Two-time defending champion Barbora Krejčíková and her partner Rajeev Ram defeated Samantha Stosur and Matthew Ebden in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. It was the pair's second major mixed doubles title as a team, after their first at the 2019 Australian Open. They saved a match point en route to the title, in the second round against Ena Shibahara and Ben McLachlan.[1]
| Mixed doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 Australian Open | |
| Champions |  Barbora Krejčíková Rajeev Ram |
| Runners-up |  Samantha Stosur Matthew Ebden |
| Score | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Krejčíková and Nikola Mektić were the defending champions,[2] but chose to play separately this year. Mektić partnered Barbora Strýcová, but was defeated in the first round by Hayley Carter and Sander Gillé.
After not being held at the 2020 US Open and postponed 2020 French Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's tournament marked the return of mixed doubles to a Grand Slam tournament.[3]
Seeds edit
Barbora Strýcová / 
Nikola Mektić (first round)
Nicole Melichar / 
Robert Farah (second round, withdrew)
Gabriela Dabrowski / Mate Pavić (quarterfinals)
Chan Hao-ching / Juan Sebastián Cabal (first round)
Demi Schuurs / Wesley Koolhof (first round)- Barbora Krejčíková / Rajeev Ram (champions)
- Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig (first round)
Luisa Stefani / Bruno Soares (second round)
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 | ||||||||||||
| WC | Samantha Stosur Matthew Ebden
| 7 | 5 | [10] | |||||||||
Desirae Krawczyk Joe Salisbury
| 5 | 7 | [8] | ||||||||||
| WC | Samantha Stosur Matthew Ebden
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Barbora Krejčíková Rajeev Ram
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Barbora Krejčíková Rajeev Ram
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Storm Sanders Marc Polmans
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
Top half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | B Strýcová N Mektić
| 4 | 7 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | H Carter S Gillé
| 6 | 5 | [10] | Alt | H Carter S Gillé
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 I Świątek Ł Kubot
| 5 | 78 | [10] | I Świątek Ł Kubot
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Sharma J-P Smith
| 7 | 66 | [6] | Alt | H Carter S Gillé
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Stosur M Ebden
| 6 | 6 | WC | S Stosur M Ebden
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 E Rybakina A Bublik
| 1 | 4 | WC | S Stosur M Ebden
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 J Ostapenko M Middelkoop
| 5 | 4 | 8 |  L Stefani B Soares
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | L Stefani B Soares
| 7 | 6 | WC | S Stosur M Ebden
| 7 | 5 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  H-c Chan JS Cabal
| 4 | 6 | [7] | D Krawczyk J Salisbury
| 5 | 7 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
| D Krawczyk J Salisbury
| 6 | 3 | [10] | D Krawczyk J Salisbury
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Xu M González
| 6 | 3 | [7] |  V Zvonareva M Melo
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| V Zvonareva M Melo
| 4 | 6 | [10] | D Krawczyk J Salisbury
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Woolcock J Peers
| 2 | 7 | [10] |  A Klepač N Skupski
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Klepač N Skupski
| 6 | 5 | [12] | A Klepač N Skupski
| 63 | 77 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Hradecká F Polášek
| 6 | 7 | L Hradecká F Polášek
| 77 | 65 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | L Chan I Dodig
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | B Krejčíková R Ram
| 78 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Y Shvedova H Kontinen
| 66 | 5 | 6 | B Krejčíková R Ram
| 6 | 3 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||
 L Siegemund K Krawietz
| 63 | 4 |  E Shibahara B McLachlan
| 4 | 6 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Shibahara B McLachlan
| 77 | 6 | 6 | B Krejčíková R Ram
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Mattek-Sands J Murray
| 6 | 6 | 3 |  G Dabrowski M Pavić
| 63 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Y Duan R Bopanna
| 4 | 4 | B Mattek-Sands J Murray
| 67 | 7 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | I Popovic A Vukic
| 1 | 1 | 3 | G Dabrowski M Pavić
| 79 | 5 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | G Dabrowski M Pavić
| 6 | 6 | 6 | B Krejčíková R Ram
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | D Schuurs W Koolhof
| 3 | 6 | [9] | WC | S Sanders M Polmans
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Sanders M Polmans
| 6 | 3 | [11] | WC | S Sanders M Polmans
| 6 | 64 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | E Perez A Harris
| 7 | 78 | WC | E Perez A Harris
| 4 | 77 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Muhammad L Saville
| 5 | 66 | WC | S Sanders M Polmans
| 4 | 7 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Ar Rodionova M Purcell
| 7 | 6 | WC | Ar Rodionova M Purcell
| 6 | 5 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
 A Guarachi M Venus
| 5 | 4 | WC | Ar Rodionova M Purcell
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Dolehide F Martin
| 4 | 4 | 2 | N Melichar R Farah
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | N Melichar R Farah
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other entry information edit
Wild cards edit
Alternate pairs edit
Withdrawals edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Krejcikova, Ram reclaim Australian Open mixed doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. 20 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Different partner, same champion: Krejcikova defends Melbourne mixed crown". Women's Tennis Association. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Maine, D'Arcy (5 February 2021). "Australian Open 2021: Key tennis storylines and matches to watch in Melbourne amid COVID-19 pandemic". ESPN. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.