2021 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek defeated the defending champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. With the win, Dodig and Polášek claimed their first Grand Slam title as a team.^[1] The victory earned Polášek his first major title, and made him the second Slovak to win one after Daniela Hantuchová.^[2]

Men's doubles
2021 Australian Open
Champions	Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek
Runners-up	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
Score	6–3, 6–4

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Mate Pavić was in contention to reclaim the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking, but he failed to do so after he and Nikola Mektić lost in the semifinals to Dodig and Polášek.

Seeds

01.   Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (second round)

02.   Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (semifinals)

03.   Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (first round)

04.   Wesley Koolhof / Łukasz Kubot (third round)

05.   Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (final)

06.   Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (semifinals)

07.   Marcelo Melo / Horia Tecău (third round)

08.   Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (quarterfinals)

09.   Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek (champions)

10.   John Peers / Michael Venus (third round)

11.   Henri Kontinen / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (first round)

12.   Jérémy Chardy / Fabrice Martin (first round)

13.   Robin Haase / Oliver Marach (first round)

14.   Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen (first round)

15.   Max Purcell / Luke Saville (second round)

16.   Ken Skupski / Neal Skupski (second round)

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
		Marcelo Arévalo Matwé Middelkoop	3	4
	6	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	6	6
								6	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	4	62
								5	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	6	77
		Marcus Daniell Philipp Oswald	66	2
	5	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	78	6
															5	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	3	4
															9	Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek	6	6
	9	Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek	6	2	6
	WC	Matthew Ebden John-Patrick Smith	4	6	4
								9	Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek	4	6	6
								2	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	6	4	3
	8	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	4	6	63
	2	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	6	4	710

