2008 German Open – Doubles

The reigning champions Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur did not defend their title.

Cara Black and Liezel Huber won the tournament, by defeating Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez in the final.

Seeds

The top 4 seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Zimbabwe Cara Black / United States Liezel Huber (Champions)
  2. Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Australia Rennae Stubbs (Semifinals)
  3. Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung (Second Round)
  4. Belarus Victoria Azarenka / Israel Shahar Pe'er (Semifinals)
  5. Ukraine Alona Bondarenko / Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko (Quarterfinals)
  6. Russia Dinara Safina / Russia Elena Vesnina (Quarterfinals)
  7. China Yan Zi / China Zheng Jie (First Round)
  8. Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues / Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1  Zimbabwe Cara Black
 United States Liezel Huber
3  
4  Belarus Victoria Azarenka
 Israel Shahar Pe'er
0 r  
  1  Zimbabwe Cara Black
 United States Liezel Huber
3 6 [10]
   Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
 Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
6 2 [2]
 Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
 Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
6 3 [16]
  2  Czech Republic Květa Peschke
 Australia Rennae Stubbs
2 6 [14]  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Zimbabwe C Black
 United States L Huber
6 6  
   Netherlands M Krajicek
 Germany M Müller
6 62 [4]        Russia V Dushevina
 Russia E Likhovtseva
3 1  
   Russia V Dushevina
 Russia E Likhovtseva
4 7 [10]       1  Zimbabwe C Black
 United States L Huber
7 6  
   China P Shuai
 China S Tiantian
6 7        China P Shuai
 China S Tiantian
64 4  
   Australia A Molik
 Australia B Stewart
4 68        China P Shuai
 China S Tiantian
6 6
WC  Germany S Lisicki
 Germany J Wöhr
5 6 [10]     WC  Germany S Lisicki
 Germany J Wöhr
4 0  
8  Spain A Medina Garrigues
 Spain V Ruano Pascual
7 3 [6]       1  Zimbabwe C Black
 United States L Huber
3
      4  Belarus V Azarenka
 Israel S Pe'er
0 r
    4  Belarus V Azarenka
 Israel S Pe'er
63 6 [10]  
Alt.  Russia A Jidkova
 Romania M Niculescu
2 6 [7]      Poland K Jans
 Poland A Rosolska
7 2 [7]  
   Poland K Jans
 Poland A Rosolska
6 2 [10]       4  Belarus V Azarenka
 Israel S Pe'er
6 7
   Argentina G Dulko
 Argentina B Jozami
6 6       5  Ukraine A Bondarenko
 Ukraine K Bondarenko
1 5  
   United States J Craybas
 South Africa N Grandin
1 1      Argentina G Dulko
 Argentina B Jozami
5 3
   Italy ME Camerin
 Russia N Petrova
4 1     5  Ukraine A Bondarenko
 Ukraine K Bondarenko
7 6  
5  Ukraine A Bondarenko
 Ukraine K Bondarenko
6 6  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
7  China Y Zi
 China Z Jie
1 2  
   Spain N Llagostera Vives
 Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 6        Spain N Llagostera Vives
 Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 6  
   Belarus E Dzehalevich
 Belarus O Govortsova
2 6 [6]      Russia M Kirilenko
 Poland A Radwańska
3 4  
   Russia M Kirilenko
 Poland A Radwańska
6 3 [10]        Spain N Llagostera Vives
 Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
7 6  
   Czech Republic E Hrdinová
 Czech Republic G Navrátilová
2 3        Belarus T Poutchek
 Russia A Rodionova
5 1  
   Belarus T Poutchek
 Russia A Rodionova
6 6        Belarus T Poutchek
 Russia A Rodionova
6 6
    3  Chinese Taipei Y-J Chan
 Chinese Taipei C-J Chuang
3 4  
       Spain N Llagostera Vives
 Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 3 [16]
6  Russia D Safina
 Russia E Vesnina
6 6       2  Czech Republic K Peschke
 Australia R Stubbs
2 6 [14]
   Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova
 Russia G Voskoboeva
2 1     6  Russia D Safina
 Russia E Vesnina
6 6  
WC  Australia C Dellacqua
 Switzerland P Schnyder
6 6     WC  Australia C Dellacqua
 Switzerland P Schnyder
0 3  
   Ukraine M Koryttseva
 Czech Republic V Uhlířová
3 4       6  Russia D Safina
 Russia E Vesnina
6 3 [8]
   China J Chunmei
 China S Shengnan
6 6       2  Czech Republic K Peschke
 Australia R Stubbs
4 6 [10]  
   Italy T Garbin
 Czech Republic R Voráčová
3 2        China J Chunmei
 China S Shengnan
3 5
    2  Czech Republic K Peschke
 Australia R Stubbs
6 7