| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Chan Hao-ching  Yang Zhaoxuan |
| Runners-up | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai |
| Final score | 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but lost to Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai in the semifinals.
Chan Hao-ching and Yang Zhaoxuan won the title, defeating Hsieh and Peng in the final, 4–6, 6–2, [10–6].
Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (semifinals) Latisha Chan / 
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (quarterfinals) Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová (quarterfinals, withdrew) Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (final)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Aoyama  K Srebotnik | 1 | 2 | 1 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Kato M Ninomiya | 6 | 62 | [10] | M Kato M Ninomiya | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  L Ponomar  E Silva | 2 | 77 | [7] | 1 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 1 | 6 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 6 | 4 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 3 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
 K Bertens D Schuurs | 1 | 0 | 4 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 0 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Ostapenko A Sevastova | 2 | 3 |  N Melichar K Peschke | 4 | 6 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Melichar K Peschke | 6 | 6 | 4 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 2 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Klepač  MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 1 | [5] | H-c Chan Z Yang | 4 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H-c Chan Z Yang | 4 | 6 | [10] | H-c Chan Z Yang | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 4 | 4 | 3 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | H-c Chan Z Yang | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Rosolska A Spears | 6 | 6 | A Rosolska A Spears | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Pavlyuchenkova  O Savchuk | 2 | 0 | A Rosolska A Spears | 1 | 77 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Kichenok  An Rodionova | 3 | 1 | 2 | L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková | 6 | 65 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | L Chan A Sestini Hlaváčková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 5–7, 2–6.
Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but could not defend after Venus withdrew with a back injury before the start of competition.
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká are the defending champions, but Hradecká decided not to participate.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but Makarova withdrew due to injury. Vesnina was scheduled to partner with Marina Erakovic, but Erakovic withdrew before the first round for personal reasons.
Cara Black and Sania Mirza won the title, defeating Vera Dushevina and Arantxa Parra Santonja in the final, 6–2, 6–2.
Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova were the defending champions, but chose not to pair up this year. Petrova paired up and qualified with Katarina Srebotnik, but they lost in the semifinals to Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai.
Hsieh and Peng went on to win the title, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–4, 7–5.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Cara Black and Sania Mirza.
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai won the title, defeating Black and Mirza in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Julie Coin and Pauline Parmentier.
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues and Yaroslava Shvedova in the second round.
Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik won the title, defeating Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in the final, 4–0, ret.
Jelena Janković and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but they chose not to compete together. Janković played alongside Klára Koukalová, but lost in the second round to Michaëlla Krajicek and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová. Srebotnik teamed up with Květa Peschke, but lost in the second round to Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the title, defeating Cara Black and Sania Mirza in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–3.
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Šafářová.
Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears won the title, defeating Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic in the final, 6–1, 2–0, ret.
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Hlaváčková played alongside Zheng Jie, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kimiko Date-Krumm and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová. Hradecká teamed up with Michaëlla Krajicek, but lost in the third round to Zarina Diyas and Xu Yifan.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won their second Grand Slam doubles title together, defeating Martina Hingis and Flavia Pennetta in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2.
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but lost to Cara Black and Sania Mirza 1–6, 0–6 in the final.
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but Peng chose not to participate this year. Hsieh played alongside Flavia Pennetta, but lost in the quarterfinals to Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká.
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Martina Hingis and Sabine Lisicki were the defending champions, but Lisicki chose not to participate this year. Hingis played alongside Sania Mirza and successfully defended the title, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 7–5, 6–1. The win in the final allowed Hingis and Mirza to be the fourth doubles partnership in history to win the Sunshine Double.
Sania Mirza and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Mirza played alongside Peng Shuai, but lost in the semifinals to Hsieh Su-wei and Monica Niculescu. Strýcová teamed up with Lucie Šafářová, but lost in the semifinals to Chan Yung-jan and Martina Hingis.
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