2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles
2021 tennis event results
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Květa Peschke and Demi Schuurs were the defending champions,[1] 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.
| 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 |
Stosur and Zhang went on to win the title, defeating Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani in the final, 7–5, 6–3.[2]
Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
Hsieh Su-wei / 
Elise Mertens (second round)
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (semifinals)
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (quarterfinals)
Nicole Melichar / 
Demi Schuurs (quarterfinals)
Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Luisa Stefani (final)- Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (first round)
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||