2021 Miami Open – Women's doubles

Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara defeated Hayley Carter and Luisa Stefani in the final, 6–2, 7–5, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Miami Open. Aoyama and Shibahara's first WTA 1000 victory earned them their third title of the year and made them the first Japanese champions in Miami since Ai Sugiyama in 2008.[1]

Women's doubles
2021 Miami Open
Champions Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara
Runners-up Hayley Carter
Luisa Stefani
Final score6–2, 7–5
Main article: 2021 Miami Open

Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka were the defending champions from when the tournament was last held in 2019,[2] but the pair lost in the first round to Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber.

Sabalenka, Tímea Babos and Hsieh Su-wei were in contention for the WTA doubles No. 1 ranking at the beginning at the tournament. Hsieh usurped Sabalenka for the top ranking after Sabalenka and Babos lost in the first and second round, respectively.[3]

Seeds
  1. Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka (first round)
  2. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (second round)
  3. Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs (first round)
  4. Tímea Babos / Veronika Kudermetova (second round)
  5. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (champions)
  6. Xu Yifan / Zhang Shuai (second round)
  7. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
  8. Hayley Carter / Luisa Stefani (final)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Iga Świątek 		6 64 [2]
5 Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara 		3 77 [10]
5 Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara 		6 7
8 Hayley Carter
Luisa Stefani 		2 5
8 Hayley Carter
Luisa Stefani 		2 6 [10]
  Gabriela Dabrowski
Giuliana Olmos 		6 3 [8]

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 E Mertens
A Sabalenka 		5 5
S Halep
A Kerber 		7 7   S Halep
A Kerber
PR K Flipkens
C Vandeweghe 		6 2 [6] L Kichenok
J Ostapenko 		w/o
L Kichenok
J Ostapenko 		3 6 [10]   L Kichenok
J Ostapenko 		1 4
A Blinkova
M Niculescu 		0 1   B Mattek-Sands
I Świątek 		6 6
B Mattek-Sands
I Świątek 		6 6   B Mattek-Sands
I Świątek 		6 6
S Kenin
S Stephens 		6 3 [8] 6 Y Xu
S Zhang 		3 1
6 Y Xu
S Zhang 		4 6 [10]   B Mattek-Sands
I Świątek 		6 64 [2]
4 T Babos
V Kudermetova 		3 6 [10] 5 S Aoyama
E Shibahara 		3 77 [10]
E Perez
S Zheng 		6 4 [7] 4 T Babos
V Kudermetova 		1 5
Alt C Garcia
N Podoroska 		77 6 Alt C Garcia
N Podoroska 		6 7
L Hradecká
Kr Plíšková 		63 2 Alt C Garcia
N Podoroska 		3 2
PR K Christian
A Kudryavtseva 		2 3 5 S Aoyama
E Shibahara 		6 6
D Jurak
N Stojanović 		6 6   D Jurak
N Stojanović
A Klepač
T Zidanšek 		77 1 [6] 5 S Aoyama
E Shibahara 		w/o
5 S Aoyama
E Shibahara 		62 6 [10]

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 H Carter
L Stefani 		6 6
E Rybakina
M Sakkari 		1 4 8 H Carter
L Stefani 		6 6
WC A Tomljanović
H Watson 		4 1 Alt E Alexandrova
Z Yang 		0 3
Alt E Alexandrova
Z Yang 		6 6 8 H Carter
L Stefani 		6 6
WC H Baptiste
R Montgomery 		2 2 Alt A Muhammad
J Pegula 		4 1
Alt P Martić
S Rogers 		6 6 Alt P Martić
S Rogers 		6 3 [3]
Alt A Muhammad
J Pegula 		6 6 Alt A Muhammad
J Pegula 		4 6 [10]
3 N Melichar
D Schuurs 		2 2 8 H Carter
L Stefani 		2 6 [10]
7 A Guarachi
D Krawczyk 		3 6 [7]   G Dabrowski
G Olmos 		6 3 [8]
G Dabrowski
G Olmos 		6 4 [10]   G Dabrowski
G Olmos 		6 6
PR V King
Y Shvedova 		5 2   A-L Friedsam
S Sanders 		2 4
A-L Friedsam
S Sanders 		7 6   G Dabrowski
G Olmos 		6 77
C Gauff
C McNally 		6 6   C Gauff
C McNally 		4 64
N Kichenok
R Olaru 		3 1   C Gauff
C McNally 		65 6 [10]
WC K Bertens
A Rus 		1 4 2 B Krejčíková
K Siniaková 		77 4 [8]
2 B Krejčíková
K Siniaková 		6 6

References
  1. "Aoyama, Shibahara win Miami Open for third title of the year". Women's Tennis Association. April 4, 2021. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. "Mertens & Sabalenka win 10th straight match to claim Miami title and Sunshine Double". Women's Tennis Association. March 31, 2019. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  3. "WTA Rankings Watch: Doubles No.1 to Change After Miami". Women's Tennis Association. March 29, 2021. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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