Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but they lost to Alexandra Dulgheru and Jarmila Gajdošová in the quarterfinals.
Chinese pair Peng Shuai and Zheng Jie won the title beating No. 3 seeds Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final 6–2, 6–3. Peng Shuai had won the title earlier in 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2011 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsChina Peng Shuai
China Zheng Jie
Runners-upUnited States Vania King
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
Alt   Alexandra Dulgheru
  Jarmila Gajdošová
6 4 [5]
  Peng Shuai
  Zheng Jie
3 6 [10]
  Peng Shuai
  Zheng Jie
6 6
3   Vania King
  Yaroslava Shvedova
2 3
3   Vania King
  Yaroslava Shvedova
7 6
2   Květa Peschke
  Katarina Srebotnik
64 2

Top half

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1   G Dulko
  F Pennetta
6 6
  K Bondarenko
  A Kudryavtseva
2 2   V Dushevina
  T Poutchek
4 3
  V Dushevina
  T Poutchek
6 6 1   G Dulko
  F Pennetta
66 4
  C-j Chuang
  O Govortsova
5 2 Alt   A Dulgheru
  J Gajdošová
7 6
Alt   A Dulgheru
  J Gajdošová
7 6 Alt   A Dulgheru
  J Gajdošová
66 7 [10]
  S Pe'er
  İ Şenoğlu
2   S Pe'er
  İ Şenoğlu
7 5 [6]
5   M Kirilenko
  E Vesnina
3 r Alt   A Dulgheru
  J Gajdošová
6 4 [5]
  S Peng
  J Zheng
3 6 [10]
4   L Huber
  L Raymond
5 5
  S Peng
  J Zheng
6 6   S Peng
  J Zheng
7 7
  N Grandin
  V Uhlířová
2 4   S Peng
  J Zheng
6 6
Alt   M Lučić
  C Scheepers
0 3 8   MJ Martínez Sánchez
  A Medina Garrigues
3 4
  A Brianti
  P Hercog
6 6   A Brianti
  P Hercog
6 2 [5]
  S-w Hsieh
  Z Yan
4 2 8   MJ Martínez Sánchez
  A Medina Garrigues
2 6 [10]
8   MJ Martínez Sánchez
  A Medina Garrigues
6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
7   I Benešová
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová
6 6
  N Llagostera Vives
  A Parra Santonja
2 2 7   I Benešová
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová
3 0
  N Petrova
  A Rodionova
6 3 [10]   N Petrova
  A Rodionova
6 6
  E Daniilidou
  J Wöhr
3 6 [4]   N Petrova
  A Rodionova
64 4
  M Kondratieva
  S Lefèvre
66 6 [6] 3   V King
  Y Shvedova
7 6
WC   N Burnett
  R Kulikova
7 3 [10] WC   N Burnett
  R Kulikova
3 0
3   V King
  Y Shvedova
6 6
3   V King
  Y Shvedova
7 6
6   B Mattek-Sands
  M Shaughnessy
6 6 2   K Peschke
  K Srebotnik
64 2
WC   C Dentoni
  R Oprandi
0 0 6   B Mattek-Sands
  M Shaughnessy
6 6
  R Kops-Jones
  A Spears
6 4 [14]   R Kops-Jones
  A Spears
4 3
  K Jans
  A Rosolska
1 6 [12] 6   B Mattek-Sands
  M Shaughnessy
2 64
  D Hantuchová
  A Radwańska
6 6 2   K Peschke
  K Srebotnik
6 7
  C Dellacqua
  R Stubbs
0 3   D Hantuchová
  A Radwańska
3 2
2   K Peschke
  K Srebotnik
6 6
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