2008 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Invitation Doubles

2008 Wimbledon Championships
Champions   Czech Republic Jana Novotná
United States Kathy Rinaldi
Runners-up   United States Martina Navratilova
Czech Republic Helena Suková
Final score   5–7, 6–3, 10–5
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
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WC Doubles    men    women  
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Jana Novotná and Helena Suková were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together.
Suková partnered with Martina Navratilova, but Novotná and partner Kathy Rinaldi defeated them 5–7, 6–3, 10–5, in the final.

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  Czech Republic Jana Novotná
United States Kathy Rinaldi
5 6 [10]
  United States Martina Navratilova
Czech Republic Helena Suková
7 3 [5]

Group A

  Belgium Appelmans
Australia Mandlíková
Canada Bassett-Seguso
Netherlands Bollegraf
Czech Republic Novotná
United States Rinaldi
Australia Smylie
France Tauziat
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
Belgium Sabine Appelmans
Australia Hana Mandlíková
6–7(4), 7–6(1), 9–11 0–6, 1–6 4–6, 3–6 0–3 1–6 21–38 4
Canada Carling Bassett-Seguso
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
7–6(4), 6–7(1), 11–9 w/o 1–6, 3–6 1–2 2–3 18–25 3
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
United States Kathy Rinaldi
6–0, 6–1 w/o 6–4, 6–1 3–0 4–0 24–6 1
Australia Liz Smylie
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–3 6–1, 6–3 4–6, 1–6 2–1 4–2 29–23 2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

Group B

  United Kingdom Croft
United Kingdom Durie
South Africa Kloss
United States Nideffer
United States Magers
Spain Martínez
United States Navratilova
Czech Republic Suková
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
United Kingdom Annabel Croft
United Kingdom Jo Durie
3–6, 0–6 w/o 1–6, 0–1 ret. 0–3 0–3 4–19 4
South Africa Ilana Kloss
United States Rosalyn Nideffer
6–3, 6–0 3–6, 1–6 4–6, 6–4, 4–10 1–2 3–3 26–26 3
United States Gretchen Magers
Spain Conchita Martínez
w/o 6–3, 6–1 4–6, 3–6 2–1 2–2 19–16 2
United States Martina Navratilova
Czech Republic Helena Suková
6–1, 1–0 ret. 6–4, 4–6, 10–4 6–4, 6–3 3–0 5–1 30–18 1

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

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