2018 Wuhan Open – Doubles

Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017 and Chan could not participate due to a medical condition.

Elise Mertens and Demi Schuurs won the title, defeating Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Barbora Strýcová in the final, 6–3, 6–3.

Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round. • # 🇭🇺 Tímea Babos / 🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)

• # 🇨🇿 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / 🇨🇿 Barbora Strýcová (final)

• # 🇦🇺 Ashleigh Barty / 🇺🇸 CoCo Vandeweghe (second round, retired)

• # 🇨🇦 Gabriela Dabrowski / 🇨🇳 Xu Yifan (quarterfinals)

• # Andreja Klepač / 🇪🇸 María José Martínez Sánchez (first round)

• # 🇧🇪 Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs (champions)

• # 🇺🇸 Nicole Melichar / 🇨🇿 Květa Peschke (quarterfinals)

• # 🇨🇿 Lucie Hradecká / 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova (second round)