The final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open is one of the most prestigious tournaments played at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City. The tournament commences on the last Monday of August and is continued for two weeks, with the middle weekend coinciding with the US Labor Day. It is one of the oldest tennis championships that remain unaffected by World War I and World War II and the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament consists of five categories, namely men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, including events for senior, junior, and wheelchair players.
Margaret Osborne duPont won the most number of women's doubles US Open titles, with thirteen titles. Martina Navratilova holds the record for winning women's doubles US Open titles nine times in her career. Another prominent player in the women's doubles category is Virginia Ruano Pascual, who won ten women's doubles titles in her career, three of which were at the US Open. Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko are the defending champions, winning the 2024 US Open in the women's doubles category.
Women's Doubles US Open Winners
| Year | Champion |
| 1968 | Maria Bueno/Margaret Court |
| 1969 | Françoise Dürr/Darlene Hard |
| 1970 | Margaret Court/Judy Tegart-Dalton |
| 1971 | Rosemary Casals/Judy Tegart-Dalton |
| 1972 | Françoise Dürr/Betty Stöve |
| 1973 | Margaret Court/Virginia Wade |
| 1974 | Rosemary Casals/Billie Jean King |
| 1975 | Margaret Court/Virginia Wade |
| 1976 | Delina Boshoff/Ilana Kloss |
| 1977 | Martina Navratilova/Betty Stöve |
| 1978 | Billie Jean King/Martina Navratilova |
| 1979 | Betty Stöve/Wendy Turnbull |
| 1980 | Billie Jean King/Martina Navratilova |
| 1981 | Kathy Jordan/Anne Smith |
| 1982 | Rosemary Casals/Wendy Turnbull |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova/Pam Shriver |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova/Pam Shriver |
| 1985 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch/Helena Suková |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova/Pam Shriver |
| 1987 | Martina Navratilova/Pam Shriver |
| 1988 | Gigi Fernández/Robin White |
| 1989 | Hana Mandlíková/Martina Navratilova |
| 1990 | Gigi Fernández/Martina Navratilova |
| 1991 | Pam Shriver/Natalia Zvereva |
| 1992 | Gigi Fernández/Natalia Zvereva |
| 1993 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario/Helena Suková |
| 1994 | Jana Novotná/Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| 1995 | Gigi Fernández/Natalia Zvereva |
| 1996 | Gigi Fernández/Natalia Zvereva |
| 1997 | Lindsay Davenport/Jana Novotná |
| 1998 | Martina Hingis/Jana Novotná |
| 1999 | Serena Williams/Venus Williams |
| 2000 | Julie Halard-Decugis/Ai Sugiyama |
| 2001 | Lisa Raymond/Rennae Stubbs |
| 2002 | Virginia Ruano Pascual/Paola Suárez |
| 2003 | Virginia Ruano Pascual/Paola Suárez |
| 2004 | Virginia Ruano Pascual/Paola Suárez |
| 2005 | Lisa Raymond/Samantha Stosur |
| 2006 | Nathalie Dechy/Vera Zvonareva |
| 2007 | Nathalie Dechy/Dinara Safina |
| 2008 | Cara Black/Liezel Huber |
| 2009 | Serena Williams/Venus Williams |
| 2010 | Vania King/Yaroslava Shvedova |
| 2011 | Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond |
| 2012 | Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci |
| 2013 | Andrea Hlaváčková/Lucie Hradecká |
| 2014 | Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina |
| 2015 | Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza |
| 2016 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Lucie Šafářová |
| 2017 | Chan Yung-jan/Martina Hingis |
| 2018 | Ashleigh Barty/ CoCo Vandeweghe |
| 2019 | Elise Mertens/ Aryna Sabalenka |
| 2020 | Laura Siegemund / Vera Zvonareva |
| 2021 | Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai |
| 2022 | Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková |
| 2023 | Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe |
| 2024 | Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jelena Ostapenko |
FAQs on Women's Doubles US Open Winners
A. Margaret Osborne duPont holds the record for winning the most number of women's doubles US Open titles, with thirteen titles.
A. The prize money for the women's doubles category at the 2024 US Open is $700,000.
A. Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver are the best women's doubles team at the US Open.
A. Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe won the women's doubles title at the 2023 US Open.
