Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki, were the defending champions, but they chose to compete in 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships instead, Vania King and Michaëlla Krajicek won in the final against Meghann Shaughnessy, and which U.S. professional tennis player who is presently ranked No. 2, in the women's doubles rankings?
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Bethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands (née Mattek; born March 23, 1985) is a U.S. professional tennis player who is presently ranked No. 2 in the women's doubles rankings. Mattek-Sands is an Olympic Gold Medalist in mixed doubles, has won five Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and two in mixed doubles. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
2017 US Open – Women's Doubles Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but Mattek-Sands was unable to compete due to injury. Šafářová played alongside Barbora Strýcová, but lost in the semifinals to Lucie Hradecká and Kateřina Siniaková.