2021 Italian Open – Women's doubles
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.
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 Italian Open | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sharon Fichman Giuliana Olmos |
| Runners-up |  Kristina Mladenovic Markéta Vondroušová |
| Score | 4–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
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
Hsieh Su-wei / .svg.png.webp)
Elise Mertens (second round)- Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (quarterfinals)
Nicole Melichar / 
Demi Schuurs (second round)
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (semifinals)
Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (first round)- Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (quarterfinals)
Xu Yifan / Zhang Shuai (first round)- Gabriela Dabrowski / Asia Muhammad (second round)
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
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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:
- Irina-Camelia Begu / Sara Errani
- Nuria Brancaccio / Lucia Bronzetti
- Giulia Gatto-Monticone / Bianca Turati
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings:
- Alla Kudryavtseva / Monica Niculescu
- Makoto Ninomiya / Yaroslava Shvedova
- Elena Vesnina / Vera Zvonareva
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Tímea Babos / Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by Coco Gauff / Veronika Kudermetova- Ashleigh Barty / Jennifer Brady → replaced by Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos
- Sofia Kenin / Alison Riske → replaced by Wang Qiang / Wang Yafan
References
- "Reunited Hsieh and Strycova romp to Rome title". www.wtatennis.com..
- "Barbora Strycova announces retirement, hopes for Wimbledon farewell". www.wtatennis.com.
- "Fichman, Olmos save 2 match points, claim Rome doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
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