2021 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2021 Italian Open
Champions	Sharon Fichman Giuliana Olmos
Runners-up	Kristina Mladenovic Markéta Vondroušová
Score	4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Draw	28
Seeds	8

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

• 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	7^8	[10]
	WC	N Brancaccio L Bronzetti	0	0												C Gauff V Kudermetova	6	6^6	[6]
		C Gauff V Kudermetova	6	6					C Gauff V Kudermetova	7^7	6
	PR	A Kudryavtseva M Niculescu	2	1				8	G Dabrowski A Muhammad	6^2	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	Rank^1	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:

• Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos
• Wang Qiang / Wang Yafan

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

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.

External links

• Main draw