2021 Kremlin Cup – Women's doubles

Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara were the defending champions, having won the previous event in 2019,[1] but chose not to participate.

Women's doubles
2021 Kremlin Cup
Champions Jeļena Ostapenko
Kateřina Siniaková
Runners-up Nadiia Kichenok
Raluca Olaru
Final score6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Main article: 2021 Kremlin Cup

Jeļena Ostapenko and Kateřina Siniaková won the title, defeating Nadiia Kichenok and Raluca Olaru in the final, 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]. Ostapenko and Siniaková won the title after saving three match points in their quarterfinal match against Viktória Kužmová and Alexandra Panova. This was the first time that Siniaková won a doubles title without regular partner Barbora Krejčíková since January 2019.[2]

Seeds
  1. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
  2. Jeļena Ostapenko / Kateřina Siniaková (champions)
  3. Marie Bouzková / Lucie Hradecká (semifinals)
  4. Nadiia Kichenok / Raluca Olaru (final)

Draw

Key

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 A Guarachi
D Krawczyk 		3 1
E Alexandrova
Y Sizikova 		6 6 E Alexandrova
Y Sizikova 		1 6 [7]
WC O Selekhmeteva
A Tikhonova 		4 7 [8] N Dzalamidze
K Rakhimova 		6 4 [10]
N Dzalamidze
K Rakhimova 		6 5 [10] N Dzalamidze
K Rakhimova 		5 5
4 N Kichenok
R Olaru 		0 6 [10] 4 N Kichenok
R Olaru 		7 7
T Martincová
M Vondroušová 		6 2 [4] 4 N Kichenok
R Olaru 		5
K Christian
E Routliffe 		4 0 A Kalinskaya
A Potapova 		2r
A Kalinskaya
A Potapova 		6 6 4 N Kichenok
R Olaru 		2 6 [8]
E Lechemia
S Santamaria 		1 6 [7] 2 J Ostapenko
K Siniaková 		6 4 [10]
O Kalashnikova
M Kato 		6 4 [10] O Kalashnikova
M Kato 		4 2
A Danilina
Ar Rodionova 		1 1 3 M Bouzková
L Hradecká 		6 6
3 M Bouzková
L Hradecká 		6 6 3 M Bouzková
L Hradecká 		2 7 [2]
V Kužmová
A Panova 		7 6 2 J Ostapenko
K Siniaková 		6 5 [10]
V Diatchenko
M Niculescu 		5 2 V Kužmová
A Panova 		7 3 [9]
PR V Lapko
L Marozava 		3 2 2 J Ostapenko
K Siniaková 		5 6 [11]
2 J Ostapenko
K Siniaková 		6 6

References
  1. "Ena Shibahara and Shuko Aoyama: «It was important to play our best for the whole match»". kremlincup.ru. 20 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  2. "Kontaveit comeback in Moscow final denies Alexandrova, keeps WTA Finals hopes alive". Women's Tennis Association. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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