Gabrielle Andrews and Taylor Townsend were the defending champions having won the 2012 event, but neither player chose to defend their title.
Laura Siegemund was the defending champion, but could not defend her title due to a right knee injury.
Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková defeated Nicole Melichar and Květa Peschke in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. They became the first team to win the Channel Slam since Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama in 2003, and the first team to win both the Wimbledon junior and senior doubles titles together.
Ashleigh Barty and CoCo Vandeweghe defeated Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6) to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2018 US Open. They saved three championship points en route to the title.
Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Chan played alongside her sister Chan Hao-ching, but lost in the second round to Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová.
Ashleigh Barty and CoCo Vandeweghe defeated Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2018 Miami Open.
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.
Defending champion Tímea Babos and her partner Kristina Mladenovic defeated Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2018 WTA Finals.
Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai defeated the defending champions Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2019 Australian Open.
Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic defeated Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2019 French Open.
Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová defeated Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan in the final, 6−2, 6−4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. With the win, Strýcová attained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking for the first time – Kristina Mladenovic, Elise Mertens and Ashleigh Barty were also in contention for the top ranking. Hsieh and Strýcová won the title without losing a set during the tournament.
Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková defeated the defending champion Demi Schuurs and her partner Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the final, 7–5, 6–0 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2019 Canadian Open.
Peng Shuai and Yang Zhaoxuan were the defending champions, but Yang chose to compete in Brisbane instead. Peng partnered Zhang Shuai, but lost in the first round to Jiang Xinyu and Tang Qianhui.
This was the first edition of the tournament.
The Gippsland Trophy is a new addition to the WTA Tour in 2021.
Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka defeated Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková in the final, 6–2, 6–3, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. It was their second major doubles title as a team, after the 2019 US Open. With the win, Sabalenka claimed the world No. 1 doubles ranking.
Xu Yifan and Yang Zhaoxuan defeated Asia Muhammad and Ena Shibahara in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2022 Indian Wells Masters. They became the first all-Chinese team to win a WTA 1000-level title.
Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jeļena Ostapenko defeated Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2022 Cincinnati 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.
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula defeated Leylah Fernandez and Taylor Townsend in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Miami Open. This marked the first all-North American final in the history of the event.
Barbora Krejčíková 
Barbara Haas 
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