2021 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's doubles
Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková defeated Gabriela Dabrowski and Demi Schuurs in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Madrid Open. It marked the duo's seventh career WTA Tour doubles title together, as well as Krejčíková's eighth individual doubles title and Siniaková's 10th.[1][2][3]
Women's doubles | |
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2021 Mutua Madrid Open | |
Champions | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
Runners-up | Gabriela Dabrowski Demi Schuurs |
Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová were the reigning champions from when the tournament was last held in 2019,[4] but Strýcová did not return to compete due to her pregnancy.[5] Hsieh partnered Elise Mertens; they lost in the second round to Jeļena Ostapenko and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[6] Despite the loss, Mertens usurped Hsieh for the WTA No. 1 doubles ranking.
Seeds
edit- Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens (second round)
- Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (champions)
- Gabriela Dabrowski / Demi Schuurs (final)
- Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (first round)
- Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (second round)
- Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (first round)
- Xu Yifan / Zhang Shuai (quarterfinals)
- Hayley Carter / Luisa Stefani (first round)
Draw
editKey
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
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Jeļena Ostapenko Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 4 | [6] | ||||||||||
3 | Gabriela Dabrowski Demi Schuurs | 5 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||
3 | Gabriela Dabrowski Demi Schuurs | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Belinda Bencic Jil Teichmann | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
Top half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | S-w Hsieh E Mertens | 62 | 6 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
J Ostapenko A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 5 | [10] | J Ostapenko A Pavlyuchenkova | 77 | 4 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
PR | M Ninomiya Y Shvedova | 1 | 7 | [7] | J Ostapenko A Pavlyuchenkova | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PR | E Vesnina V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | PR | E Vesnina V Zvonareva | 62 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Hradecká L Siegemund | 3 | 4 | PR | E Vesnina V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Mattek-Sands I Świątek | 2 | 6 | [10] | B Mattek-Sands I Świątek | 6 | 3 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | H Carter L Stefani | 6 | 3 | [6] | J Ostapenko A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 4 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | G Dabrowski D Schuurs | 77 | 7 | 3 | G Dabrowski D Schuurs | 5 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
PR | O Kalashnikova A Kudryavtseva | 62 | 5 | 3 | G Dabrowski D Schuurs | 4 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
V Kudermetova A Potapova | w/o | V Kudermetova A Potapova | 6 | 2 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
V Azarenka O Jabeur | 3 | G Dabrowski D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
E Perez S Zheng | 6 | 2 | [10] | E Perez S Zheng | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Christian S Santamaria | 2 | 6 | [7] | E Perez S Zheng | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | P Badosa S Sorribes Tormo | 77 | 62 | [7] | 5 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 62 | 77 | [10] |
Bottom half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | H-c Chan L Chan | 6 | 3 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | P Martić S Rogers | 2 | 6 | [10] | Alt | P Martić S Rogers | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
N Kichenok R Olaru | 7 | 6 | N Kichenok R Olaru | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E Alexandrova Z Yang | 5 | 3 | Alt | P Martić S Rogers | 3 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Jurak A Klepač | 4 | 67 | B Bencic J Teichmann | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Bencic J Teichmann | 6 | 79 | B Bencic J Teichmann | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Hibino R Voráčová | 77 | 4 | [10] | N Hibino R Voráčová | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 64 | 6 | [7] | B Bencic J Teichmann | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Y Xu S Zhang | 7 | 7 | 2 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Gauff N Melichar | 5 | 5 | 7 | Y Xu S Zhang | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Fichman G Olmos | 6 | 6 | S Fichman G Olmos | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Kichenok M Niculescu | 4 | 0 | 7 | Y Xu S Zhang | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | P Kania-Choduń K Piter | 3 | 3 | 2 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Keys J Pegula | 6 | 6 | M Keys J Pegula | 6 | 2 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 3 | 6 | [10] |
WTA doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
editCountry | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | BEL | Elise Mertens | 4 | 1 |
CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 2 |
CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | NED | Demi Schuurs | 23 | 3 |
JPN | Shuko Aoyama | JPN | Ena Shibahara | 26 | 4 |
CHI | Alexa Guarachi | USA | Desirae Krawczyk | 34 | 5 |
TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Latisha Chan | 42 | 6 |
CHN | Xu Yifan | CHN | Zhang Shuai | 47 | 7 |
USA | Hayley Carter | BRA | Luisa Stefani | 53 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 26, 2021.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry into the doubles main draw using a protected ranking:
- Oksana Kalashnikova / Alla Kudryavtseva
- Makoto Ninomiya / Yaroslava Shvedova
- Elena Vesnina / Vera Zvonareva
The following pair received entry into the doubles draw as an alternate:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Tímea Babos / Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by Veronika Kudermetova / Anastasia Potapova
- Ashleigh Barty / Jennifer Brady → replaced by Nao Hibino / Renata Voráčová
- Aliona Bolsova / Danka Kovinić → replaced by Paula Kania-Choduń / Katarzyna Piter
- Anna Kalinskaya / Viktória Kužmová → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova / Yang Zhaoxuan
- Asia Muhammad / Jessica Pegula → replaced by Kaitlyn Christian / Sabrina Santamaria
- Elena Rybakina / Maria Sakkari → replaced by Petra Martić / Shelby Rogers
- During the tournament
References
edit- ^ "Krejcikova, Siniakova win in Madrid for second title of the year". Women's Tennis Association. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Krejcikova y Siniakova conquistan Madrid". Madrid Open (in Spanish). 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Gabriela Dabrowski halted in the doubles final in Madrid". Tennis Canada. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Hsieh and Strycova masterful in Madrid doubles triumph". Women's Tennis Association. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Strycova welcomes 'a little bun in the oven' in pregnancy announcement". Women's Tennis Association. 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Road to the WTA Finals: Hsieh and Mertens gel after tough start". Women's Tennis Association. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.