2018 Australian Open Women's Doubles SF's - Russia's Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina beat Romania's Irina Camelia Begu & Monica NiculescuTo Reach Final

Defending Champions
Bethanie Mattek Sands(USA) & Lucie Safarova(Czech Republic)

Bethanie Mattek-Sands could not participate due to injury.

Lucie Safarova played alongside Barbora Strycova but they lost in the QF's to Hsieh Su-wei & Peng Shuai 

Russia's Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina beat Romania's Irina Camelia Begu & Monica Niculescu 6-4,6-3 To Reach Final