Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková defeated Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2021 WTA Finals.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 WTA Finals | |
| Champions |  Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
| Runners-up |  Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 (round robin) |
Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic were the two-time reigning champions, but failed to qualify this year.[1]
Krejčíková and Siniaková clinched the year-end no. 1 as a team with their win against Sharon Fichman and Giuliana Olmos in their first round-robin match, and Siniaková secured the individual year-end no. 1 ranking by winning the title. Hsieh was also in contention for the top ranking.[2]
Seeds edit
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (champions)
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (semifinals)
Hsieh Su-wei / 
Elise Mertens (final)
Nicole Melichar-Martinez / 
Demi Schuurs (semifinals)
Samantha Stosur / 
Zhang Shuai (round robin)
Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (round robin)
Darija Jurak / 
Andreja Klepač (round robin)
Sharon Fichman / 
Giuliana Olmos (round robin)
Alternates edit
Nadiia Kichenok / 
Raluca Olaru (Did not play)- Marie Bouzková / Lucie Hradecká (Did not play)
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
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
| 3 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||
| 4 |  Nicole Melichar-Martinez  Demi Schuurs
| 6 | 3 | [6] | |||||||||
| 1 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Group El Tajín edit
| Krejčíková Siniaková
|
Hsieh Mertens
|
 Guarachi Krawczyk
|
 Fichman  Olmos
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
|
6–3, 6–1 | 5–7, 7–6(7–3), [10–7] | 6–4, 6–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 (86%) | 37–22 (63%) | 1 | |
| 3 | Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens
|
3–6, 1–6 | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | 2–1 | 4–2 (67%) | 30–30 (50%) | 2 | |
| 6 | Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk
|
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [7–10] | 6–7(3–7), 2–6 | 0–6, 6–3, [11–9] | 1–2 | 3–5 (38%) | 28–35 (44%) | 3 | |
| 8 | Sharon Fichman Giuliana Olmos
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4–6, 1–6 | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | 6–0, 3–6, [9–11] | 0–3 | 1–6 (14%) | 24–32 (43%) | 4 |
Group Tenochtitlán edit
| Aoyama Shibahara
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Melichar-Martinez Schuurs
|
 Stosur  Zhang
|
 Jurak  Klepač
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) | 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] | 6–0, 6–4 | 2–1 | 5–2 (71%) | 34–25 (58%) | 1 | |
| 4 | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Demi Schuurs
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4–6, 6–7(5–7) | 6–2, 6–2 | 6–4, 3–6, [10–2] | 2–1 | 4–3 (57%) | 32–27 (54%) | 2 | |
| 5 | Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai
|
4–6, 6–3, [10–7] | 2–6, 2–6 | 7–6(12–10), 6–7(4–7), [5–10] | 1–2 | 3–5 (38%) | 28–35 (44%) | 4 | |
| 7 | Darija Jurak Andreja Klepač
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0–6, 4–6 | 4–6, 6–3, [2–10] | 6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–4), [10–5] | 1–2 | 3–5 (38%) | 28–35 (44%) | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.
References edit
- ^ "'There was no one out there who could beat us' - Babos, Mladenovic defend WTA Finals title with defeat of Hsieh, Strycova". Women's Tennis Association. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ "Krejcikova, Siniakova sweep past Hsieh, Mertens to win WTA Finals doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.