2021 WTA Finals – Doubles

Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková defeated Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2021 WTA Finals.

Doubles
2021 WTA Finals
Champions Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
Runners-up Hsieh Su-wei
Elise Mertens
Final score6–3, 6–4
Draw8 (round robin)
Main article: 2021 WTA Finals

Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic were the two-time defending champions, but failed to qualify for the tournament.[1]

Krejčíková and Siniaková clinched the year-end no. 1 as a team with their win against Sharon Fichman and Giuliana Olmos in their first round robin match, and Siniaková secured the individual year-end no. 1 ranking by winning the title. Hsieh was also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.[2]

Seeds
  1. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (champions)
  2. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (semifinals)
  3. Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens (final)
  4. Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Demi Schuurs (semifinals)
  5. Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai (round robin)
  6. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (round robin)
  7. Darija Jurak / Andreja Klepač (round robin)
  8. Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos (round robin)

Alternates
  1. Nadiia Kichenok / Raluca Olaru (Did not play)
  2. Marie Bouzková / Lucie Hradecká (Did not play)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková 		3 6 [10]
4 Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Demi Schuurs 		6 3 [6]
1 Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková 		6 6
3 Hsieh Su-wei
Elise Mertens 		3 4
2 Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara 		2 2
3 Hsieh Su-wei
Elise Mertens 		6 6

Group El Tajín
Krejčíková
Siniaková		 Hsieh
Mertens		 Guarachi
Krawczyk		 Fichman
Olmos		 RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková		 6–3, 6–1 5–7, 7–6(7–3), [10–7] 6–4, 6–1 3–0 6–1 (86%) 37–22 (63%) 1
3 Hsieh Su-wei
Elise Mertens		 3–6, 1–6 7–6(7–3), 6–2 6–4, 7–6(7–3) 2–1 4–2 (67%) 30–30 (50%) 2
6 Alexa Guarachi
Desirae Krawczyk		 7–5, 6–7(3–7), [7–10] 6–7(3–7), 2–6 0–6, 6–3, [11–9] 1–2 3–5 (38%) 28–35 (44%) 3
8 Sharon Fichman
Giuliana Olmos		 4–6, 1–6 4–6, 6–7(3–7) 6–0, 3–6, [9–11] 0–3 1–6 (14%) 24–32 (43%) 4

Group Tenochtitlán
Aoyama
Shibahara		 Melichar-Martinez
Schuurs		 Stosur
Zhang		 Jurak
Klepač		 RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2 Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara		 6–4, 7–6(7–5) 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] 6–0, 6–4 2–1 5–2 (71%) 34–25 (58%) 1
4 Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Demi Schuurs		 4–6, 6–7(5–7) 6–2, 6–2 6–4, 3–6, [10–2] 2–1 4–3 (57%) 32–27 (54%) 2
5 Samantha Stosur
Zhang Shuai		 4–6, 6–3, [10–7] 2–6, 2–6 7–6(12–10), 6–7(4–7), [5–10] 1–2 3–5 (38%) 28–35 (44%) 4
7 Darija Jurak
Andreja Klepač		 0–6, 4–6 4–6, 6–3, [2–10] 6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–4), [10–5] 1–2 3–5 (38%) 28–35 (44%) 3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.

References
  1. "'There was no one out there who could beat us' - Babos, Mladenovic defend WTA Finals title with defeat of Hsieh, Strycova". Women's Tennis Association. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  2. "Krejcikova, Siniakova sweep past Hsieh, Mertens to win WTA Finals doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.

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