Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva defeated Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2023 WTA Finals.[1] Siegemund became the first German WTA Finals doubles champion.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2023 WTA Finals | |
| Champions |  Laura Siegemund  Vera Zvonareva |
| Runners-up |  Nicole Melichar-Martinez  Ellen Perez |
| Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 (round robin) |
Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens were the reigning champions,[2] but Kudermetova did not qualify this year. Mertens partnered Storm Hunter, but lost in the semifinals to Siegemund and Zvonareva.
Hunter attained the year-end WTA No. 1 doubles ranking after Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula were eliminated in the round robin competition.[3] Gabriela Dabrowski, Kateřina Siniaková, Siegemund, and Shuko Aoyama were also in contention for the top ranking at the beginning of the tournament.[4]
Hunter, Perez, Erin Routliffe and Siegemund all made their debuts in the doubles competition at the WTA Finals.
Seeds edit
Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula (round robin)
Storm Hunter / 
Elise Mertens (semifinals)
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (round robin)
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (round robin)- Desirae Krawczyk /
Demi Schuurs (round robin) 
Laura Siegemund / 
Vera Zvonareva (champions)
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Erin Routliffe (semifinals)- Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Ellen Perez (final)
Alternates edit
- Miriam Kolodziejová / Markéta Vondroušová (did not play)
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
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  Gabriela Dabrowski  Erin Routliffe
| 1 | 77 | [6] | |||||||||
| 8 | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez
| 6 | 61 | [10] | |||||||||
| 8 | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva
| 3 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||
| 2 | Storm Hunter Elise Mertens
| 6 | 3 | [5] | |||||||||
Mahahual Group edit
| Gauff Pegula
|
 Krejčíková Siniaková
|
Siegemund Zvonareva
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Dabrowski Routliffe
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula
|
6–3, 5–7, [6–10] | 6–3, 4–6, [8–10] | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 (25%) | 30–34 (47%) | 4 | |
| 4 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
|
3–6, 7–5, [10–6] | 3–6, 7–6(8–6), [5–10] | 4–6, 5–7 | 1–2 | 3–5 (38%) | 30–37 (45%) | 3 | |
| 6 | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva
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3–6, 6–4, [10–8] | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–5] | 4–6, 2–6 | 2–1 | 4–4 (50%) | 29–32 (48%) | 2 | |
| 7 | Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe
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7–6(7–2), 6–3 | 6–4, 7–5 | 6–4, 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 38–24 (61%) | 1 |
Maya Ka'an Group edit
| Hunter Mertens
|
 Aoyama Shibahara
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Krawczyk  Schuurs
|
Melichar-Martinez Perez
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Storm Hunter Elise Mertens
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6–4, 6–2 | 6–2, 6–3 | 7–5, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 37–20 (65%) | 1 | |
| 3 | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara
|
4–6, 2–6 | 7–5, 6–2 | 6–4, 2–6, [6–10] | 1–2 | 3–4 (43%) | 27–30 (47%) | 3 | |
| 5 | Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs
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2–6, 3–6 | 5–7, 2–6 | 2–6, 5–7 | 0–3 | 0–6 (0%) | 19–38 (33%) | 4 | |
| 8 | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez
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5–7, 4–6 | 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] | 6–2, 7–5 | 2–1 | 4–3 (57%) | 33–28 (54%) | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.
References edit
- ^ "Siegemund and Zvonareva storm to WTA Finals doubles title". WTA Tennis. 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Kudermetova and Mertens claim WTA Finals doubles championship". wtatennis.com. 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Storm Hunter will rise to Doubles World No.1; clinches year-end top ranking". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "No.1 scenarios: What's at stake for Sabalenka, Swiatek at the WTA Finals". Women's Tennis Association. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.