Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens defeated Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jeļena Ostapenko in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships.[1] Ostapenko was aiming to become the first woman to win both the singles and doubles titles in the same edition of the Dubai Tennis Championships.[2]
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Veronika Kudermetova  Elise Mertens |
| Runners-up |  Lyudmyla Kichenok  Jeļena Ostapenko |
| Score | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 (2 WC, 1 PR) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Alexa Guarachi and Darija Jurak Schreiber were the defending champions,[3] but lost in the first round to Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula.
Seeds
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Ena Shibahara / 
Zhang Shuai (quarterfinals)
Veronika Kudermetova / 
Elise Mertens (champions)
Alexa Guarachi / 
Darija Jurak Schreiber (first round)
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Giuliana Olmos (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
Draw
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  E Shibahara S Zhang
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Hozumi M Ninomiya
| 5 | 4 | 1 | E Shibahara S Zhang
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  E Silva K Zimmermann
| 3 | 4 | L Kichenok J Ostapenko
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Kichenok J Ostapenko
| 6 | 6 | L Kichenok J Ostapenko
| 2 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  G Dabrowski  G Olmos
| 65 | 6 | [5] | WC |  L Hradecká S Mirza
| 6 | 2 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||
S Aoyama A Krunić
| 77 | 2 | [10] | S Aoyama A Krunić
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 H-c Chan D Schuurs
| 63 | 7 | [9] | WC | L Hradecká S Mirza
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | L Hradecká S Mirza
| 77 | 5 | [11] | L Kichenok J Ostapenko
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Xu Z Yang
| 77 | 6 | 2 | V Kudermetova E Mertens
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Kenin Y Putintseva
| 65 | 2 | Y Xu Z Yang
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Gauff J Pegula
| 6 | 6 | C Gauff J Pegula
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  A Guarachi  D Jurak Schreiber
| 3 | 2 | Y Xu Z Yang
| 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Krawczyk E Perez
| 7 | 3 | [10] | 2 | V Kudermetova E Mertens
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PR | A Danilina K Flipkens
| 5 | 6 | [5] | D Krawczyk E Perez
| 6 | 65 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
N Kichenok R Olaru
| 64 | 6 | [6] | 2 | V Kudermetova E Mertens
| 2 | 77 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | V Kudermetova E Mertens
| 77 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ostapenko storms to victory in Dubai for 5th career title". Women's Tennis Association. 2022-02-19. Archived from the original on 2022-02-19.
- ^ Berkok, John (19 February 2022). "Jelena Ostapenko wins biggest hard-court title of career in Dubai, will return to top 15". Tennis. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Champions Corner: Tactical change helps Guarachi, Jurak to Dubai title". www.wtatennis.com.