2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2021 Western & Southern Open
Champions	Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai
Runners-up	Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani
Score	7–5, 6–3
Seeds	8

Main article: 2021 Western & Southern Open

Květa Peschke and Demi Schuurs were the defending champions, but chose to compete with different partners. Peschke partnered Ellen Perez, and Schuurs partnered Nicole Melichar. Both teams lost to Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai; Perez and Peschke did so in the second round, whilst Melichar and Schuurs lost in the quarterfinals.

Stosur and Zhang went on to win the title, defeating Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani in the final, 7–5, 6–3.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens (second round)
2. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (semifinals)
3. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (quarterfinals)
4. Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs (quarterfinals)
5. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
6. Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani (final)
7. Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (first round)
8. Darija Jurak / Andreja Klepač (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Anna Blinkova Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	5	[5]
		Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai	4	7	[10]
									Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai	7	6
								6	Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani	5	3
	6	Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani	7	3	[10]
	2	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	5	6	[7]

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	S-w Hsieh E Mertens	5	7	[5]
		H Carter S Santamaria	5	4					A Blinkova A Sasnovich	7	5	[10]
		A Blinkova A Sasnovich	7	6												A Blinkova A Sasnovich	4	6	[10]
		N Kichenok R Olaru	3	2												P Badosa S Sorribes Tormo	6	4	[3]
		P Badosa S Sorribes Tormo	6	6					P Badosa S Sorribes Tormo	6	3	[10]
		C Gauff C McNally	6	6					C Gauff C McNally	4	6	[8]
	5	A Guarachi D Krawczyk	3	3																			A Blinkova A Sasnovich	6	5	[5]
																							S Stosur S Zhang	4	7	[10]
								4	N Melichar D Schuurs	6	6
		V Kudermetova E Rybakina	7	6					V Kudermetova E Rybakina	4	4
	PR	O Jabeur S Mirza	5	2											4	N Melichar D Schuurs	3	77	[4]
	WC	M Linette B Pera	6	4	[4]											S Stosur S Zhang	6	65	[10]
		S Stosur S Zhang	4	6	[10]				S Stosur S Zhang	6	3	[10]
		E Perez K Peschke	2	77	[10]				E Perez K Peschke	3	6	[6]
	7	H-c Chan L Chan	6	61	[6]

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	G Dabrowski L Stefani	6	6
	PR	A Danilina Y Shvedova	3	4				6	G Dabrowski L Stefani	6	4	[10]
		V Azarenka J Pegula	6	2	[10]				V Azarenka J Pegula	4	6	[7]
		L Kichenok M Ninomiya	2	6	[6]										6	G Dabrowski L Stefani	6	6
		J Ostapenko J Teichmann	6	6											3	S Aoyama E Shibahara	3	3
	PR	G Voskoboeva V Zvonareva	3	3					J Ostapenko J Teichmann	3	3
								3	S Aoyama E Shibahara	6	6
																						6	G Dabrowski L Stefani	7	3	[10]
	8	D Jurak A Klepač	4	6	[10]																	2	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	5	6	[7]
		M Bouzková L Hradecká	6	3	[7]			8	D Jurak A Klepač	6	1	[3]
		B Mattek-Sands I Świątek	2	7	[10]				B Mattek-Sands I Świątek	4	6	[10]
		P Martić S Rogers	6	5	[5]											B Mattek-Sands I Świątek	4	3
	WC	E Navarro P Stearns	2	5											2	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	6	6
		D Kasatkina A Kontaveit	6	7					D Kasatkina A Kontaveit	2	1
								2	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	6	6

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