2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
2021 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Hsieh Su-wei ; Elise Mertens
Runners-up	Veronika Kudermetova ; Elena Vesnina
Score	3–6, 7–5, 9–7
Events

Defending champion Hsieh Su-wei and her partner, Elise Mertens, defeated Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 9–7, to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. The pair saved two championship points en route to their first major title together.^[1]

Hsieh won the title with Barbora Strýcová when the tournament was last held in 2019,^[2] but Strýcová retired from professional tennis in May 2021.^[3]

By reaching the final, Mertens reclaimed the world No. 1 doubles ranking.^[1] Kristina Mladenovic was also in contention for the ranking, but lost in the first round.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Samantha Stosur were each bidding to complete the career Grand Slam in doubles, but they lost in the second round and first round, respectively.

Seeds

The top seed received a bye into the second round after their first round opponents withdrew from the tournament.

01.

Barbora Krejčíková /

Kateřina Siniaková (quarterfinals)

02.

Tímea Babos /

Kristina Mladenovic (first round)

03.

Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens (champions)

04.

Nicole Melichar /

Demi Schuurs (first round)

05.

Shuko Aoyama /

Ena Shibahara (semifinals)

06.

Alexa Guarachi /

Desirae Krawczyk (first round)

07.

Chan Hao-ching /

Latisha Chan (quarterfinals)

08.

Hayley Carter /

Luisa Stefani (first round)

09.

Sharon Fichman /

Giuliana Olmos (third round, withdrew)

10.

Darija Jurak /

Andreja Klepač (first round)

11.

Laura Siegemund /

Vera Zvonareva (third round)

12.

Coco Gauff /

Caty McNally (third round)

13.

Nadiia Kichenok /

Raluca Olaru (third round)

14.

Asia Muhammad /

Jessica Pegula (third round)

15.

Viktória Kužmová /

Arantxa Rus (third round)

16.

Marie Bouzková /

Lucie Hradecká (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	7⁸	4	7

PR	Veronika Kudermetova Elena Vesnina	6⁶	6	9
					PR	Veronika Kudermetova Elena Vesnina	7⁸	3	7

						Caroline Dolehide Storm Sanders	6⁶	6	5
	Caroline Dolehide Storm Sanders	7	6

7	Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan	5	2
										PR	Veronika Kudermetova Elena Vesnina	6	5	7

										3	Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens	3	7	9
	Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović	1	3

3	Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens	6	6
					3	Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens	6	1	6

					5	Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	4	6	3
5	Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	7⁷	7

16	Marie Bouzková Lucie Hradecká	6³	5

Top half

Section 1

First round				Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

				1	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	w/o
PR	S Stosur C Vandeweghe	6³	3		A Kalinskaya Y Putintseva
	A Kalinskaya Y Putintseva	7⁷	6					1	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	7⁷	6
	G Minnen A Van Uytvanck	6	6					15	V Kužmová A Rus	6³	3
Alt	E Bektas Q Gleason	4	4		G Minnen A Van Uytvanck	5	4
WC	N Broady J Burrage	2	6³	15	V Kužmová A Rus	7	6
15	V Kužmová A Rus	6	7⁷										1	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	7⁸	4	7
12	C Gauff C McNally	6	6										PR	V Kudermetova E Vesnina	6⁶	6	9
	D Kasatkina E Perez	3	2	12	C Gauff C McNally	6	6
	P Badosa S Sorribes Tormo	6	7		P Badosa S Sorribes Tormo	4	4
	B Pera R van der Hoek	4	5					12	C Gauff C McNally	6⁰	6	3
PR	V Kudermetova E Vesnina	6	6					PR	V Kudermetova E Vesnina	7⁷	4	6
	A Pavlyuchenkova E Rybakina	4	2	PR	V Kudermetova E Vesnina	6	6
PR	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	7	6	PR	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	4	3
6	A Guarachi D Krawczyk	5	3

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	N Melichar D Schuurs	2	3
	A Mitu M Niculescu	6	6			A Mitu M Niculescu	2	3
	C Dolehide S Sanders	7⁷	6			C Dolehide S Sanders	6	6
	K Juvan A Li	6⁴	2								C Dolehide S Sanders	7⁷	6
	S Santamaria T Zidanšek	6	6							13	N Kichenok R Olaru	6⁴	2
	L Arruabarrena N Podoroska	3	2			S Santamaria T Zidanšek	6⁴	6⁵
	L Fernandez A Potapova	6	3	6	13	N Kichenok R Olaru	7⁷	7⁷
13	N Kichenok R Olaru	2	6	8												C Dolehide S Sanders	7	6
10	D Jurak A Klepač	2	3												7	H-c Chan L Chan	5	2
	P Martić S Rogers	6	6			P Martić S Rogers	6	6⁶	1
WC	H Dart H Watson	6	6		WC	H Dart H Watson	3	7⁸	6
	K Kanepi S Zhang	3	2							WC	H Dart H Watson	6	2	2
	K Bertens L Pattinama Kerkhove	1	6	4						7	H-c Chan L Chan	4	6	6
Alt	E Lechemia I Neel	6	3	6	Alt	E Lechemia I Neel	4	1
	C Lister PM Țig	3	2		7	H-c Chan L Chan	6	6
7	H-c Chan L Chan	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

