2018 Open de Limoges – Doubles

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Doubles
2018 Open de Limoges
Champions Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galina Voskoboeva
Runners-up Flag of Switzerland.svg Timea Bacsinszky
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Final score7–5, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · Open de Limoges ·  2019  

Valeria Savinykh and Maryna Zanevska were the defending champions, but neither player chose to participate.

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Veronika Kudermetova and Galina Voskoboeva won the title, defeating Timea Bacsinszky and Vera Zvonareva in the final 7–5, 6–4.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu / Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Switzerland.svg Timea Bacsinszky / Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva (final)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova / Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galina Voskoboeva (champions)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Blinkova / Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
62 [10]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Krejsová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jesika Malečková
4 6[7]
1 Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
61 [4]
3 Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galina Voskoboeva
4 6[10]
3 Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galina Voskoboeva
66
Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova
Flag of Slovakia.svg Chantal Škamlová
2 2
3 Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galina Voskoboeva
76
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Timea Bacsinszky
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
5 4
Flag of Spain.svg Georgina García Pérez
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
781 [12]
4 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Blinkova
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova
666[10]
Flag of Spain.svg Georgina García Pérez
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
1 5
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Timea Bacsinszky
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
67
Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Wacanno
4 2
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Timea Bacsinszky
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
66

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