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
Champions	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka
Runners-up	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
Score	6–2, 6–3

Main article: 2021 Australian Open

Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic were the reigning champions,^[3] but withdrew from the tournament.

Seeds

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

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

• Destanee Aiava / Astra Sharma
• Kimberly Birrell / Jaimee Fourlis
• Lizette Cabrera / Maddison Inglis
• Olivia Gadecki / Belinda Woolcock
• Daria Gavrilova / Ellen Perez
• Simona Halep / Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
• Abbie Myers / Ivana Popovic

Protected ranking

• Mona Barthel / Zhu Lin
• Kateryna Bondarenko / Nadiia Kichenok
• Aleksandra Krunić / Martina Trevisan
• Vera Lapko / Markéta Vondroušová
• Elena Rybakina / Yaroslava Shvedova

Withdrawals

• Amanda Anisimova / Markéta Vondroušová
• Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic
• Mona Barthel / Anna-Lena Friedsam
• Alizé Cornet / Heather Watson
• Han Xinyun / Zhu Lin
• Vera Lapko / Dayana Yastremska
• Magda Linette / Bernarda Pera
• Květa Peschke / Rosalie van der Hoek

See also

• 2021 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries