The WTA 500 Abu Dhabi ended a women's doubles match with Zhang Shuai/Mladenovic winning to advance to the quarterfinals.

As the No. 4 seeds in this tournament, Zhang Shuai/Mladenovic lost 5-7 in the first set, won 6-4 in the second set, and reversed their opponents Buksha/Miyu Kato 10-8 in the tie-break match to advance to the quarterfinals of the women's doubles.