Women's doubles
2021 Italian Open
ChampionsCanada Sharon Fichman
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
Runners-upFrance Kristina Mladenovic
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová
Score4–6, 7–5, [10–5]

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. Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Belgium Elise Mertens (second round)
  2. Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Nicole Melichar / Netherlands Demi Schuurs (second round)
  4. Japan Shuko Aoyama / Japan Ena Shibahara (semifinals)
  5. Chile Alexa Guarachi / United States Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
  6. Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching / Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan (quarterfinals)
  7. China Xu Yifan / China Zhang Shuai (first round)
  8. Canada Gabriela Dabrowski / United States Asia Muhammad (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Alt Canada Sharon Fichman
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
6 6
4 Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Ena Shibahara
3 2
Alt Canada Sharon Fichman
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
4 7 [10]
  France Kristina Mladenovic
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová
6 5 [5]
WC Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Italy Sara Errani
2 3
  France Kristina Mladenovic
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová
6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh
Belgium E Mertens
6 4 [4]
  United States B Mattek-Sands
United States J Pegula
6 2 [3] Alt Canada S Fichman
Mexico G Olmos
1 6 [10]
Alt Canada S Fichman
Mexico G Olmos
3 6 [10] Alt Canada S Fichman
Mexico G Olmos
1 78 [10]
WC Italy N Brancaccio
Italy L Bronzetti
0 0 United States C Gauff
Russia V Kudermetova
6 66 [6]
  United States C Gauff
Russia V Kudermetova
6 6 United States C Gauff
Russia V Kudermetova
77 6
PR Russia A Kudryavtseva
Romania M Niculescu
2 1 8 Canada G Dabrowski
United States A Muhammad
62 2
8 Canada G Dabrowski
United States A Muhammad
6 6 Alt Canada S Fichman
Mexico G Olmos
6 6
4 Japan S Aoyama
Japan E Shibahara
3 2
4 Japan S Aoyama
Japan E Shibahara
6 6
  Ukraine L Kichenok
Latvia J Ostapenko
3 2 WC Italy G Gatto-Monticone
Italy B Turati
1 0
WC Italy G Gatto-Monticone
Italy B Turati
6 6 4 Japan S Aoyama
Japan E Shibahara
4 7 [10]
  Croatia D Jurak
Slovenia A Klepač
2 7 [10] 6 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
Chinese Taipei L Chan
6 5 [6]
  Ukraine N Kichenok
Romania R Olaru
6 5 [5] Croatia D Jurak
Slovenia A Klepač
3 4
  Russia D Kasatkina
Croatia P Martić
2 3 6 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
Chinese Taipei L Chan
6 6
6 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
Chinese Taipei L Chan
6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 China Y Xu
China S Zhang
3 1
  Australia E Perez
China S Zheng
6 6 Australia E Perez
China S Zheng
3 6 [7]
WC Romania I-C Begu
Italy S Errani
1 7 [10] WC Romania I-C Begu
Italy S Errani
6 3 [10]
Alt China Q Wang
China Y Wang
6 5 [4] WC Romania I-C Begu
Italy S Errani
6 4 [10]
PR Russia E Vesnina
Russia V Zvonareva
4 6 [10] PR Russia E Vesnina
Russia V Zvonareva
2 6 [8]
  Russia E Alexandrova
China Z Yang
6 4 [3] PR Russia E Vesnina
Russia V Zvonareva
7 1 [11]
3 United States N Melichar
Netherlands D Schuurs
5 6 [9]
WC Romania I-C Begu
Italy S Errani
2 3
5 Chile A Guarachi
United States D Krawczyk
4 4 France K Mladenovic
Czech Republic M Vondroušová
6 6
  France K Mladenovic
Czech Republic M Vondroušová
6 6 France K Mladenovic
Czech Republic M Vondroušová
1 6 [10]
PR Japan M Ninomiya
Kazakhstan Y Shvedova
4 7 [7] Czech Republic L Hradecká
Germany L Siegemund
6 4 [8]
  Czech Republic L Hradecká
Germany L Siegemund
6 5 [10] France K Mladenovic
Czech Republic M Vondroušová
2 6 [10]
  France C Garcia
Argentina N Podoroska
1 2 2 Czech Republic B Krejčíková
Czech Republic K Siniaková
6 4 [3]
  United States H Carter
Brazil L Stefani
6 6 United States H Carter
Brazil L Stefani
2 3
2 Czech Republic B Krejčíková
Czech Republic 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:

The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings:

The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

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.
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