2013 China Open – Women's doubles

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but Makarova withdrew due to injury. Vesnina was scheduled to partner with Marina Erakovic, but Erakovic withdrew before the first round for personal reasons.

Cara Black and Sania Mirza won the title, defeating Vera Dushevina and Arantxa Parra Santonja in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

Seeds
• # 🇮🇹 Sara Errani / 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (semifinals)

• # Hsieh Su-wei / 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai (semifinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Ashleigh Barty / 🇦🇺 Casey Dellacqua (second round)

• # 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković / Katarina Srebotnik (second round)

• # 🇩🇪 Anna-Lena Grönefeld / 🇨🇿 Květa Peschke (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Raquel Kops-Jones / 🇺🇸 Abigail Spears (quarterfinals)

• # 🇳🇿 Marina Erakovic / 🇷🇺 Elena Vesnina (withdrew)

• # Cara Black / 🇮🇳 Sania Mirza (champions)