
61 [11]
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek
1 r    Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
Flag of Russia.svg G Voskoboeva
1 0  
  Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko
Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta
66 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
66 
WC Flag of the United States.svg M Cecil
Flag of the United States.svg R Stephenson
1 3    Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko
Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta
2 2  
  Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez
3 4  2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
66 
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
66 

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