2018 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but lost to Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai in the semifinals.

Chan Hao-ching and Yang Zhaoxuan won the title, defeating Hsieh and Peng in the final, 4–6, 6–2, [10–6].

Seeds
• # 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova / 🇷🇺 Elena Vesnina (semifinals)

• # Latisha Chan / 🇨🇿 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (quarterfinals)

• # 🇨🇿 Lucie Šafářová / 🇨🇿 Barbora Strýcová (quarterfinals, withdrew)

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