2021 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
2021 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Elise Mertens; Aryna Sabalenka
Runners-up	Barbora Krejčíková; Kateřina Siniaková
Score	6–2, 6–3
Events

Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka defeated Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková in the final, 6–2, 6–3, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. It was their second major doubles title as a team, after the 2019 US Open.^[1] With the win, Sabalenka claimed the world No. 1 doubles ranking.^[2]

Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic were the reigning champions,^[3] but withdrew from the tournament.

Seeds

01.

Hsieh Su-wei /

Barbora Strýcová (second round)

02.

Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka (champions)

03.

Barbora Krejčíková /

Kateřina Siniaková (final)

04.

Nicole Melichar /

Demi Schuurs (semifinals)

05.

Chan Hao-ching /

Latisha Chan (first round)

06.

Gabriela Dabrowski /

Bethanie Mattek-Sands (second round)

07.

Shuko Aoyama /

Ena Shibahara (quarterfinals)

08.

Duan Yingying /

Zheng Saisai (first round)

09.

Alexa Guarachi /

Desirae Krawczyk (third round)

10.

Samantha Stosur /

Zhang Shuai (first round)

11.

Xu Yifan /

Yang Zhaoxuan (second round)

12.

Hayley Carter /

Luisa Stefani (third round)

13.

Lyudmyla Kichenok /

Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)

14.

Kirsten Flipkens /

Andreja Klepač (second round)

15.

Anna Blinkova /

Veronika Kudermetova (first round)

16.

Laura Siegemund /

Vera Zvonareva (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

	Darija Jurak Nina Stojanović	6³	6	6

PR	Aleksandra Krunić Martina Trevisan	7⁷	3	2
						Darija Jurak Nina Stojanović	6	2	4

					3	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	3	6	6
3	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	7	5	6

	Sharon Fichman Giuliana Olmos	5	7	2
										3	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	2	3

										2	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
	Coco Gauff Caty McNally	6⁴	1

4	Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs	7⁷	6
					4	Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs	5	4

					2	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka	7	6
7	Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	2	0

2	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	S-w Hsieh B Strýcová	6	5	6
WC	D Aiava A Sharma	4	7	4	1	S-w Hsieh B Strýcová	6⁵	6	5
	D Jurak N Stojanović	6	5	6		D Jurak N Stojanović	7⁷	3	7
	I-C Begu N Podoroska	0	7	2							D Jurak N Stojanović	1	7	6
	A Bolsova J Paolini	7⁷	6								A Bolsova J Paolini	6	5	3
	D Kasatkina A Kontaveit	6²	2			A Bolsova J Paolini	7⁷	3	7
	G García Pérez O Kalashnikova	5	4		14	K Flipkens A Klepač	6³	6	5
14	K Flipkens A Klepač	7	6													D Jurak N Stojanović	6³	6	6
11	Y Xu Z Yang	6	2	6											PR	A Krunić M Trevisan	7⁷	3	2
	A Pavlyuchenkova A Sevastova	3	6	3	11	Y Xu Z Yang	6	6¹	2
	A Kalinskaya V Kužmová	6	6			A Kalinskaya V Kužmová	2	7⁷	6
	Z Diyas Y Putintseva	4	2								A Kalinskaya V Kužmová	4	3
	M Kostyuk A Sasnovich	1	6	1						PR	A Krunić M Trevisan	6	6
PR	M Barthel L Zhu	6	3	6	PR	M Barthel L Zhu	4	6	3
PR	A Krunić M Trevisan	6	6		PR	A Krunić M Trevisan	6	2	6
8	Y Duan S Zheng	1	3

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

3	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	6	6
	A Bogdan R Peterson	3	1		3	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	6	6
WC	D Gavrilova E Perez	6⁴	4			O Jabeur C McHale	3	4
	O Jabeur C McHale	7⁷	6						3	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	6	6
	A Rus T Zidanšek	6	6⁵	7						B Pera R van der Hoek	4	4
	A Riske A Tomljanović	1	7⁷	5		A Rus T Zidanšek	4	4
	B Pera R van der Hoek	3	6	7		B Pera R van der Hoek	6	6
15	A Blinkova V Kudermetova	6	3	5									3	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	7	5	6
10	S Stosur S Zhang	4	6	2										S Fichman G Olmos	5	7	2
	LA Fernandez H Watson	6	3	6		LA Fernandez H Watson	7	6
WC	O Gadecki B Woolcock	6	6		WC	O Gadecki B Woolcock	5	2
	M Buzărnescu A Raina	3	0							LA Fernandez H Watson	3	2
	E Alexandrova Y Sizikova	3	3							S Fichman G Olmos	6	6
	L Hradecká Kr Plíšková	6	6			L Hradecká Kr Plíšková	5	3
	S Fichman G Olmos	1	7⁷	6		S Fichman G Olmos	7	6
5	H-c Chan L Chan	6	6¹	2

