2021 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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. This was Mertens and Sabalenka's second Grand Slam doubles title as a team after they first won the 2019 US Open.[1] By virtue of winning the title, Sabalenka claimed the world No. 1 doubles ranking.[2]

Women's doubles
2021 Australian Open
Champions Elise Mertens
Aryna Sabalenka
Runners-up Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
Final score6–2, 6–3

Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic were the defending champions,[3] but the pair withdrew from the women's doubles 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

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

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
2r 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

See also

References

  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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