2008 Rogers Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
2008 Rogers Cup
ChampionsZimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
Runners-upRussia Maria Kirilenko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Final score6–1, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
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Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Srebotnik chose not to participate, and only Sugiyama competed that year.
Sugiyama partnered with Ayumi Morita, but lost in the quarterfinals to Květa Peschke and Rennae Stubbs.

Cara Black and Liezel Huber won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Maria Kirilenko and Flavia Pennetta.

Seeds[]

The top four 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. Belarus Victoria Azarenka / Israel Shahar Pe'er (second round, withdrew due to an abdominal strain for Azarenka)
  4. Chinese Taipei Yung-jan Chan / United States Bethanie Mattek (second round, withdrew due to a lower back injury for Mattek)
  5. Belarus Tatiana Poutchek / Russia Anastasia Rodionova (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Vania King / Russia Alla Kudryavtseva (second round)
  7. Russia Elena Vesnina / Russia Vera Zvonareva (semifinals, withdrew due to a left wrist injury for Zvonareva)
  8. Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová / Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová (second round)

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals[]

Semifinals Final
          
1 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
w/o    
7 Russia Elena Vesnina
Russia Vera Zvonareva
     
1 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
6 6  
  Russia Maria Kirilenko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
1 1  
  Russia Maria Kirilenko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
6 6  
2 Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Australia Rennae Stubbs
4 0  

Top half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Zimbabwe C Black
United States L Huber
7 6  
  United States J Ditty
India S Uberoi
1 4     Latvia L Dekmeijere
United States A Haynes
5 2  
  Latvia L Dekmeijere
United States A Haynes
6 6   1 Zimbabwe C Black
United States L Huber
6 6  
  Bulgaria S Karatantcheva
United States N Uberoi
4 3     Canada S Dubois
Germany S Lisicki
4 1  
  Canada S Dubois
Germany S Lisicki
6 6     Canada S Dubois
Germany S Lisicki
6 7  
WC Canada G Dabrowski
Canada S Fichman
1 3   8 Czech Republic E Hrdinová
Czech Republic V Uhlířová
3 5  
8 Czech Republic E Hrdinová
Czech Republic V Uhlířová
6 6   1 Zimbabwe C Black
United States L Huber
w/o    
7 Russia E Vesnina
Russia V Zvonareva
     
3 Belarus V Azarenka
Israel S Pe'er
     
  Belarus O Govortsova
Belarus D Kustova
        Canada M-È Pelletier
Thailand T Tanasugarn
w/o    
  Canada M-È Pelletier
Thailand T Tanasugarn
w/o       Canada M-È Pelletier
Thailand T Tanasugarn
3 4  
  United Kingdom K O'Brien
South Africa C Scheepers
6 5 [8] 7 Russia E Vesnina
Russia V Zvonareva
6 6  
ALT United Kingdom A Keothavong
United States A Stevenson
1 7 [10] ALT United Kingdom A Keothavong
United States A Stevenson
3 3  
  Australia M Adamczak
United Kingdom M South
62 1   7 Russia E Vesnina
Russia V Zvonareva
6 6  
7 Russia E Vesnina
Russia V Zvonareva
7 6  

Bottom half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Belarus T Poutchek
Russia A Rodionova
6 6  
  Russia A Kleybanova
Romania M Niculescu
4 0   5 Belarus T Poutchek
Russia A Rodionova
6 6  
  Poland M Domachowska
Russia N Petrova
6 6     Poland M Domachowska
Russia N Petrova
0 2  
  United States J Craybas
United States A Spears
3 2   5 Belarus T Poutchek
Russia A Rodionova
7 0 [7]
  Russia M Kirilenko
Italy F Pennetta
6 6     Russia M Kirilenko
Italy F Pennetta
64 6 [10]
  United States V Lepchenko
United States L Osterloh
0 3     Russia M Kirilenko
Italy F Pennetta
w/o    
4 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
United States B Mattek
     
  Russia M Kirilenko
Italy F Pennetta
6 6  
6 United States V King
Russia A Kudryavtseva
6 6   2 Czech Republic K Peschke
Australia R Stubbs
4 0  
  Russia S Kuznetsova
Russia D Safina
3 4   6 United States V King
Russia A Kudryavtseva
6 3 [4]
  Russia A Jidkova
Japan A Nakamura
4 0     Japan A Morita
Japan A Sugiyama
2 6 [10]
  Japan A Morita
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6     Japan A Morita
Japan A Sugiyama
5 66  
WC Canada M Gloria
Canada V Tétreault
6 3 [9] 2 Czech Republic K Peschke
Australia R Stubbs
7 7  
  Hungary M Czink
Ukraine O Savchuk
4 6 [11]   Hungary M Czink
Ukraine O Savchuk
     
2 Czech Republic K Peschke
Australia R Stubbs
w/o    

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