Marie Bouzková and Lucie Hradecká defeated Ons Jabeur and Ellen Perez in the final, 6–4, 2–6, [10–8], to win the doubles tennis title at the 2021 Birmingham Classic. This was Hradecká's 25th career WTA Tour doubles title and Bouzková's first career title overall.[1]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 Birmingham Classic | |
| Champions |  Marie Bouzková Lucie Hradecká |
| Runners-up |  Ons Jabeur Ellen Perez |
| Score | 6–4, 2–6, [10–8] |
Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions from when the tournament was last held in 2019.[2] After Strýcová retired from professional tennis in May 2021,[3] Hsieh played alongside Elise Mertens but lost in the semifinals to Jabeur and Perez.
Seeds edit
Hsieh Su-wei / 
Elise Mertens (semifinals)- Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (quarterfinals)
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Zhang Shuai (first round)
Caroline Dolehide / Caty McNally (first round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  S-w Hsieh  E Mertens
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Stosur  C Vandeweghe
| 4 | 4 | 1 | S-w Hsieh E Mertens
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 H Dart H Watson
| 6 | 3 | [5] | WC | N Bains T Martincová
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | N Bains T Martincová
| 4 | 6 | [10] | 1 | S-w Hsieh E Mertens
| 6 | 5 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | C Dolehide C McNally
| 4 | 65 | O Jabeur E Perez
| 3 | 7 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| O Jabeur E Perez
| 6 | 77 | O Jabeur E Perez
| 5 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Moore E Silva
| 0 | 6 | [10] | T Moore E Silva
| 7 | 2 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
 P Hercog A Riske
| 6 | 1 | [6] | O Jabeur E Perez
| 4 | 6 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
 E Lechemia I Neel
| 6 | 6 | M Bouzková L Hradecká
| 6 | 2 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | SB Grey E Webley-Smith
| 3 | 2 | E Lechemia I Neel
| 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 L Kichenok M Ninomiya
| 6 | 2 | [10] | L Kichenok M Ninomiya
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  G Dabrowski S Zhang
| 4 | 6 | [7] | L Kichenok M Ninomiya
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Ostapenko A Rosolska
| 2 | 3 | M Bouzková L Hradecká
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Bouzková L Hradecká
| 6 | 6 | M Bouzková L Hradecká
| 3 | 7 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
 J Wachaczyk Y Wang
| 5 | 2 | 2 | H-c Chan L Chan
| 6 | 5 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | H-c Chan L Chan
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "History Made: Jabeur defeats Kasatkina to win first singles title in Birmingham". Women's Tennis Association. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Taiwan tennis star Hsieh Su-wei wins women's doubles title in UK". Taiwan News. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Barbora Strycova announces retirement, hopes for Wimbledon farewell". Women's Tennis Association. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.