See main article: 2008 DFS Classic. Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung were the defending champions, but Chan chose not to participate, and only Chuang competed that year.
Chuang partnered with Rika Fujiwara, but lost in the quarterfinals to Vania King and Alla Kudryavtseva.
Cara Black and Liezel Huber won in the final 6–2, 6–1, against Séverine Brémond and Virginia Ruano Pascual.
Liezel Huber (champions)
Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko (first round) Lisa Raymond / 
Samantha Stosur (first round) Bethanie Mattek / 
Sania Mirza (first round)