2011 Medibank International Sydney – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2011 Medibank International Sydney
Champions Iveta Benešová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Runners-up Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
Score4–6, 6–4, [10–7]

Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions after defeating Tathiana Garbin and Nadia Petrova in the 2010 final. However they did not defend the title together, after splitting halfway through the 2010 season.[1]
Black partnered with Anastasia Rodionova as the fourth seed, but they were eliminated in the first round, by Chuang Chia-jung and Hsieh Su-wei.
Huber played with Petrova as the second seed. They lost to Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the semifinals. This pair reached the final and won this tournament, by defeating 3rd seeds Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].

Seeds

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 G Dulko
F Pennetta
6 4 [7]
  K Jans
A Rosolska
3 6 [10]   K Jans
A Rosolska
w/o    
  V Azarenka
M Kirilenko
6 6     V Azarenka
M Kirilenko
     
  J Craybas
R Stubbs
1 2     K Jans
A Rosolska
3 1  
3 K Peschke
K Srebotnik
6 1 [10] 3 K Peschke
K Srebotnik
6 6  
  T Bacsinszky
R Voráčová
1 6 [7] 3 K Peschke
K Srebotnik
7 6  
  J Görges
L Raymond
6 6     J Görges
L Raymond
5 2  
  A Hlaváčková
L Hradecká
1 4   3 K Peschke
K Srebotnik
6 4 [7]
  I Benešová
B Záhlavová-Strýcová
6 5 [10]   I Benešová
B Záhlavová-Strýcová
4 6 [10]
  M Niculescu
Z Yan
2 7 [3]   I Benešová
B Záhlavová-Strýcová
7 1 [10]
  C-j Chuang
S-w Hsieh
5 7 [10]   C-j Chuang
S-w Hsieh
68 6 [5]
4 C Black
A Rodionova
7 5 [7]   I Benešová
B Záhlavová-Strýcová
5 7 [10]
  MJ Martínez Sánchez
A Medina Garrigues
6 6   2 L Huber
N Petrova
7 61 [6]
  V Dushevina
V King
3 4     MJ Martínez Sánchez
A Medina Garrigues
3 6 [7]
WC T Patterson
V Rajicic
3 3   2 L Huber
N Petrova
6 1 [10]
2 L Huber
N Petrova
6 6  

Notes

  1. ^ Collin Matiza (27 April 2010). "Zimbabwe: Cara Black, Huber Split". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 10 November 2010.