2021 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2021 Australian Open
Champions	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka
Runners-up	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
Final score	6–2, 6–3
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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. This was Mertens and Sabalenka's second Grand Slam doubles title as a team after they first won the 2019 US Open.^[1] By virtue of winning the title, Sabalenka claimed the world No. 1 doubles ranking.^[2]

Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic were the defending champions,^[3] but the pair withdrew from the women's doubles tournament.

Seeds[]

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

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	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[]

Section 1[]

	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[]

	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[]

Section 3[]

	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[]

	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[]

Wild cards[]

Protected ranking[]

Withdrawals[]

See also[]

• 2021 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries

References[]

External links[]

• Draw
• 2021 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation