Olympic Summer Games 2008 / Tennis / Ladies doubles

Women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics .

The defending champions were Li Ting and Sun Tiantian . The final contested Serena and Venus Williams against Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual , which won the Williams in straight sets. In the bronze medal game, Yan Zi and Zheng Jie won in straight sets against Aljona and Kateryna Bondarenko .

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina   Quarter finals 02.  Serena Williams Venus Williams   gold 03.  Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung   Round of 16 04th  Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual   silver

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Lindsay Davenport Liezel Huber   Quarter finals 06th  Aljona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko   4th Place 07th  Elena Wesnina Vera Swonaryova   Quarter finals 08th.  Yan Zi Zheng Jie   bronze

Explanation of symbols

INV = Tripartite Invitation IP = ITF place ALT = replacement (alternate)

r = retired d = disqualification where = walk over

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

8th

Yan Zi Zheng Jie

4th

6 5

4th

Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual

6th

7th

4th

Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual

2

0

2

Serena Williams Venus Williams

6th

6th

6th

Aljona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko

6th

4th

1

2

Serena Williams Venus Williams

4th

6th

6th

3rd place match

8th

Yan Zi Zheng Jie

6th

6th

6th

Aljona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko

2

2

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

S. Kuznetsova D. Safina

6th

3

7th

M. Santangelo R. Vinci

1

6th

5

1

S. Kuznetsova D. Safina

6th

6th

IP

S. Mirza S. Rao

4th

4th

T. Golovin P. Parmentier

IP

S. Mirza S. Rao

w.

O.

1

S. Kuznetsova D. Safina

3

7th

8th

8th

Z. Yan J. Zheng

6th

5

10

IP

E. Gagliardi P. Schnyder

6th

6th

IP

E. Daniilidou A. Gerasimou

0

4th

IP

E. Gagliardi P. Schnyder

3

6 2

8th

Z. Yan J. Zheng

6th

7th

D. Hantuchová J. Husárová

1

6 9

8th

Z. Yan J. Zheng

6th

7th

Upper half 2

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

A. Medina Garrigues V. Ruano Pascual

6th

6th

M. Korytzewa T. Perebyjnis

3

4th

4th

A. Medina Garrigues V. Ruano Pascual

4th

6th

6th

S. Stosur, R. Stubbs

6th

4th

4th

S. Stosur, R. Stubbs

6th

6th

P. Kvitová L. Šafářová

1

0

4th

A. Medina Garrigues V. Ruano Pascual

5

7th

8th

5

L. Davenport L. Huber

7th

6 6

6th

IP

M. Ani K. Kanepi

2

2

W. Asaranka T. Putschak

6th

6th

W. Asaranka T. Putschak

4th

6th

3

5

L. Davenport L. Huber

6th

4th

6th

IP

K. Jans A. Rosolska

2

1

5

L. Davenport L. Huber

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

6th

A. Bondarenko, K. Bondarenko

6th

6th

M. Domachowska A. Radwańska

3

2

6th

A. Bondarenko, K. Bondarenko

6th

6th

W. Hawarzowa D. Kustova

1

3

W. Hawarzowa D. Kustowa

7th

7th

S. Peng T. Sun

6 1

6 3

6th

A. Bondarenko, K. Bondarenko

6th

3

7th

F. Pennetta F. Schiavone

1

6th

5

C. Dellacqua A. Molik

4th

4th

F. Pennetta F. Schiavone

6th

6th

F. Pennetta F. Schiavone

7th

1

8th

3

Y.-j. Chan C.-j. Chuang

6 1

6th

6th

A. Cornet V. Razzano

6 2

7th

5

3

Y.-j. Chan C.-j. Chuang

7th

6 3

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

J. Wesnina W. Swonaryova

2

6th

6th

N. Llagostera Vives, M.J. Martínez Sánchez

6th

1

3

7th

J. Wesnina W. Swonaryova

6th

6th

IP

G. Dulko B. Jozami

2

3

IP

T. Obziler S. Peer

3

2

IP

G. Dulko B. Jozami

6th

6th

7th

J. Wesnina W. Swonaryova

4th

0

2

S. Williams V. Williams

6th

6th

A. Morita A. Sugiyama

6th

6th

IP

G. Arn Á. Szávay

3

3

A. Morita A. Sugiyama

5

2

2

S. Williams V. Williams

7th

6th

I. Benešová N. Vaidišová

6th

5

1

2

S. Williams V. Williams

4th

7th

6th

Web links

• Draw on ITFtennis.com (English)