2008 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' invitation doubles

Jana Novotná and Helena Suková were the defending champions but did not compete together.

Ladies' invitation doubles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsCzech Republic Jana Novotná
United States Kathy Rinaldi
Runners-upUnited States Martina Navratilova
Czech Republic Helena Suková
Score5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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Novotná and Kathy Rinaldi defeated Suková and Martina Navratilova in the final, 5–7, 6–3, [10–5] to win the ladies' invitation doubles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.

Draw

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Final

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

Group A

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    Appelmans
  Mandlíková
  Bassett-Seguso
  Bollegraf
  Novotná
  Rinaldi
  Smylie
  Tauziat
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
  Sabine Appelmans
  Hana Mandlíková
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–1), [9–11] 0–6, 1–6 4–6, 3–6 0–3 1–6 21–38 4
  Carling Bassett-Seguso
  Manon Bollegraf
7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7), [11–9] w/o 1–6, 3–6 1–2 2–3 18–25 3
  Jana Novotná
  Kathy Rinaldi
6–0, 6–1 w/o 6–4, 6–1 3–0 4–0 24–6 1
  Liz Smylie
  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

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    Croft
  Durie
  Kloss
  Nideffer
  Magers
  Martínez
  Navratilova
  Suková
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
  Annabel Croft
  Jo Durie
3–6, 0–6 w/o 1–6, 0–1 ret. 0–3 0–3 4–19 4
  Ilana Kloss
  Rosalyn Nideffer
6–3, 6–0 3–6, 1–6 4–6, 6–4, [4–10] 1–2 3–3 26–26 3
  Gretchen Magers
  Conchita Martínez
w/o 6–3, 6–1 4–6, 3–6 2–1 2–2 19–16 2
  Martina Navratilova
  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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