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	JS Cabal R Farah	65	78	6
		N Basilashvili A Begemann	77	66	4			1	JS Cabal R Farah	4	4
	Alt	S Caruso E Ruusuvuori	66	5					A Bublik A Golubev	6	6
		A Bublik A Golubev	78	7												A Bublik A Golubev	77	63	3
		M Demoliner S González	77	66	3											M Arévalo M Middelkoop	64	77	6
		M Arévalo M Middelkoop	61	78	6				M Arévalo M Middelkoop	6	6
		M Kecmanović C Ruud	6	1	6				M Kecmanović C Ruud	3	1
	13	R Haase O Marach	3	6	0																		M Arévalo M Middelkoop	3	4
	12	J Chardy F Martin	3	4																		6	J Murray B Soares	6	6
		S Bolelli M González	6	6					S Bolelli M González	6	77
		L Sonego A Vavassori	67	6	6				L Sonego A Vavassori	2	65
		R Arneodo B Paire	79	2	4											S Bolelli M González	77	2	4
		L Đere S Travaglia	6	6											6	J Murray B Soares	65	6	6
	WC	A Harris A Popyrin	3	4					L Đere S Travaglia	1	2
		M Giron C Norrie	66	3				6	J Murray B Soares	6	6
	6	J Murray B Soares	78	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	M Granollers H Zeballos	5	4
		N Monroe F Tiafoe	7	6					N Monroe F Tiafoe	2	711	6
		V Pospisil D Shapovalov	6	77					V Pospisil D Shapovalov	6	69	2
	Alt	A Martin T-S Weissborn	3	63												N Monroe F Tiafoe	3	5
		A Mannarino G Simon	4	2												M Daniell P Oswald	6	7
		M Daniell P Oswald	6	6					M Daniell P Oswald	77	63	6
		D Koepfer T Sandgren	64	6	710				D Koepfer T Sandgren	64	77	2
	14	S Gillé J Vliegen	77	2	68																		M Daniell P Oswald	66	2
	10	J Peers M Venus	6	6																		5	R Ram J Salisbury	78	6
		A de Minaur M Reid	3	2				10	J Peers M Venus	6	6
		R Bopanna B McLachlan	4	60				WC	J-s Nam M-k Song	4	3
	WC	J-s Nam M-k Song	6	77											10	J Peers M Venus	64	64
		T Brkić A-u-H Qureshi	6	64	6										5	R Ram J Salisbury	77	77
		P Andújar P Martínez	3	77	1				T Brkić A-u-H Qureshi	3	6	2
		J O'Mara A Sitak	4	4				5	R Ram J Salisbury	6	4	6
	5	R Ram J Salisbury	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	M Melo H Tecău	3
		F Krajinović D Lajović	0r					7	M Melo H Tecău	6	77
		R Albot D Evans	6	6					R Albot D Evans	1	62
		A Molteni H Nys	2	3											7	M Melo H Tecău	4	3
		A Bedene J Veselý	77	65	67										9	I Dodig F Polášek	6	6
		L Bambridge D Inglot	62	77	710				L Bambridge D Inglot	4	5
	PR	P Carreño Busta M López	1	3				9	I Dodig F Polášek	6	7
	9	I Dodig F Polášek	6	6																		9	I Dodig F Polášek	6	2	6
	15	M Purcell L Saville	6	6																		WC	M Ebden J-P Smith	4	6	4
		G Durán A Ramos Viñolas	3	3				15	M Purcell L Saville	63	4
		P Cuevas G Pella	77	4	4			WC	M Ebden J-P Smith	77	6
	WC	M Ebden J-P Smith	61	6	6										WC	M Ebden J-P Smith	77	6
	WC	T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios	6	6											4	W Koolhof Ł Kubot	62	4
	Alt	L Harris J Knowle	2	4				WC	T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios	3	4
		A Behar G Escobar	3	4				4	W Koolhof Ł Kubot	6	6
	4	W Koolhof Ł Kubot	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	P-H Herbert N Mahut	6	6
	Alt	G Mager Y Nishioka	2	3				8	P-H Herbert N Mahut	7	6
		Y Hanfmann K Krawietz	6	6					Y Hanfmann K Krawietz	5	3
		D Sharan I Zelenay	1	4											8	P-H Herbert N Mahut	6	6
	WC	J Duckworth M Polmans	6	6											WC	J Duckworth M Polmans	4	3
		N Ćaćić F Nielsen	4	4				WC	J Duckworth M Polmans	77	6
		R Berankis M Kukushkin	7	6					R Berankis M Kukushkin	63	2
	11	H Kontinen É Roger-Vasselin	5	4																		8	P-H Herbert N Mahut	4	6	63
	16	K Skupski N Skupski	6	6																		2	N Mektić M Pavić	6	4	710
		F Auger-Aliassime H Hurkacz	3	2				16	K Skupski N Skupski	6	65	4
		F Coria D Schwartzman	65	1					J Millman T Monteiro	3	77	6
		J Millman T Monteiro	77	6												J Millman T Monteiro	62	4
	WC	P Tsitsipas S Tsitsipas	4	6	4										2	N Mektić M Pavić	77	6
	PR	M McDonald T Paul	6	3	6			PR	M McDonald T Paul	1	4
		Y-h Lu S Querrey	64	3				2	N Mektić M Pavić	6	6
	2	N Mektić M Pavić	77	6

Other entry information

Wild cards

• Alex Bolt / Jordan Thompson
• James Duckworth / Marc Polmans
• Matthew Ebden / John-Patrick Smith
• Andrew Harris / Alexei Popyrin
• Thanasi Kokkinakis / Nick Kyrgios
• Nam Ji-sung / Song Min-kyu
• Stefanos Tsitsipas / Petros Tsitsipas

Protected ranking

• Pablo Carreño Busta / Marc López
• Mackenzie McDonald / Tommy Paul

Alternate pairs

• Salvatore Caruso / Emil Ruusuvuori
• Lloyd Harris / Julian Knowle
• Gianluca Mager / Yoshihito Nishioka
• Andrej Martin / Tristan-Samuel Weissborn

Withdrawals

• Attila Balázs / Márton Fucsovics
• Rohan Bopanna / João Sousa
• Alex Bolt / Jordan Thompson
• Salvatore Caruso / Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Steve Johnson / Sam Querrey
• Raven Klaasen / Ben McLachlan
• Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies

See also

• 2021 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries

References

1. Ubha, Ravi (21 February 2021). "Dodig/Polasek dominate to claim men's doubles title". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
2. Matthews, Brian (21 February 2021). "New dad Polasek wins 1st major doubles title in Australia". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

External links

• Draw
• 2021 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation