2019 China Open – Women's doubles

Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but Sestini Hlaváčková did not participate due to maternity leave. Strýcová played alongside Hsieh Su-wei, but lost in the second round to Jeļena Ostapenko and Dayana Yastremska.

Women's doubles
2019 China Open
Champions	Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Runners-up	Jeļena Ostapenko Dayana Yastremska
Score	6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]

Main article: 2019 China Open (tennis)

Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the title, defeating Ostapenko and Yastremska in the final, 6–3, 6–7^(5–7), [10–7].

Kristina Mladenovic regained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking from Strýcova after the end of the tournament. Elise Mertens was also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.

Seeds

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

1. Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová (second round)
2. Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
3. Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
4. Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan (quarterfinals)
5. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Demi Schuurs (quarterfinals)
6. Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (second round)
7. Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai (second round)
8. Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke (quarterfinals)

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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Jeļena Ostapenko Dayana Yastremska	4	6	[10]
		Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková	6	4	[6]
									Jeļena Ostapenko Dayana Yastremska	3	77	[7]
								WC	Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	65	[10]
	WC	Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
		Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	4	1

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	S-w Hsieh B Strýcová	4	4
		J Ostapenko D Yastremska	6	2	[10]				J Ostapenko D Yastremska	6	6
		V King M Niculescu	4	6	[4]											J Ostapenko D Yastremska	6	6
	WC	M Ninomiya Z Yang	63	2											8	N Melichar K Peschke	2	2
		J Görges A Sevastova	77	6					J Görges A Sevastova	3	66
		J Brady K Srebotnik	2	64				8	N Melichar K Peschke	6	78
	8	N Melichar K Peschke	6	77																			J Ostapenko D Yastremska	4	6	[10]
																							Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková	6	4	[6]
								4	G Dabrowski Y Xu	6	7
		K Bondarenko A Krunić	5	6	[8]				D Jurak MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	5
		D Jurak MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	3	[10]										4	G Dabrowski Y Xu	5	3
		Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková	6	6												Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková	7	6
		L Kichenok D Krawczyk	4	2					Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková	6	7
		A Rosolska S Sanders	6	3	[8]			7	S Stosur S Zhang	1	5
	7	S Stosur S Zhang	4	6	[10]

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	A-L Grönefeld D Schuurs	6	6
		N Kichenok A Spears	1	4				5	A-L Grönefeld D Schuurs	1	6	[10]
		V Kudermetova A Sasnovich	3	2					E Alexandrova K Siniaková	6	3	[6]
		E Alexandrova K Siniaková	6	6											5	A-L Grönefeld D Schuurs	6	4	[8]
	WC	S Kenin B Mattek-Sands	5	6	[10]										WC	S Kenin B Mattek-Sands	2	6	[10]
		R Olaru A Riske	7	1	[4]			WC	S Kenin B Mattek-Sands	6	77
								3	E Mertens A Sabalenka	3	65
																						WC	S Kenin B Mattek-Sands	6	6
	6	H-c Chan L Chan	6	6																			S Aoyama E Shibahara	4	1
		Y Duan S Zheng	1	1				6	H-c Chan L Chan	5	4
		S Aoyama E Shibahara	6	6					S Aoyama E Shibahara	7	6
		A Blinkova R Voráčová	4	4												S Aoyama E Shibahara	6	6
	WC	S Peng Y Wang	7	6											2	T Babos K Mladenovic	3	4
		M Adamczak X Han	5	1				WC	S Peng Y Wang	2	1
								2	T Babos K Mladenovic	6	6

References

• Main Draw