2018 WTA Elite Trophy – Doubles

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Doubles
2018 WTA Elite Trophy
Champions Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
Runners-up Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava
Final score6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · WTA Elite Trophy ·  2019  

Duan Yingying and Han Xinyun were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.

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Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok won the title, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Lidziya Marozava in the final, 6–4, 3–6, [10–7].

Players

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu / Flag of Poland.svg Alicja Rosolska (Round robin)
  2. Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato / Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya (Round robin)
  3. Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok / Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok (Champions)
  4. Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama / Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava (Final)
  5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Xinyu / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhaoxuan (Round robin)
  6. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Qianhui / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xun Fangying (Round robin)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
63 [10]
4 Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava
4 6[7]

Lily Group

Flag of Romania.svg Buzărnescu
Flag of Poland.svg Rosolska
Flag of Japan.svg Aoyama
Flag of Belarus.svg Marozava
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xun
RR W–LSet W–LGame W–LStandings
1 Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
Flag of Poland.svg Alicja Rosolska
3–6, 2–66–2, 6–21–12–2 (50%)17–16 (52%)2
4 Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava
6–3, 6–26–3, 3–6, [6–10]1–13–2 (60%)21–15 (58%)1
6/WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Qianhui
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xun Fangying
2–6, 2–63–6, 6–3, [10–6]1–12–3 (40%)14–21 (40%)3

Bougainvillea Group

Flag of Japan.svg Kato
Flag of Japan.svg Ninomiya
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kichenok
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang
RR W–LSet W–LGame W–LStandings
2 Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato
Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya
4–6, 6–1, [7–10]3–6, 4–60–21–4 (20%)17–20 (46%)3
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
6–4, 1–6, [10–7]7–6(11–9), 3–6, [11–9]2–04–2 (67%)19–22 (46%)1
5/WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Xinyu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhaoxuan
6–3, 6–46–7(9–11), 6–3, [9–11]1–13–2 (60%)24–18 (57%)2

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