2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

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]

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

Main article: 2021 Wimbledon Championships

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

• 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

	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

• Naiktha Bains / Samantha Murray Sharan^[4]
• Naomi Broady / Jodie Burrage
• Harriet Dart / Heather Watson
• Sarah Beth Grey / Emily Webley-Smith
• Tara Moore / Eden Silva

Protected ranking

• Mona Barthel / Julia Wachaczyk^[5]
• Vitalia Diatchenko / Galina Voskoboeva
• Veronika Kudermetova / Elena Vesnina
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza
• Samantha Stosur / CoCo Vandeweghe

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

• Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos
• Anna Kalinskaya / Yulia Putintseva
• Marta Kostyuk / Jeļena Ostapenko

See also

• 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Day-by-day summaries

References

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.

External links

• Ladies' Doubles draw
• 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation