2021 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2021 Italian Open
Champions Sharon Fichman
Giuliana Olmos
Runners-up Kristina Mladenovic
Markéta Vondroušová
Score4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Draw28
Seeds8
Main article: 2021 Italian Open (tennis)

Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions,[1] but Strýcová retired from professional tennis in May 2021.[2] Hsieh played alongside Elise Mertens, but lost in the second round to Sharon Fichman and Giuliana Olmos.

The alternates Fichman and Olmos went on to win the title, defeating Kristina Mladenovic and Markéta Vondroušová in the final, 4–6, 7–5, [10–5], saving 2 championship points, in the process. By reaching the final, Mladenovic usurped newly crowned Mertens for the doubles number 1 ranking.[3]

Seeds

  1. Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens (second round)
  2. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (quarterfinals)
  3. Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs (second round)
  4. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (semifinals)
  5. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
  6. Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (quarterfinals)
  7. Xu Yifan / Zhang Shuai (first round)
  8. Gabriela Dabrowski / Asia Muhammad (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Alt Sharon Fichman
Giuliana Olmos 		6 6
4 Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara 		3 2
Alt Sharon Fichman
Giuliana Olmos 		4 7 [10]
  Kristina Mladenovic
Markéta Vondroušová 		6 5 [5]
WC Irina-Camelia Begu
Sara Errani 		2 3
  Kristina Mladenovic
Markéta Vondroušová 		6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 S-w Hsieh
E Mertens 		6 4 [4]
  B Mattek-Sands
J Pegula 		6 2 [3] Alt S Fichman
G Olmos 		1 6 [10]
Alt S Fichman
G Olmos 		3 6 [10] Alt S Fichman
G Olmos 		1 78 [10]
WC N Brancaccio
L Bronzetti 		0 0 C Gauff
V Kudermetova 		6 66 [6]
  C Gauff
V Kudermetova 		6 6 C Gauff
V Kudermetova 		77 6
PR A Kudryavtseva
M Niculescu 		2 1 8 G Dabrowski
A Muhammad 		62 2
8 G Dabrowski
A Muhammad 		6 6 Alt S Fichman
G Olmos 		6 6
4 S Aoyama
E Shibahara 		3 2
4 S Aoyama
E Shibahara 		6 6
  L Kichenok
J Ostapenko 		3 2 WC G Gatto-Monticone
B Turati 		1 0
WC G Gatto-Monticone
B Turati 		6 6 4 S Aoyama
E Shibahara 		4 7 [10]
  D Jurak
A Klepač 		2 7 [10] 6 H-c Chan
L Chan 		6 5 [6]
  N Kichenok
R Olaru 		6 5 [5] D Jurak
A Klepač 		3 4
  D Kasatkina
P Martić 		2 3 6 H-c Chan
L Chan 		6 6
6 H-c Chan
L Chan 		6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Y Xu
S Zhang 		3 1
  E Perez
S Zheng 		6 6 E Perez
S Zheng 		3 6 [7]
WC I-C Begu
S Errani 		1 7 [10] WC I-C Begu
S Errani 		6 3 [10]
Alt Q Wang
Y Wang 		6 5 [4] WC I-C Begu
S Errani 		6 4 [10]
PR E Vesnina
V Zvonareva 		4 6 [10] PR E Vesnina
V Zvonareva 		2 6 [8]
  E Alexandrova
Z Yang 		6 4 [3] PR E Vesnina
V Zvonareva 		7 1 [11]
3 N Melichar
D Schuurs 		5 6 [9]
WC I-C Begu
S Errani 		2 3
5 A Guarachi
D Krawczyk 		4 4 K Mladenovic
M Vondroušová 		6 6
  K Mladenovic
M Vondroušová 		6 6 K Mladenovic
M Vondroušová 		1 6 [10]
PR M Ninomiya
Y Shvedova 		4 7 [7] L Hradecká
L Siegemund 		6 4 [8]
  L Hradecká
L Siegemund 		6 5 [10] K Mladenovic
M Vondroušová 		2 6 [10]
  C Garcia
N Podoroska 		1 2 2 B Krejčíková
K Siniaková 		6 4 [3]
  H Carter
L Stefani 		6 6 H Carter
L Stefani 		2 3
2 B Krejčíková
K Siniaková 		6 6

WTA doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
TPE Hsieh Su-wei BEL Elise Mertens 4 1
CZE Barbora Krejčíková CZE Kateřina Siniaková 15 2
USA Nicole Melichar NED Demi Schuurs 21 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
CAN Gabriela Dabrowski USA Asia Muhammad 48 8
  • Rankings are as of April 26, 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings:

The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

References

  1. ^ "Reunited Hsieh and Strycova romp to Rome title". www.wtatennis.com..
  2. ^ "Barbora Strycova announces retirement, hopes for Wimbledon farewell". www.wtatennis.com.
  3. ^ "Fichman, Olmos save 2 match points, claim Rome doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
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