Misaki Doi and Xu Yifan were the defending champions of 2013, the tournament was not held in 2014. Doi chose not to participate. Xu partnered Wang Yafan, but lost in the quarterfinals to Yang Zhaoxuan and Zhang Yuxuan.
Alizé Cornet and Yaroslava Shvedova were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.
Anabel Medina Garrigues and Arantxa Parra Santonja were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.
Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan successfully defended their title, defeating Lu Jiajing and Wang Qiang in the final, 6–1, 6–1.
Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson were the defending champions, but withdrew from their first round match.
Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic won the women's doubles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–4, 6–3. It was the first Grand Slam title for Babos, who became the first Hungarian player to win a Grand Slam event since Andrea Temesvári in the 1986 French Open and the second Grand Slam title for Mladenovic.
Abigail Spears and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but chose not to compete together. Spears played alongside Alicja Rosolska, but lost in the first round to Mihaela Buzărnescu and Alizé Cornet. Srebotnik teamed up with Shuko Aoyama, but lost in the first round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Olga Savchuk.
Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková defeated Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2018 French Open. It was their first major title together.
Shuko Aoyama and Renata Voráčová were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kristie Ahn and Lauren Davis.
Duan Yingying and Han Xinyun were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.
Irina-Camelia Begu and Simona Halep were the defending champions, but Halep chose not to participate. Begu was scheduled to play alongside Zheng Saisai, but the latter withdrew due to a viral illness.
Women's doubles were played at the 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from 17 to 23 February. Chan Hao-ching and Yang Zhaoxuan were the defending champions, but chose to participate with different partners. Chan played alongside her sister Latisha, but they lost in the semifinals to Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová. Yang partnered Abigail Spears, but lost in the first round to Eugenie Bouchard and Sofia Kenin.
Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic defeated Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open. It was their second Australian Open title together. Despite the loss, Hsieh regained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking for the first time since 2014, replacing her partner Strýcová. Mladenovic, Aryna Sabalenka and Xu Yifan were also in contention for the top ranking.
Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara defeated Nicole Melichar and Demi Schuurs in the final, 6–1, 6–4, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Eastbourne International. It marked their fourth title together of the season, and their seventh consecutive win in a final match over two years. The victory earned Aoyama her 16th career WTA Tour doubles title and Shibahara's seventh.
Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva defeated Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens in the final, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 to win the women's doubles title at the 2022 Miami Open.
Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Daria Saville defeated Lucie Hradecká and Sania Mirza in the final, 5–7, 7–5, [10–6] to win the doubles tennis title at the 2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg.
Xu Yifan and Yang Zhaoxuan defeated Shuko Aoyama and Chan Hao-ching in the final, 7–5, 6–0 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2022 Silicon Valley Classic.
Gabriela Dabrowski and Giuliana Olmos defeated Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2022 Pan Pacific Open.
Defending champions Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková defeated Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open. It was their second Australian Open title and seventh major title together, and they extended their winning streak at the majors to 24 matches with the win, dating back to the 2022 Australian Open.
Xu Yifan and Yang Zhaoxuan defeated Desirae Krawczyk and Giuliana Olmos in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2023 Internationaux de Strasbourg.
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