2011 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions from 2010; however, they were unable to defend their title because of Serena's foot injury, sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.[1]

Women's doubles
2011 Australian Open
Final
ChampionArgentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Runner-upBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Maria Kirilenko
Score2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta won the title beating Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 in the final. This was to be Dulko and Pennetta's only Grand Slam doubles title.

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Gisela Dulko
  Flavia Pennetta
6 6  
    Natalie Grandin
  Vladimíra Uhlířová
0 3  
1   Gisela Dulko
  Flavia Pennetta
6 7  
3   Liezel Huber
  Nadia Petrova
4 5  
3   Liezel Huber
  Nadia Petrova
6 6  
5   Cara Black
  Anastasia Rodionova
1 4  
1   Gisela Dulko
  Flavia Pennetta
2 7 6
12   Victoria Azarenka
  Maria Kirilenko
6 5 1
12   Victoria Azarenka
  Maria Kirilenko
5 6 6
    Chuang Chia-jung
  Hsieh Su-wei
7 3 2
12   Victoria Azarenka
  Maria Kirilenko
6 6  
2   Květa Peschke
  Katarina Srebotnik
2 4  
9   Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Meghann Shaughnessy
3 3  
2   Květa Peschke
  Katarina Srebotnik
6 6  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   G Dulko
  F Pennetta
6 6  
    S Mirza
  R Voráčová
4 1   1   G Dulko
  F Pennetta
6 6  
WC   T Patterson
  O Rogowska
4 2       J Craybas
  O Savchuk
2 2  
    J Craybas
  O Savchuk
6 6   1   G Dulko
  F Pennetta
6 6  
Alt   IR Olaru
  Z Ondrášková
1 2       O Govortsova
  A Kudryavtseva
3 2  
    O Govortsova
  A Kudryavtseva
6 6       O Govortsova
  A Kudryavtseva
6 6  
    V Dushevina
  E Makarova
3 2   15   A Kleybanova
  A Medina Garrigues
2 4  
15   A Kleybanova
  A Medina Garrigues
6 6   1   G Dulko
  F Pennetta
6 6  
11   F Schiavone
  R Stubbs
0 5       N Grandin
  V Uhlířová
0 3  
    M Krajicek
  P Kvitová
6 7       M Krajicek
  P Kvitová
0 4  
    A Cornet
  E Gallovits-Hall
63 2       N Grandin
  V Uhlířová
6 6  
    N Grandin
  V Uhlířová
7 6       N Grandin
  V Uhlířová
7 3 6
    J Groth
  K Zakopalová
6 6   7   J Görges
  L Raymond
65 6 4
    C Gullickson
  M Oudin
1 2       J Groth
  K Zakopalová
6 3 2
    V Diatchenko
  T Poutchek
2 1   7   J Görges
  L Raymond
4 6 6
7   J Görges
  L Raymond
6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   L Huber
  N Petrova
6 6  
WC   D Dominikovic
  J Moore
3 0   3   L Huber
  N Petrova
6 6  
    E Daniilidou
  K Kanepi
6 6       E Daniilidou
  K Kanepi
3 3  
    L Domínguez Lino
  C Suárez Navarro
1 3   3   L Huber
  N Petrova
6 6  
    A Dulgheru
  M Rybáriková
4 6 7     A Dulgheru
  M Rybáriková
3 2  
    V King
  A Parra Santonja
6 2 66     A Dulgheru
  M Rybáriková
6 6  
WC   J Dokić
  S Peers
1 4   16   T Bacsinszky
  T Garbin
3 3  
16   T Bacsinszky
  T Garbin
6 6   3   L Huber
  N Petrova
6 6  
10   M Niculescu
  Z Yan
6 6   5   C Black
  A Rodionova
1 4  
    K Jans
  A Rosolska
