2021 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions[1] Strýcová retired from professional tennis in May 2021.,[2] while Hsieh played alongside Elise Mertens, but lost in the second round to Sharon Fichman and Giuliana Olmos.

Women's doubles
2021 Italian Open
Champions Sharon Fichman
Giuliana Olmos
Runners-up Kristina Mladenovic
Markéta Vondroušová
Final score4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Main article: 2021 Italian Open (tennis)

The alternates Fichman and Olmos went on to win the title, defeating Kristina Mladenovic and Markéta Vondroušová in the final, 4–6, 7–5, [10–5], saving 2 championship points, in the process. By reaching the final, Mladenovic usurped newly crowned Mertens for the doubles number 1 ranking.[3]

Seeds
  1. Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens (second round)
  2. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (quarterfinals)
  3. Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs (second round)
  4. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (semifinals)
  5. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
  6. Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (quarterfinals)
  7. Xu Yifan / Zhang Shuai (first round)
  8. Gabriela Dabrowski / Asia Muhammad (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
Alt Sharon Fichman
Giuliana Olmos 		6 6
4 Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara 		3 2
Alt Sharon Fichman
Giuliana Olmos 		4 7 [10]
  Kristina Mladenovic
Markéta Vondroušová 		6 5 [5]
WC Irina-Camelia Begu
Sara Errani 		2 3
  Kristina Mladenovic
Markéta Vondroušová 		6 6

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 S-w Hsieh
E Mertens 		6 4 [4]
  B Mattek-Sands
J Pegula 		6 2 [3] Alt S Fichman
G Olmos 		1 6 [10]
Alt S Fichman
G Olmos 		3 6 [10] Alt S Fichman
G Olmos 		1 78 [10]
WC N Brancaccio
L Bronzetti 		0 0 C Gauff
V Kudermetova 		6 66 [6]
  C Gauff
V Kudermetova 		6 6 C Gauff
V Kudermetova 		77 6
PR A Kudryavtseva
M Niculescu 		2 1 8 G Dabrowski
A Muhammad 		62 2
8 G Dabrowski
A Muhammad 		6 6 Alt S Fichman
G Olmos 		6 6
4 S Aoyama
E Shibahara 		3 2
4 S Aoyama
E Shibahara 		6 6
  L Kichenok
J Ostapenko 		3 2 WC G Gatto-Monticone
B Turati 		1 0
WC G Gatto-Monticone
B Turati 		6 6 4 S Aoyama
E Shibahara 		4 7 [10]
  D Jurak
A Klepač 		2 7 [10] 6 H-c Chan
L Chan 		6 5 [6]
  N Kichenok
R Olaru 		6 5 [5] D Jurak
A Klepač 		3 4
  D Kasatkina
P Martić 		2 3 6 H-c Chan
L Chan 		6 6
6 H-c Chan
L Chan 		6 6

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Y Xu
S Zhang 		3 1
  E Perez
S Zheng 		6 6 E Perez
S Zheng 		3 6 [7]
WC I-C Begu
S Errani 		1 7 [10] WC I-C Begu
S Errani 		6 3 [10]
Alt Q Wang
Y Wang 		6 5 [4] WC I-C Begu
S Errani 		6 4 [10]
PR E Vesnina
V Zvonareva 		4 6 [10] PR E Vesnina
V Zvonareva 		2 6 [8]
  E Alexandrova
Z Yang 		6 4 [3] PR E Vesnina
V Zvonareva 		7 1 [11]
3 N Melichar
D Schuurs 		5 6 [9]
WC I-C Begu
S Errani 		2 3
5 A Guarachi
D Krawczyk 		4 4 K Mladenovic
M Vondroušová 		6 6
  K Mladenovic
M Vondroušová 		6 6 K Mladenovic
M Vondroušová 		1 6 [10]
PR M Ninomiya
Y Shvedova 		4 7 [7] L Hradecká
L Siegemund 		6 4 [8]
  L Hradecká
L Siegemund 		6 5 [10] K Mladenovic
M Vondroušová 		2 6 [10]
  C Garcia
N Podoroska 		1 2 2 B Krejčíková
K Siniaková 		6 4 [3]
  H Carter
L Stefani 		6 6 H Carter
L Stefani 		2 3
2 B Krejčíková
K Siniaková 		6 6

WTA doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 TPE Hsieh Su-wei  BEL Elise Mertens 4 1
 CZE Barbora Krejčíková  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 15 2
 USA Nicole Melichar  NED Demi Schuurs 21 3
 JPN Shuko Aoyama  JPN Ena Shibahara 26 4
 CHI Alexa Guarachi  USA Desirae Krawczyk 34 5
 TPE Chan Hao-ching  TPE Latisha Chan 42 6
 CHN Xu Yifan  CHN Zhang Shuai 47 7
 CAN Gabriela Dabrowski  USA Asia Muhammad 48 8
  • Rankings are as of April 26, 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings:

The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw as alternates:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament

References
  1. "Reunited Hsieh and Strycova romp to Rome title". www.wtatennis.com..
  2. "Barbora Strycova announces retirement, hopes for Wimbledon farewell". www.wtatennis.com.
  3. "Fichman, Olmos save 2 match points, claim Rome doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
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