2021 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek defeated the defending champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. With the win, Dodig and Polášek claimed their first Grand Slam title as a team.[1] The victory earned Polášek his first major title, and made him the second Slovak to win one after Daniela Hantuchová.[2]

Men's doubles
2021 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsCroatia Ivan Dodig
Slovakia Filip Polášek
Runners-upUnited States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
Score6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Mate Pavić was in contention to reclaim the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking, but he failed to do so after he and Nikola Mektić lost in the semifinals to Dodig and Polášek.

Seeds

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01.     Juan Sebastián Cabal /   Robert Farah (second round)
02.     Nikola Mektić /   Mate Pavić (semifinals)
03.     Marcel Granollers /   Horacio Zeballos (first round)
04.     Wesley Koolhof /   Łukasz Kubot (third round)
05.     Rajeev Ram /   Joe Salisbury (final)
06.     Jamie Murray /   Bruno Soares (semifinals)
07.     Marcelo Melo /   Horia Tecău (third round)
08.     Pierre-Hugues Herbert /   Nicolas Mahut (quarterfinals)
09.     Ivan Dodig /   Filip Polášek (champions)
10.     John Peers /   Michael Venus (third round)
11.     Henri Kontinen /   Édouard Roger-Vasselin (first round)
12.     Jérémy Chardy /   Fabrice Martin (first round)
13.     Robin Haase /   Oliver Marach (first round)
14.     Sander Gillé /   Joran Vliegen (first round)
15.     Max Purcell /   Luke Saville (second round)
16.     Ken Skupski /   Neal Skupski (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Marcelo Arévalo
  Matwé Middelkoop
3 4
6   Jamie Murray
  Bruno Soares
6 6
6   Jamie Murray
  Bruno Soares
4 62
5   Rajeev Ram
  Joe Salisbury
6 77
  Marcus Daniell
  Philipp Oswald
66 2
5   Rajeev Ram
  Joe Salisbury
78 6
5   Rajeev Ram
  Joe Salisbury
3 4
9   Ivan Dodig
  Filip Polášek
6 6
9   Ivan Dodig
  Filip Polášek
6 2 6
WC   Matthew Ebden
  John-Patrick Smith
4 6 4
9   Ivan Dodig
  Filip Polášek
4 6 6
2   Nikola Mektić
  Mate Pavić
6 4 3
8   Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  Nicolas Mahut
4 6 63
2   Nikola Mektić
  Mate Pavić
6 4 710

