2008 US Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
2008 US Open
Champions	Cara Black Leander Paes
Runners-up	Liezel Huber Jamie Murray
Score	7–6(8–6), 6–4

Main article: 2008 US Open (tennis)

Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions, but Azarenka chose not to participate. Mirnyi partnered with Anna Chakvetadze, but lost in the first round to Nadia Petrova and Jonas Björkman.

Cara Black and Leander Paes won the title, defeating Liezel Huber and Jamie Murray in the final 7–6^(8–6), 6–4.

Seeds

1. Chia-jung Chuang / Daniel Nestor (first round)
2. Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
3. Ai Sugiyama / Kevin Ullyett (first round)
4. Yung-jan Chan / Julian Knowle (first round)
5. Cara Black / Leander Paes (champions)
6. Květa Peschke / Pavel Vízner (second round)
7. Yan Zi / Mark Knowles (first round)
8. Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Cara Black Leander Paes	6	6
		Nadia Petrova Jonas Björkman	4	4
								5	Cara Black Leander Paes	78	6
									Liezel Huber Jamie Murray	66	4
	WC	Jill Craybas Eric Butorac	3	4
		Liezel Huber Jamie Murray	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	C-j Chuang D Nestor	1	4
	WC	S Stephens R Kendrick	6	6				WC	S Stephens R Kendrick	5	5
	WC	R Zalameda K Van't Hof	4	6	[8]				V Uhlířová M Damm	7	7
		V Uhlířová M Damm	6	3	[10]											V Uhlířová M Damm	5	2
		C Wozniacki M Matkowski	6	6											5	C Black L Paes	7	6
		S Pe'er P Hanley	0	4					C Wozniacki M Matkowski
	WC	M Oudin D Young	3	2				5	C Black L Paes	w/o
	5	C Black L Paes	6	6																		5	C Black L Paes	6	6
	4	Y-j Chan J Knowle	3	1																			N Petrova J Björkman	4	4
		C Dellacqua J Kerr	6	6					C Dellacqua J Kerr	3	3
		A Chakvetadze M Mirnyi	3	1					N Petrova J Björkman	6	6
		N Petrova J Björkman	6	6												N Petrova J Björkman	6	6
	WC	A Glatch S Lipsky	3	3												R Stubbs R Lindstedt	3	2
		S Stosur M Bhupathi	6	6					S Stosur M Bhupathi	6	3	[10]
		R Stubbs R Lindstedt	6	6					R Stubbs R Lindstedt	2	6	[12]
	8	N Dechy A Ram	4	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	Z Yan M Knowles	67	3	r
		E Vesnina M Fyrstenberg	79	2					E Vesnina M Fyrstenberg	4	5
		J Husárová J Coetzee	1	1				Alt	F Pennetta D Vemić	6	7
	Alt	F Pennetta D Vemić	6	6											Alt	F Pennetta D Vemić	7	4	[4]
		L Raymond M Melo	6	6											WC	J Craybas E Butorac	64	6	[10]
		S Peng L Dlouhý	3	2					L Raymond M Melo	5	5
	WC	J Craybas E Butorac	6	6				WC	J Craybas E Butorac	7	7
	3	A Sugiyama K Ullyett	4	4																		WC	J Craybas E Butorac	3	4
	6	K Peschke P Vízner	6	2	[10]																		L Huber J Murray	6	6
		D Cibulková J Melzer	4	6	[6]			6	K Peschke P Vízner	5	3
		K Bondarenko A Sá	3	2					L Huber J Murray	7	6
		L Huber J Murray	6	6												L Huber J Murray	77	69	[11]
	Alt	V Razzano R Wassen	6	3	[10]										2	K Srebotnik N Zimonjić	65	711	[9]
		T Poutchek C Kas	2	6	[5]			Alt	V Razzano R Wassen	1	7	[8]
	Alt	A Rodionova J Cerretani	3	2				2	K Srebotnik N Zimonjić	6	5	[10]
	2	K Srebotnik N Zimonjić	6	6

External links

• Draw
• 2008 US Open – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation