3rd seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, the 2012 Madrid champions, have advanced to the final in Rome. Errani and Vinci defeated top seeds Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals. Also victorious in semifinal play were Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina, who defeated Jamie Hampton and Anna Tatishvili 6-3, 6-3.

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