Tennis at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
at the 2018 Asian Games
Venue Jakabaring Tennis Court
Dates20–25 August
Competitors56 from 18 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  2014
2022  
Women's doubles
Tennis at the 2018 Asian Games
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
  2014  · Asian Games ·  2022  

The women's doubles tennis event at the 2018 Asian Games took place at the Tennis Court of Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia from 20 to 25 August 2018.

Contents

Luksika Kumkhum and Tamarine Tanasugarn were the defending champions, however Tanasugarn has retired from professional tennis in 2016, while Kumkhum chose not to compete in this event. Xu Yifan and Yang Zhaoxuan won the gold medal, defeating Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan in the final. Gozal Ainitdinova and Anna Danilina, and Miyu Kato and Makoto Ninomiya won the bronze medals.

Schedule

All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

DateTimeEvent
Monday, 20 August 201812:00Round of 32
Wednesday, 22 August 201810:00Round of 16
Thursday, 23 August 201810:00Quarterfinals
Friday, 24 August 201810:00Semifinals
Saturday, 25 August 201810:00Final

Results

Legend

Final

Final
     
1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chan Hao-ching  (TPE)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Latisha Chan  (TPE)
2 6[9]
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Yifan  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Zhaoxuan  (CHN)
61 [11]

Top half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chan Hao-ching  (TPE)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Latisha Chan  (TPE)
66 
 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thasaporn Naklo  (THA)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Mananchaya Sawangkaew  (THA)
66  Flag of Thailand.svg  Thasaporn Naklo  (THA)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Mananchaya Sawangkaew  (THA)
3 1  
 Flag of Mongolia.svg  Altansarnaigiin Jargal  (MGL)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenebilegiin Ariun-Erdene  (MGL)
1 2  1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chan Hao-ching  (TPE)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Latisha Chan  (TPE)
4 7[10]
 Flag of Nepal.svg  Mahika Rana  (NEP)
Flag of Nepal.svg  Mayanka Rana  (NEP)
66  Flag of Japan.svg  Moyuka Uchijima  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Erina Hayashi  (JPN)
65 [5]
 Flag of Maldives.svg  Aminath Irufa Mahir  (MDV)
Flag of Maldives.svg  Zeina Abdul Rasheed  (MDV)
4 1   Flag of Nepal.svg  Mahika Rana  (NEP)
Flag of Nepal.svg  Mayanka Rana  (NEP)
0 0  
 Flag of Japan.svg  Moyuka Uchijima  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Erina Hayashi  (JPN)
1 6[11] Flag of Japan.svg  Moyuka Uchijima  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Erina Hayashi  (JPN)
66 
6 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Beatrice Gumulya  (INA)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Jessy Rompies  (INA)
64 [9] 1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chan Hao-ching  (TPE)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Latisha Chan  (TPE)
66 
 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Gozal Ainitdinova  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Anna Danilina  (KAZ)
0 0  
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Duan Yingying  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Yafan  (CHN)
66 
 Flag of South Korea.svg  Kang Seo-kyung  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee So-ra  (KOR)
775 [10] Flag of South Korea.svg  Kang Seo-kyung  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee So-ra  (KOR)
2 4  
 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nigina Abduraimova  (UZB)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Akgul Amanmuradova  (UZB)
657[8] 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Duan Yingying  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Yafan  (CHN)
63 [5]
 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Marian Capadocia  (PHI)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Katharina Lehnert  (PHI)
5 5   Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Gozal Ainitdinova  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Anna Danilina  (KAZ)
2 6[10]
 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Gozal Ainitdinova  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Anna Danilina  (KAZ)
77  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Gozal Ainitdinova  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Anna Danilina  (KAZ)
66 
 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Sarah Mahboob Khan  (PAK)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Meheq Khokhar  (PAK)
0 0  5 Flag of India.svg  Ankita Raina  (IND)
Flag of India.svg  Prarthana Thombare  (IND)
1 3  
5 Flag of India.svg  Ankita Raina  (IND)
Flag of India.svg  Prarthana Thombare  (IND)
66 

Bottom half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of South Korea.svg  Han Na-lae  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Na-ri  (KOR)
66 
 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Anjalika Kurera  (SRI)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Anika Seneviratne  (SRI)
1 0  7 Flag of South Korea.svg  Han Na-lae  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Na-ri  (KOR)
66 
 Flag of Iran.svg  Ghazal Pakbaten  (IRI)
Flag of Iran.svg  Sadaf Sadegh-Vaziri  (IRI)
661   Flag of Vietnam.svg  Csilla Fodor  (VIE)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Savanna Lý-Nguyễn  (VIE)
1 0  
 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Csilla Fodor  (VIE)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Savanna Lý-Nguyễn  (VIE)
786 7 Flag of South Korea.svg  Han Na-lae  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Na-ri  (KOR)
3 3  
 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsu Chieh-yu  (TPE)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lee Pei-chi  (TPE)
1r  3 Flag of Japan.svg  Miyu Kato  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Makoto Ninomiya  (JPN)
66 
 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Sabina Sharipova  (UZB)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Iroda Tulyaganova  (UZB)
2    Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Sabina Sharipova  (UZB)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Iroda Tulyaganova  (UZB)
3 3  
3 Flag of Japan.svg  Miyu Kato  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Makoto Ninomiya  (JPN)
66 
3 Flag of Japan.svg  Miyu Kato  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Makoto Ninomiya  (JPN)
4 2  
8 Flag of Thailand.svg  Nicha Lertpitaksinchai  (THA)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Peangtarn Plipuech  (THA)
3 6[11]2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Yifan  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Zhaoxuan  (CHN)
66 
 Flag of India.svg  Rutuja Bhosale  (IND)
Flag of India.svg  Pranjala Yadlapalli  (IND)
64 [9] 8 Flag of Thailand.svg  Nicha Lertpitaksinchai  (THA)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Peangtarn Plipuech  (THA)
66 
 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Joleta Budiman  (INA)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Deria Nur Haliza  (INA)
677  Flag of Indonesia.svg  Joleta Budiman  (INA)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Deria Nur Haliza  (INA)
0 0  
 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Sara Mansoor  (PAK)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Ushna Suhail  (PAK)
3 64 8 Flag of Thailand.svg  Nicha Lertpitaksinchai  (THA)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Peangtarn Plipuech  (THA)
3 6[7]
 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Dariya Detkovskaya  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Zhibek Kulambayeva  (KAZ)
66 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Yifan  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Zhaoxuan  (CHN)
61 [10]
 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wu Ho Ching  (HKG)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ng Kwan Yau  (HKG)
2 3   Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Dariya Detkovskaya  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Zhibek Kulambayeva  (KAZ)
4 0  
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Yifan  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Zhaoxuan  (CHN)
66 

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