2021 US Open – Women's doubles
Women's doubles | |
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2021 US Open | |
Champions | Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai |
Runners-up | Coco Gauff Caty McNally |
Final score | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Draw | 64 |
Seeds | 16 |
Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai defeated Coco Gauff and Caty McNally in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 to win the women's doubles title at the 2021 US Open. This was Stosur's fourth major title in women's doubles and eighth major overall, as well as Zhang's second major title; this was the pair's second major title, after their victory at the 2019 Australian Open. This was the first major final that either Gauff or McNally participated in.
Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva were the defending champions,[1] but Siegemund could not participate this year due to injury. Zvonareva was scheduled to play alongside Jeļena Ostapenko, but Ostapenko withdrew from both the singles and doubles draws on the first day of the tournament.
Hsieh Su-wei regained the WTA No. 1 doubles ranking from her partner Elise Mertens after Barbora Krejčíková lost in the first round.
This was the final tournament for former WTA Finals finalist, 2014 French Open semifinalist and former doubles world No. 11 Carla Suárez Navarro, who played the final match of her professional tennis career. She partnered Sara Errani, but lost in the first round to Gauff and McNally.
Seeds[]
- 1. Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
- 2. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
- 3. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (third round)
- 4. Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Demi Schuurs (first round)
- 5. Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani (semifinals, retired)
- 6. Veronika Kudermetova / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (third round)
- 7. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (semifinals)
- 8. Darija Jurak / Andreja Klepač (third round)
- Jeļena Ostapenko / Vera Zvonareva (withdrew) 9.
- 10. Caroline Dolehide / Storm Sanders (quarterfinals)
- 11. Coco Gauff / Caty McNally (final)
- 12. Nadiia Kichenok / Raluca Olaru (third round)
- 13. Asia Muhammad / Jessica Pegula (first round)
- 14. Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai (champions)
- 15. Marie Bouzková / Lucie Hradecká (quarterfinals)
- 16. Ellen Perez / Květa Peschke (second round)
- 17. Aleksandra Krunić / Nina Stojanović (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw[]
Key[]
- 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
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Finals[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens | 3 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Coco Gauff Caty McNally | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Coco Gauff Caty McNally | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani | 6r | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | Marie Bouzková Lucie Hradecká | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Coco Gauff Caty McNally | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Caroline Dolehide Storm Sanders | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk | 65 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Monica Niculescu Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 77 | 2 | 3 |
Top half[]
Section 1[]
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | S-w Hsieh E Mertens | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Kalinskaya Y Putintseva | 0 | 0 | 1 | S-w Hsieh E Mertens | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Alexandrova O Kalashnikova | 6 | 4 | 3 | Alt | U Eikeri E Lechemia | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | U Eikeri E Lechemia | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | S-w Hsieh E Mertens | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
G Minnen A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | G Minnen A Van Uytvanck | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Kichenok M Ninomiya | 3 | 4 | G Minnen A Van Uytvanck | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
PR | I Jorović L Pattinama Kerkhove | 2 | 2 | 16 | E Perez K Peschke | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | E Perez K Peschke | 6 | 6 | 1 | S-w Hsieh E Mertens | 3 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | C Gauff C McNally | 6 | 6 | 11 | C Gauff C McNally | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | S Errani C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 4 | 11 | C Gauff C McNally | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Martincová M Vondroušová | 7 | 6 | T Martincová M Vondroušová | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H Carter A Sharma | 5 | 2 | 11 | C Gauff C McNally | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Kasatkina A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | 8 | D Jurak A Klepač | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Li A Riske | 2 | 4 | D Kasatkina A Kontaveit | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | K Bondarenko A Raina | 1 | 1 | 8 | D Jurak A Klepač | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | D Jurak A Klepač | 6 | 6 |
Section 2[]
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | N Melichar-Martinez D Schuurs | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PR | An Rodionova Ar Rodionova | 6 | 6 | PR | An Rodionova Ar Rodionova | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
