Nicole Melichar
Nicole Melichar-Martinez (née Melichar; , ; born July 29, 1993) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 3 July 2023, she peaked at No. 6 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Melichar has won fifteen doubles titles on the ...
and
Květa Peschke
Květoslava Peschke (, née Hrdličková; born 9 July 1975) is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles.
She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 26 in November 2005, winning one WTA singles titl ...
were the defending champions,
but Peschke chose not to participate. Nicole Melichar played alongside
Xu Yifan
Xu Yifan (; ; born 8 August 1988), nicknamed Julie, is a Chinese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 7 in doubles, on 13 January 2020. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 148 in the s ...
, but they lost in the first round to
Christina McHale
Christina Maria McHale (born May 11, 1992) is an American professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are world No. 24 in singles and No. 35 in doubles.
Known for an aggressive baseline game, McHale was recognized by ''The New Yor ...
and
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals at the 2009 US Open – Women's singles, 2009 US Open, and a career-high WTA ranking of No. 12, on 19 April 2010. In doubles, she achieve ...
.
Shuko Aoyama
is a Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
Aoyama turned professional after graduating from Waseda University. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 182, on 9 February 2015, and a doubles ranking of ...
and
Ena Shibahara
is an American-born Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
She reached her career-high rankings of world No. 4 in doubles and No. 119 in singles. Shibahara has won eleven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including two W ...
won the title, defeating
Nao Hibino
is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 56 in singles and No. 43 in doubles by the WTA. Hibino has won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won nine singles and ...
and
Miyu Kato in the final, 6–3, 7–5. This was Shibahara's first WTA tour level doubles title.
Seeds
Draw
Draw
References
External links
Main Draw
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Tianjin Open - Doubles
Tianjin Open