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 | |
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2021 Italian Open | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
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
editHsieh Su-wei /
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
editKey
edit- 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
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Alt | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
Alt | 4 | 7 | [10] | ||||||||||
6 | 5 | [5] | |||||||||||
WC | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
6 | 6 |
Top half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 6 | 4 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | [3] | Alt | 1 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | 3 | 6 | [10] | Alt | 1 | 78 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | 0 | 0 | 6 | 66 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 6 | 6 | Alt | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | WC | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 7 | [10] | 6 | 6 | 5 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | [5] | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 |
Bottom half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | 1 | 7 | [10] | WC | 6 | 3 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | 6 | 5 | [4] | WC | 6 | 4 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
PR | 4 | 6 | [10] | PR | 2 | 6 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 4 | [3] | PR | 7 | 1 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 5 | 6 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PR | 4 | 7 | [7] | 6 | 4 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | [10] | 2 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 6 | 6 |
WTA doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
editCountry | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Hsieh Su-wei | Elise Mertens | 4 | 1 | ||
Barbora Krejčíková | Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 2 | ||
Nicole Melichar | Demi Schuurs | 21 | 3 | ||
Shuko Aoyama | Ena Shibahara | 26 | 4 | ||
Alexa Guarachi | Desirae Krawczyk | 34 | 5 | ||
Chan Hao-ching | Latisha Chan | 42 | 6 | ||
Xu Yifan | Zhang Shuai | 47 | 7 | ||
Gabriela Dabrowski | Asia Muhammad | 48 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 26, 2021.
Other entrants
editThe 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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.