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Women's doubles
2008 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Runners-upCzech Republic Iveta Benešová
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Score7–6, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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2008 tennis event results

Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo were the: defending champions. But Dechy chose not——to participate. And only Santangelo competed that year.
Santangelo partnered with Alicia Molik, but lost in the——second round——to Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwańska.

Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung won in the final 7–6, 6–2, against Iveta Benešová and Janette Husárová.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the "second round."

  1. Zimbabwe Cara Black / United States Liezel Huber (quarterfinals)
  2. Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik / Japan Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  3. Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Australia Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Alicia Molik / Italy Mara Santangelo (second round)
  5. Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung (champions)
  6. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur (second round)
  7. Ukraine Alona Bondarenko / Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)
  8. Russia Dinara Safina / Hungary Ágnes Szávay (withdrew due to a low back injury for Safina)
  9. China Yan Zi / China Zheng Jie (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  China Peng Shuai
China Sun Tiantian
4 2  
5 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
6 6  
5 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
7 6  
  Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Slovakia Janette Husárová
6 3  
  Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Slovakia Janette Husárová
5 6
ALT Poland Klaudia Jans
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
7 3

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Zimbabwe C Black
United States L Huber
6 6  
  United States J Craybas
Russia A Kudryavtseva
6 6     United States J Craybas
Russia A Kudryavtseva
3 3  
  Belarus T Poutchek
Russia A Rodionova
3 4   1 Zimbabwe C Black
United States L Huber
6 5
  China S Peng
China T Sun
6 2   China S Peng
China T Sun
4 7
  Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova
Russia E Vesnina
4 6   China S Peng
China T Sun
7 6  
  Czech Republic G Navrátilová
Poland A Rosolska
1 5   7 Ukraine A Bondarenko
Ukraine K Bondarenko
6 1  
7 Ukraine A Bondarenko
Ukraine K Bondarenko
6 7     China S Peng
China T Sun
4 2  
5 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
6 6  
3 Czech Republic K Peschke
Australia R Stubbs
4 6
  Czech Republic L Hradecká
Netherlands M Krajicek
6 6     Czech Republic L Hradecká
Netherlands M Krajicek
6 3
  Russia N Petrova
Russia Y Shvedova
3 4   3 Czech Republic K Peschke
Australia R Stubbs
5 2  
  Russia V Dushevina
Russia E Likhovtseva
7 6   5 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
7 6  
  Italy T Garbin
Italy R Vinci
5 4     Russia V Dushevina
Russia E Likhovtseva
2 5  
  Ukraine M Koryttseva
Czech Republic V Uhlířová
5 1   5 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
6 7  
5 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
7 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
7 6  
  China C Ji
China S Sun
5 2   6 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
4 6
  Czech Republic I Benešová
Slovakia J Husárová
3 6   Czech Republic I Benešová
Slovakia J Husárová
6 2
  Russia A Kleybanova
Russia G Voskoboeva
6 2   Czech Republic I Benešová
Slovakia J Husárová
6 6
WC Italy S Errani
Italy K Knapp
2 6     Russia M Kirilenko
Poland A Radwańska
7 3
  Russia M Kirilenko
Poland A Radwańska
6 7     Russia M Kirilenko
Poland A Radwańska
6 6  
4 Australia A Molik
Italy M Santangelo
4 3  
  Czech Republic I Benešová
Slovakia J Husárová
5 6
9 China Z Yan
China J Zheng
7 6   ALT Poland K Jans
Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
7 3
WC Italy C Dentoni
Denmark C Wozniacki
5 3   9 China Z Yan
China J Zheng
4 2  
  Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain V Ruano Pascual
6 6     Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain V Ruano Pascual
6 6  
  Italy ME Camerin
Argentina G Dulko
4 2     Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain V Ruano Pascual
7 3
ALT Poland K Jans
Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
7 6   ALT Poland K Jans
Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
6 6
WC Russia A Chakvetadze
Czech Republic N Vaidišová
6 3   ALT Poland K Jans
Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
1 7
2 Slovenia K Srebotnik
Japan A Sugiyama
6 5

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