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   JS Cabal
  R Farah
65 78 6
  N Basilashvili
  A Begemann
77 66 4 1   JS Cabal
  R Farah
4 4
Alt   S Caruso
  E Ruusuvuori
66 5   A Bublik
  A Golubev
6 6
  A Bublik
  A Golubev
78 7   A Bublik
  A Golubev
77 63 3
  M Demoliner
  S González
77 66 3   M Arévalo
  M Middelkoop
64 77 6
  M Arévalo
  M Middelkoop
61 78 6   M Arévalo
  M Middelkoop
6 6
  M Kecmanović
  C Ruud
6 1 6   M Kecmanović
  C Ruud
3 1
13   R Haase
  O Marach
3 6 0   M Arévalo
  M Middelkoop
3 4
12   J Chardy
  F Martin
3 4 6   J Murray
  B Soares
6 6
  S Bolelli
  M González
6 6   S Bolelli
  M González
6 77
  L Sonego
  A Vavassori
67 6 6   L Sonego
  A Vavassori
2 65
  R Arneodo
  B Paire
79 2 4   S Bolelli
  M González
77 2 4
  L Đere
  S Travaglia
6 6 6   J Murray
  B Soares
65 6 6
WC   A Harris
  A Popyrin
3 4   L Đere
  S Travaglia
1 2
  M Giron
  C Norrie
66 3 6   J Murray
  B Soares
6 6
6   J Murray
  B Soares
78 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   M Granollers
  H Zeballos
5 4
  N Monroe
  F Tiafoe
7 6   N Monroe
  F Tiafoe
2 711 6
  V Pospisil
  D Shapovalov
6 77   V Pospisil
  D Shapovalov
6 69 2
Alt   A Martin
  T-S Weissborn
3 63   N Monroe
  F Tiafoe
3 5
  A Mannarino
  G Simon
4 2   M Daniell
  P Oswald
6 7
  M Daniell
  P Oswald
6 6   M Daniell
  P Oswald
77 63 6
  D Koepfer
  T Sandgren
64 6 710   D Koepfer
  T Sandgren
64 77 2
14   S Gillé
  J Vliegen
77 2 68   M Daniell
  P Oswald
66 2
10   J Peers
  M Venus
6 6 5   R Ram
  J Salisbury
78 6
  A de Minaur
  M Reid
3 2 10   J Peers
  M Venus
6 6
  R Bopanna
  B McLachlan
4 60 WC   J-s Nam
  M-k Song
4 3
WC   J-s Nam
  M-k Song
6 77 10   J Peers
  M Venus
64 64
  T Brkić
  A-u-H Qureshi
6 64 6 5   R Ram
  J Salisbury
77 77
  P Andújar
  P Martínez
3 77 1   T Brkić
  A-u-H Qureshi
3 6 2
  J O'Mara
  A Sitak
4 4 5   R Ram
  J Salisbury
6 4 6
5   R Ram
  J Salisbury
6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   M Melo
  H Tecău
3
  F Krajinović
  D Lajović
0r 7   M Melo
  H Tecău
6 77
  R Albot
  D Evans
6 6   R Albot
  D Evans
1 62
  A Molteni
  H Nys
2 3 7   M Melo
  H Tecău
4 3
  A Bedene
  J Veselý
77 65 67 9   I Dodig
  F Polášek
6 6
  L Bambridge
  D Inglot
62 77 710   L Bambridge
  D Inglot
4 5
PR   P Carreño Busta
  M López
1 3 9   I Dodig
  F Polášek
6 7
9   I Dodig
  F Polášek
6 6 9   I Dodig
  F Polášek
6 2 6
15   M Purcell
  L Saville
6 6 WC   M Ebden
  J-P Smith
4 6 4
  G Durán
  A Ramos Viñolas
3 3 15   M Purcell
  L Saville
63 4
  P Cuevas
  G Pella
77 4 4 WC   M Ebden
  J-P Smith
77 6
WC   M Ebden
  J-P Smith
61 6 6 WC   M Ebden
  J-P Smith
77 6
WC   T Kokkinakis
  N Kyrgios
6 6 4   W Koolhof
  Ł Kubot
62 4
Alt   L Harris
  J Knowle
2 4 WC   T Kokkinakis
  N Kyrgios
3 4
  A Behar
  G Escobar
3 4 4   W Koolhof
  Ł Kubot
6 6
4   W Koolhof
  Ł Kubot
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   P-H Herbert
  N Mahut
6 6
Alt   G Mager
  Y Nishioka
2 3 8   P-H Herbert
  N Mahut
7 6
  Y Hanfmann
  K Krawietz
6 6   Y Hanfmann
  K Krawietz
5 3
  D Sharan
  I Zelenay
1 4 8   P-H Herbert
  N Mahut
6 6
WC   J Duckworth
  M Polmans
6 6 WC   J Duckworth
  M Polmans
4 3
  N Ćaćić
  F Nielsen
4 4 WC   J Duckworth
  M Polmans
77 6
  R Berankis
  M Kukushkin
7 6   R Berankis
  M Kukushkin
63 2
11   H Kontinen
  É Roger-Vasselin
5 4 8   P-H Herbert
  N Mahut
4 6 63
16   K Skupski
  N Skupski
6 6 2   N Mektić
  M Pavić
6 4 710
  F Auger-Aliassime
  H Hurkacz
3 2 16   K Skupski
  N Skupski
6 65 4
  F Coria
  D Schwartzman
65 1   J Millman
  T Monteiro
3 77 6
  J Millman
  T Monteiro
77 6   J Millman
  T Monteiro
62 4
WC   P Tsitsipas
  S Tsitsipas
4 6 4 2   N Mektić
  M Pavić
77 6
PR   M McDonald
  T Paul
6 3 6 PR   M McDonald
  T Paul
1 4
  Y-h Lu
  S Querrey
64 3 2   N Mektić
  M Pavić
6 6
2   N Mektić
  M Pavić
77 6

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Protected ranking

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Alternate pairs

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Withdrawals

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ubha, Ravi (21 February 2021). "Dodig/Polasek dominate to claim men's doubles title". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ Matthews, Brian (21 February 2021). "New dad Polasek wins 1st major doubles title in Australia". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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