Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova were the defending champions, but withdrew because of Shvedova's heat illness. Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká won the title after defeating Katarina Srebotnik and Zheng Jie 6–1, 6–3 in the final.
Seeds The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
External links Main draw
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