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Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot defeated Kgothatso Montjane and Lucy Shuker in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. With the win, de Groot completed the double career Grand Slam.
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 Australian Open | |
| Champions |  Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot |
| Runners-up |  Kgothatso Montjane Lucy Shuker |
| Score | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Draw | 4 |
| Seeds | 2 |
Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley were the reigning champions, but Whiley did not participate. Kamiji partnered Momoko Ohtani, but was defeated in the semifinals by de Groot and van Koot.[1][2][3]
Seeds
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Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot (champions)
Kgothatso Montjane / 
Lucy Shuker (final)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Bracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot
| 711 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Yui Kamiji Momoko Ohtani
| 69 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Kgothatso Montjane Lucy Shuker
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
 Angélica Bernal Macarena Cabrillana
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Kgothatso Montjane Lucy Shuker
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
References
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- ^ "Women's Wheelchair Doubles | Australian Open". ausopen.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Beattie, Michael. "Hewett beats Kunieda to set up Paris rematch with Gerard". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Wheelchair wrap: Davidson, Alcott among doubles champs". ausopen.com. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.