2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open
Final
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
Runners-up Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · Hong Kong Tennis Open ·  2023  

Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan were the defending champions, but Latisha could not participate due to a medical condition. Hao-ching played alongside Yang Zhaoxuan, but they lost in the first round to Nadiia Kichenok and Anastasia Rodionova.

Contents

Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai won the title, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Lidziya Marozava in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhaoxuan (first round)
  2. Flag of Poland.svg Alicja Rosolska / Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato / Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama / Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava (final)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg H-c Chan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yang
4 3
  Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
Flag of Australia (converted).svg An Rodionova
66 Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
Flag of Australia (converted).svg An Rodionova
776
  Flag of Japan.svg N Hibino
Flag of Georgia.svg O Kalashnikova
3 6[7] Flag of Slovenia.svg D Jakupović
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Voráčová
631
  Flag of Slovenia.svg D Jakupović
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Voráčová
62 [10] Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
Flag of Australia (converted).svg An Rodionova
63 [7]
4 Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama
Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
4 6[10]4 Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama
Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
4 6[10]
  Flag of Serbia.svg A Krunić
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ar Rodionova
62 [8] 4 Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama
Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
63 [10]
WC Flag of Hong Kong.svg E Chong
Flag of Hong Kong.svg L Zhang
1 2 Flag of France.svg A Cornet
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng
3 6[7]
  Flag of France.svg A Cornet
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng
664 Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama
Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
4 4
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Hon
Flag of Hungary.svg F Stollár
4 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang
66
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang
66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang
677
WC Flag of Hong Kong.svg K-y Ng
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina
1 3 3 Flag of Japan.svg M Kato
Flag of Japan.svg M Ninomiya
4 65
3 Flag of Japan.svg M Kato
Flag of Japan.svg M Ninomiya
66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang
66
  Flag of Chile.svg A Guarachi
Flag of Mexico.svg G Olmos
66 Flag of Chile.svg A Guarachi
Flag of Mexico.svg G Olmos
4 1
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg L Kerkhove
Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schoofs
2 4 Flag of Chile.svg A Guarachi
Flag of Mexico.svg G Olmos
3 6[10]
  Flag of the United States.svg J Brady
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
2 3 2 Flag of Poland.svg A Rosolska
Flag of the United States.svg A Spears
63 [6]
2 Flag of Poland.svg A Rosolska
Flag of the United States.svg A Spears
66

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