2018 US Open – Women's doubles
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Ashleigh Barty and CoCo Vandeweghe defeated Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6) to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2018 US Open.[1] They saved three championship points en route to the title.[2]
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Champions | Ashleigh Barty CoCo Vandeweghe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runners-up | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 64 (7 WC ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Babos, Ekaterina Makarova, and Kateřina Siniaková were in contention for the WTA No. 1 doubles ranking. Babos retained the ranking at the end of the tournament after Makarova failed to reach the final and Siniaková failed to claim the title.
Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Chan played alongside Victoria Azarenka, but they retired in the second round against Raquel Atawo and Anna-Lena Grönefeld.