8	H Carter L Stefani	6	4	5
	A Krunić N Stojanović	3	6	7		A Krunić N Stojanović	7	6
PR	M Barthel J Wachaczyk	5	7⁷	9	PR	M Barthel J Wachaczyk	5	3
	A Sasnovich C Tauson	7	6⁴	7							A Krunić N Stojanović	w/o
	M Kostyuk J Ostapenko	6	6							9	S Fichman G Olmos
	B Bencic S Kenin	3	4			M Kostyuk J Ostapenko
	V Heisen K Peschke	2	1		9	S Fichman G Olmos	w/o
9	S Fichman G Olmos	6	6												A Krunić N Stojanović	1	3
14	A Muhammad J Pegula	6	6											3	S-w Hsieh E Mertens	6	6
	L Davis A Raina	3	2		14	A Muhammad J Pegula	6	6
	L Kichenok M Ninomiya	6	3	9		L Kichenok M Ninomiya	4	4
	M Linette A Rosolska	4	6	7						14	A Muhammad J Pegula	5	3
	M Doi V Golubic	6	2	8						3	S-w Hsieh E Mertens	7	6
	E Alexandrova Y Wang	2	6	6		M Doi V Golubic	1	7	0
PR	V Diatchenko G Voskoboeva	5	2		3	S-w Hsieh E Mertens	6	5	6
3	S-w Hsieh E Mertens	7	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

5	S Aoyama E Shibahara	6	6
	G Dabrowski C Garcia	4	2		5	S Aoyama E Shibahara	6	6
WC	SB Grey E Webley-Smith	6	6⁵	4		T Martincová M Vondroušová	1	2
	T Martincová M Vondroušová	3	7⁷	6					5	S Aoyama E Shibahara	6	7
	C McHale A Tomljanović	3	7⁷	3					11	L Siegemund V Zvonareva	2	5
	K Christian N Hibino	6	6⁴	6		K Christian N Hibino	2	2
WC	T Moore E Silva	4	3		11	L Siegemund V Zvonareva	6	6
11	L Siegemund V Zvonareva	6	6										5	S Aoyama E Shibahara	7⁷	7
16	M Bouzková L Hradecká	7⁷	6										16	M Bouzková L Hradecká	6³	5
	M Kato R Voráčová	6⁴	2		16	M Bouzková L Hradecká	6	6
	M Brengle L Zhu	3	6	1		A Blinkova A-L Friedsam	3	3
	A Blinkova A-L Friedsam	6	3	6					16	M Bouzková L Hradecká	6	6
	V Gracheva O Kalashnikova	6	6							V Gracheva O Kalashnikova	1	3
WC	N Bains S Murray Sharan	3	4			V Gracheva O Kalashnikova	6	6
	Z Diyas Ar Rodionova	6	6			Z Diyas Ar Rodionova	3	1
2	T Babos K Mladenovic	1	2

Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Amanda Anisimova / Sloane Stephens → replaced by Emina Bektas / Quinn Gleason
Alizé Cornet / Fiona Ferro → replaced by a bye
Danka Kovinić / Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Elixane Lechemia / Ingrid Neel

During the tournament

References

^ ^a ^b "Hsieh, Mertens save match points, win Wimbledon in doubles thriller". Women's Tennis Association. 10 July 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Wimbledon 2019: Barbora Strycova and Hsieh Su-wei win women's doubles title". BBC Sport. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
^ "Barbora Strýcová announces retirement, hopes for Wimbledon farewell". Women's Tennis Association. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
^ "The Championships 2021 Wild Card Announcements" (PDF). wimbledon. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ "The Championships 2021 Ladies' Doubles – Entry List" (PDF). wimbledon. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

External links

[victory-1] "Hsieh, Mertens save match points, win Wimbledon in doubles thriller". Women's Tennis Association. 10 July 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[2] "Wimbledon 2019: Barbora Strycova and Hsieh Su-wei win women's doubles title". BBC Sport. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[3] "Barbora Strýcová announces retirement, hopes for Wimbledon farewell". Women's Tennis Association. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[4] "The Championships 2021 Wild Card Announcements" (PDF). wimbledon. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[5] "The Championships 2021 Ladies' Doubles – Entry List" (PDF). wimbledon. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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