2 2   10   M Niculescu
  Z Yan
64 7 2
    R Kops-Jones
  A Spears
6 7       R Kops-Jones
  A Spears
7 5 6
    P Hercog
  P Martić
3 65       R Kops-Jones
  A Spears
4 2  
    S Borwell
  M-È Pelletier
7 2 2 5   C Black
  A Rodionova
6 6  
    S Cîrstea
  L Šafářová
5 6 6     S Cîrstea
  L Šafářová
4 5  
    T Paszek
  T Pironkova
2 1   5   C Black
  A Rodionova
6 7  
5   C Black
  A Rodionova
6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   Y-j Chan
  A Radwańska
4 6 7
    D Cibulková
  A Pavlyuchenkova
6 2 5 8   Y-j Chan
  A Radwańska
6 6  
    S Arvidsson
  J Larsson
6 6       S Arvidsson
  J Larsson
2 1  
    A Amanmuradova
  D Kustova
4 3   8   Y-j Chan
  A Radwańska
2 1  
WC   S Ferguson
  A Molik
4 6 6 12   V Azarenka
  M Kirilenko
6 6  
    A Brianti
  A Chakvetadze
6 1 3 WC   S Ferguson
  A Molik
2 1  
    R Oprandi
  J Wöhr
1 0   12   V Azarenka
  M Kirilenko
6 6  
12   V Azarenka
  M Kirilenko
6 6   12   V Azarenka
  M Kirilenko
5 6 6
13   E Vesnina
  V Zvonareva
6 6       C-j Chuang
  S-w Hsieh
7 3 2
WC   M Adamczak
  I Holland
1 1   13   E Vesnina
  V Zvonareva
2 2  
WC   J Hopper
  M Wejnert
1 2       C-j Chuang
  S-w Hsieh
6 6  
    C-j Chuang
  S-w Hsieh
6 6       C-j Chuang
  S-w Hsieh
6 6  
    K Barrois
  A Kerber
5 3       A-L Grönefeld
  P Schnyder
4 2  
    A-L Grönefeld
  P Schnyder
7 6       A-L Grönefeld
  P Schnyder
6 6  
    S Errani
  R Vinci
7 4 4 4   N Llagostera Vives
  MJ Martínez Sánchez
4 4  
4   N Llagostera Vives
  MJ Martínez Sánchez
5 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   I Benešová
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová
6 6  
    K Bondarenko
  D Safina
2 4   6   I Benešová
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová
6 6  
    S Halep
  Y Wickmayer
4 3       L Dekmeijere
  A Morita
3 2  
    L Dekmeijere
  A Morita
6 6   6   I Benešová
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová
5 3  
WC   S Letcher
  V Rajicic
4 2   9   B Mattek-Sands
  M Shaughnessy
7 6  
    M Kondratieva
  S Lefèvre
6 6       M Kondratieva
  S Lefèvre
2 7 0
    K Flipkens
  M Koryttseva
1 1   9   B Mattek-Sands
  M Shaughnessy
6 64 6
9   B Mattek-Sands
  M Shaughnessy
6 6   9   B Mattek-Sands
  M Shaughnessy
3 3  
14   S Pe'er
  S Peng
6 6   2   K Peschke
  K Srebotnik
6 6  
    T Malek
  A Petkovic
2 3   14   S Pe'er
  S Peng
1 6 6
    B Jovanovski
  V Lepchenko
4 4       K Date-Krumm
  S Zhang
6 3 2
    K Date-Krumm
  S Zhang
6 6   14   S Pe'er
  S Peng
2 63  
    S Bammer
  A Sevastova
3 63   2   K Peschke
  K Srebotnik
6 7  
    A Hlaváčková
  L Hradecká
6 7       A Hlaváčková
  L Hradecká
6 5 2
    M Erakovic
  T Tanasugarn
4 5   2   K Peschke
  K Srebotnik
4 7 6
2   K Peschke
  K Srebotnik
6 7  

References

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  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
  1. ^ "Serena Williams out of Australian Open 2011". Press Association. guardian.co.uk. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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