2021 WTA German Open – Doubles
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2021 WTA German Open | ||||
Final | ||||
Champions | Victoria Azarenka Aryna Sabalenka | |||
Runners-up | Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs | |||
Score | 4–6, 7–5, [10–4] | |||
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2021 tennis event results
Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka defeated Nicole Melichar and Demi Schuurs in the final, 4–6, 7–5, [10–4], to win the doubles tennis title at the 2021 WTA German Open. It marked Azarenka's ninth career WTA Tour doubles title and Sabalenka's sixth.[1]
Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions from when the tournament was last held in 2008,[2] but both players had retired from professional tennis before the tournament's relaunch.[3][4] As the inaugural edition of the tournament following its relaunch, this marked the first year the tournament was played on grass.
Seeds
- Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs (final)
- Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (first round)
- Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (quarterfinals)
- Victoria Azarenka / Aryna Sabalenka (champions)
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
Draw
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | N Melichar D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
V Heisen K Peschke | 4 | 2 | 1 | N Melichar D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Kato R Voráčová | 6 | 4 | [10] | M Kato R Voráčová | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Blinkova O Kalashnikova | 3 | 6 | [2] | 1 | N Melichar D Schuurs | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 6 | 6 | V Kudermetova M Vondroušová | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | J Middendorf N Noha Akugue | 3 | 2 | 3 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 64 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A-L Friedsam M Minella | 5 | 3 | V Kudermetova M Vondroušová | 77 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
V Kudermetova M Vondroušová | 7 | 6 | 1 | N Melichar D Schuurs | 6 | 5 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Jurak A Klepač | 1 | 6 | [10] | 4 | V Azarenka A Sabalenka | 4 | 7 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
P Martić S Rogers | 6 | 3 | [12] | P Martić S Rogers | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Muchová Ka Plíšková | 1 | 3 | 4 | V Azarenka A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | V Azarenka A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | 4 | V Azarenka A Sabalenka | 7 | 3 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
A Muhammad J Pegula | 2 | 6 | [10] | S Fichman G Olmos | 5 | 6 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | G Muguruza A Petkovic | 6 | 3 | [5] | A Muhammad J Pegula | 4 | 6 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||
S Fichman G Olmos | 6 | 6 | S Fichman G Olmos | 6 | 1 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 4 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Qualifier Samsonova stuns Bencic, charges to first title in Berlin". Women's Tennis Association. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Black and Huber win year-end No.1 race". tennishead.net.
- ^ Scott, Jonathan (31 October 2014). "Saluting Cara Black, Doubles Artist". Tennis. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Maher, Erin (30 August 2017). "US Open doubles champion Liezel Huber retires". US Open. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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