K Christian N Hibino | 61 | 4 | A Kalinina R Voráčová | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Kalinina R Voráčová | 77 | 6 | PR | An Rodionova Ar Rodionova | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | Z Diyas V Gracheva | 77 | 4 | 6 | 15 | M Bouzková L Hradecká | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Doi A-L Friedsam | 65 | 6 | 2 | Alt | Z Diyas V Gracheva | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Jones E Scotty | 60 | 63 | 15 | M Bouzková L Hradecká | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | M Bouzková L Hradecká | 77 | 77 | 15 | M Bouzková L Hradecká | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | A Krunić N Stojanović | 6 | 6 | 5 | G Dabrowski L Stefani | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | UM Arconada W Osuigwe | 3 | 3 | 17 | A Krunić N Stojanović | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | H Baptiste E Navarro | 6 | 1 | 3 | M Kostyuk D Yastremska | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Kostyuk D Yastremska | 3 | 6 | 6 | M Kostyuk D Yastremska | 77 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PR | M Minella L Samsonova | 62 | 6 | 4 | 5 | G Dabrowski L Stefani | 65 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
P Martić S Rogers | 77 | 1 | 6 | P Martić S Rogers | 4 | 77 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V Golubic T Zidanšek | 1 | 2 | 5 | G Dabrowski L Stefani | 6 | 65 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | G Dabrowski L Stefani | 6 | 6 |
Bottom half[]
Section 3[]
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | V Kudermetova B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PR | A Sasnovich G Voskoboeva | 4 | 63 | 6 | V Kudermetova B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H-c Chan H Dart | 65 | 5 | A Cornet F Ferro | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Cornet F Ferro | 77 | 7 | 6 | V Kudermetova B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Garcia N Podoroska | 4 | 64 | 10 | C Dolehide S Sanders | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I-C Begu A Mitu | 6 | 77 | I-C Begu A Mitu | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | L Davis I Neel | 3 | 0 | 10 | C Dolehide S Sanders | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | C Dolehide S Sanders | 6 | 6 | 10 | C Dolehide S Sanders | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | S Stosur S Zhang | 6 | 6 | 14 | S Stosur S Zhang | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Paolini J Teichmann | 4 | 0 | 14 | S Stosur S Zhang | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Kužmová A Rus | 4 | 4 | M Kato S Santamaria | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Kato S Santamaria | 6 | 6 | 14 | S Stosur S Zhang | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
PR | E Hozumi A Rosolska | 6 | 6 | 3 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Lohoff L Marozava | 3 | 3 | PR | E Hozumi A Rosolska | 65 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Brengle C Liu | 2 | 3 | 3 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 6 | 6 |
Section 4[]
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PR | A Danilina Y Shvedova | 3 | 4 | 7 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MC Osorio Serrano R van der Hoek | 3 | 2 | D Kovinić R Peterson | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D Kovinić R Peterson | 6 | 6 | 7 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Petkovic A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | 12 | N Kichenok R Olaru | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | E Bektas T Moore | 2 | 4 | A Petkovic A Tomljanović | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Mirza C Vandeweghe | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | N Kichenok R Olaru | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | N Kichenok R Olaru | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 65 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | A Muhammad J Pegula | 2 | 65 | M Niculescu E-G Ruse | 77 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A Krueger R Montgomery | 6 | 77 | WC | A Krueger R Montgomery | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C McHale G Olmos | 4 | 2 | L Fernandez E Routliffe | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Fernandez E Routliffe | 6 | 6 | L Fernandez E Routliffe | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Niculescu E-G Ruse | 6 | 5 | 7 | M Niculescu E-G Ruse | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Hercog A Sevastova | 1 | 7 | 5 | M Niculescu E-G Ruse | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Linette B Pera | 6 | 6 | M Linette B Pera | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 3 | 4 |
Other entry information[]
Wild cards[]
- Usue Maitane Arconada / Whitney Osuigwe
- Hailey Baptiste / Emma Navarro
- Madison Brengle / Claire Liu
- Lauren Davis / Ingrid Neel
- Makenna Jones / Elizabeth Scotty
- Ashlyn Krueger / Robin Montgomery
- Sania Mirza / CoCo Vandeweghe
Protected ranking[]
- Anna Danilina / Yaroslava Shvedova
- Eri Hozumi / Alicja Rosolska
- Ivana Jorović / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
- Mandy Minella / Liudmila Samsonova
- Anastasia Rodionova / Arina Rodionova
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich / Galina Voskoboeva
Alternates[]
- Emina Bektas / Tara Moore
- Kateryna Bondarenko / Ankita Raina
- Zarina Diyas / Varvara Gracheva
- Ulrikke Eikeri / Elixane Lechemia
- Sara Errani / Carla Suárez Navarro
Withdrawals[]
- Before the tournament
- Amanda Anisimova / Anastasia Potapova → replaced by Ulrikke Eikeri / Elixane Lechemia
- Paula Badosa / Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by Kateryna Bondarenko / Ankita Raina
- Anna Blinkova / Heather Watson → replaced by Zarina Diyas / Varvara Gracheva
- Jeļena Ostapenko / Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Sara Errani / Carla Suárez Navarro
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Rybakina → replaced by Emina Bektas / Tara Moore
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Siegemund and Zvonareva Win U.S. Open Doubles Title". New York Times. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 US Open (tennis)
- 2021 WTA Tour
- US Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles