Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara defeated Nicole Melichar and Demi Schuurs in the final, 6–1, 6–4, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Eastbourne International. It marked their fourth title together of the season, and their seventh consecutive win in a final match over two years. The victory earned Aoyama her 16th career WTA Tour doubles title and Shibahara's seventh.[1]
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 Eastbourne International | |
| Champions |  Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara |
| Runners-up |  Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs |
| Score | 6–1, 6–4 |
Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan were the defending champions from when the event was last held in 2019,[2] but the pair lost in the semifinals to Melichar and Schuurs.[3]
Seeds
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Nicole Melichar / 
Demi Schuurs (final)
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (champions)
Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (quarterfinals)
Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (semifinals)
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
Draw
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | N Melichar D Schuurs
| 4 | 7 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 B Andreescu Y Putintseva
| 6 | 5 | [5] | 1 | N Melichar D Schuurs
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PR | B Mattek-Sands S Mirza
| 3 | 4 | Alt | C McHale S Santamaria
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | C McHale S Santamaria
| 6 | 6 | 1 | N Melichar D Schuurs
| 77 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  H-c Chan L Chan
| 6 | 6 | 4 | H-c Chan L Chan
| 61 | 6 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||
| H Carter N Hibino
| 0 | 2 | 4 | H-c Chan L Chan
| 5 | 6 | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  H Dart H Watson
| 2 | 6 | [7] | C Gauff J Ostapenko
| 7 | 3 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| C Gauff J Ostapenko
| 6 | 2 | [10] | 1 | N Melichar D Schuurs
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 L Kichenok M Ninomiya
| 6 | 77 | 2 | S Aoyama E Shibahara
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  S Stosur C Vandeweghe
| 0 | 62 | L Kichenok M Ninomiya
| 0 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Kostyuk E Svitolina
| 3 | 4 | 3 |  A Guarachi D Krawczyk
| 6 | 4 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk
| 6 | 6 | L Kichenok M Ninomiya
| 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  V Kudermetova E Vesnina
| 610 | 4 | 2 | S Aoyama E Shibahara
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Fichman G Olmos
| 712 | 6 | S Fichman G Olmos
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 L Hradecká S Zhang
| 2 | 5 | 2 | S Aoyama E Shibahara
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Aoyama E Shibahara
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ostapenko storms past Kontaveit to win Eastbourne title". Women's Tennis Association. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "'We knew we would have our chance to come back' - Chan sisters triumph in Eastbourne". Women's Tennis Association. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Ostapenko reaches final in Eastbourne". Taipei Times. Agence France-Presse. 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.