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

6	G Dabrowski B Mattek-Sands	6	6
	L Arruabarrena K Christian	2	3		6	G Dabrowski B Mattek-Sands	1	2
	C Dolehide S Rogers	3	4			C Gauff C McNally	6	6
	C Gauff C McNally	6	6								C Gauff C McNally	7	6
WC	S Halep C Kempenaers-Pocz	4	5							9	A Guarachi D Krawczyk	5	3
	Ar Rodionova S Sanders	6	7			Ar Rodionova S Sanders	1	7	5
	B Bencic S Kenin	3	6	6⁵	9	A Guarachi D Krawczyk	6	5	7
9	A Guarachi D Krawczyk	6	2	7¹⁰											C Gauff C McNally	6⁴	1
13	L Kichenok J Ostapenko	7⁷	6											4	N Melichar D Schuurs	7⁷	6
	M Ninomiya S Santamaria	6²	4		13	L Kichenok J Ostapenko	6	1	6
	A Mitu R Olaru	3	6	6		A Mitu R Olaru	1	6	1
	M Niculescu PM Țig	6	3	3						13	L Kichenok J Ostapenko	2	4
PR	V Lapko M Vondroušová	6	6							4	N Melichar D Schuurs	6	6
	M Brengle L Davis	4	0		PR	V Lapko M Vondroušová	2	4
	F Ferro J Teichmann	2^r			4	N Melichar D Schuurs	6	6
4	N Melichar D Schuurs	3

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

7	S Aoyama E Shibahara	4	7	6
	A Muhammad J Pegula	6	5	3	7	S Aoyama E Shibahara	5	7⁷	6
WC	L Cabrera M Inglis	7⁷	4	7¹²	WC	L Cabrera M Inglis	7	6⁵	0
	R Voráčová Y Wang	6³	6	6¹⁰						7	S Aoyama E Shibahara	6	6
	P Badosa D Kovinić	6	4	7¹⁰						12	H Carter L Stefani	2	4
	M Doi N Hibino	2	6	6⁷		P Badosa D Kovinić	6	0	1
PR	E Rybakina Y Shvedova	4	3		12	H Carter L Stefani	4	6	6
12	H Carter L Stefani	6	6												7	S Aoyama E Shibahara	2	0
16	L Siegemund V Zvonareva	6	6												2	E Mertens A Sabalenka	6	6
WC	K Birrell J Fourlis	2	1		16	L Siegemund V Zvonareva	6	6
PR	K Bondarenko N Kichenok	5	6	6	PR	K Bondarenko N Kichenok	4	2
	M Bouzková S Sorribes Tormo	7	4	0						16	L Siegemund V Zvonareva	3	7⁷	2
	A Barty J Brady	6	6							2	E Mertens A Sabalenka	6	6⁵	6
WC	A Myers I Popovic	2	4			A Barty J Brady
	C Lister A Van Uytvanck	6	5	4	2	E Mertens A Sabalenka	w/o
2	E Mertens A Sabalenka	3	7	6

Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Withdrawals

References

^ "Mertens, Sabalenka win Australian Open doubles title; claim second major as a team". Women's Tennis Association. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ "Sabalenka captures WTA World No.1 doubles ranking". Women's Tennis Association. 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ Matthews, Bruce (31 January 2020). "Babos, Mladenovic win 2nd Australian Open doubles title". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

External links

[1] "Mertens, Sabalenka win Australian Open doubles title; claim second major as a team". Women's Tennis Association. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[2] "Sabalenka captures WTA World No.1 doubles ranking". Women's Tennis Association. 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[3] Matthews, Bruce (31 January 2020). "Babos, Mladenovic win 2nd Australian Open doubles title". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

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