2021 Kremlin Cup – Women's doubles
Appearance
Women's doubles | |
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2021 Kremlin Cup | |
Champions | Jeļena Ostapenko Kateřina Siniaková |
Runners-up | Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru |
Score | 6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara were the defending champions, having won the previous event in 2019,[1] but chose not to participate.
Jeļena Ostapenko and Kateřina Siniaková won the title, defeating Nadiia Kichenok and Raluca Olaru in the final, 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]. Ostapenko and Siniaková won the title after saving three match points in their quarterfinal match against Viktória Kužmová and Alexandra Panova. This was the first time that Siniaková won a doubles title without regular partner Barbora Krejčíková since January 2019.[2]
Seeds
[edit]- Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
- Jeļena Ostapenko / Kateřina Siniaková (champions)
- Marie Bouzková / Lucie Hradecká (semifinals)
- Nadiia Kichenok / Raluca Olaru (final)
Draw
[edit]Key
[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
Draw
[edit]First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E Alexandrova Y Sizikova | 6 | 6 | E Alexandrova Y Sizikova | 1 | 6 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | O Selekhmeteva A Tikhonova | 4 | 7 | [8] | N Dzalamidze K Rakhimova | 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
N Dzalamidze K Rakhimova | 6 | 5 | [10] | N Dzalamidze K Rakhimova | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | N Kichenok R Olaru | 0 | 6 | [10] | 4 | N Kichenok R Olaru | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
T Martincová M Vondroušová | 6 | 2 | [4] | 4 | N Kichenok R Olaru | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Christian E Routliffe | 4 | 0 | A Kalinskaya A Potapova | 2r | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A Kalinskaya A Potapova | 6 | 6 | 4 | N Kichenok R Olaru | 2 | 6 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Lechemia S Santamaria | 1 | 6 | [7] | 2 | J Ostapenko K Siniaková | 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
O Kalashnikova M Kato | 6 | 4 | [10] | O Kalashnikova M Kato | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Danilina Ar Rodionova | 1 | 1 | 3 | M Bouzková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Bouzková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | 3 | M Bouzková L Hradecká | 2 | 7 | [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
V Kužmová A Panova | 7 | 6 | 2 | J Ostapenko K Siniaková | 6 | 5 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
V Diatchenko M Niculescu | 5 | 2 | V Kužmová A Panova | 7 | 3 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||
PR | V Lapko L Marozava | 3 | 2 | 2 | J Ostapenko K Siniaková | 5 | 6 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | J Ostapenko K Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ena Shibahara and Shuko Aoyama: "It was important to play our best for the whole match"". kremlincup.ru. 20 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "Kontaveit comeback in Moscow final denies Alexandrova, keeps WTA Finals hopes alive". Women's Tennis Association. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.