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. It was their second major doubles title as a team, after the 2019 US Open.[1] With the win, Sabalenka claimed the world No. 1 doubles ranking.[2]

Women's doubles
2021 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsBelgium Elise Mertens
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
Runners-upCzech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Score6–2, 6–3
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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Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic were the reigning champions,[3] but withdrew from the tournament.

Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

Top half

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Section 1

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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

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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

Bottom half

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Section 3

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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

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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

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Wild cards

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Protected ranking

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Withdrawals

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See also

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References

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  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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