2021 Miami Open – Women's doubles

Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara defeated Hayley Carter and Luisa Stefani in the final, 6–2, 7–5, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Miami Open. Aoyama and Shibahara's first WTA 1000 victory earned them their third title of the year and made them the first Japanese champions in Miami since Ai Sugiyama in 2008.[1]

Women's doubles
2021 Miami Open
Final
ChampionsJapan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Ena Shibahara
Runners-upUnited States Hayley Carter
Brazil Luisa Stefani
Score6–2, 7–5
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka were the defending champions from when the tournament was last held in 2019,[2] but the pair lost in the first round to Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber.

Sabalenka, Tímea Babos and Hsieh Su-wei were in contention for the WTA doubles No. 1 ranking at the beginning at the tournament. Hsieh usurped Sabalenka for the top ranking after Sabalenka and Babos lost in the first and second round, respectively.[3]

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Iga Świątek
6 64 [2]
5   Shuko Aoyama
  Ena Shibahara
3 77 [10]
5   Shuko Aoyama
  Ena Shibahara
6 7
8   Hayley Carter
  Luisa Stefani
2 5
8   Hayley Carter
  Luisa Stefani
2 6 [10]
    Gabriela Dabrowski
  Giuliana Olmos
6 3 [8]

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   E Mertens
  A Sabalenka
5 5
  S Halep
  A Kerber
7 7     S Halep
  A Kerber
PR   K Flipkens
  C Vandeweghe
6 2 [6]   L Kichenok
  J Ostapenko
w/o
  L Kichenok
  J Ostapenko
3 6 [10]     L Kichenok
  J Ostapenko
1 4
  A Blinkova
  M Niculescu
0 1     B Mattek-Sands
  I Świątek
6 6
  B Mattek-Sands
  I Świątek
6 6     B Mattek-Sands
  I Świątek
6 6
  S Kenin
  S Stephens
6 3 [8] 6   Y Xu
  S Zhang
3 1
6   Y Xu
  S Zhang
4 6 [10]     B Mattek-Sands
  I Świątek
6 64 [2]
4   T Babos
  V Kudermetova
3 6 [10] 5   S Aoyama
  E Shibahara
3 77 [10]
  E Perez
  S Zheng
6 4 [7] 4   T Babos
  V Kudermetova
1 5
Alt   C Garcia
  N Podoroska
77 6 Alt   C Garcia
  N Podoroska
6 7
  L Hradecká
  Kr Plíšková
63 2 Alt   C Garcia
  N Podoroska
3 2
PR   K Christian
  A Kudryavtseva
2 3 5   S Aoyama
  E Shibahara
6 6
  D Jurak
  N Stojanović
6 6     D Jurak
  N Stojanović
  A Klepač
  T Zidanšek
77 1 [6] 5   S Aoyama
  E Shibahara
w/o
5   S Aoyama
  E Shibahara
62 6 [10]

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8   H Carter
  L Stefani
6 6
  E Rybakina
  M Sakkari
1 4 8   H Carter
  L Stefani
6 6
WC   A Tomljanović
  H Watson
4 1 Alt   E Alexandrova
  Z Yang
0 3
Alt   E Alexandrova
  Z Yang
6 6 8   H Carter
  L Stefani
6 6
WC   H Baptiste
  R Montgomery
2 2 Alt   A Muhammad
  J Pegula
4 1
Alt   P Martić
  S Rogers
6 6 Alt   P Martić
  S Rogers
6 3 [3]
Alt   A Muhammad
  J Pegula
6 6 Alt   A Muhammad
  J Pegula
4 6 [10]
3   N Melichar
  D Schuurs
2 2 8   H Carter
  L Stefani
2 6 [10]
7   A Guarachi
  D Krawczyk
3 6 [7]     G Dabrowski
  G Olmos
6 3 [8]
  G Dabrowski
  G Olmos
6 4 [10]     G Dabrowski
  G Olmos
6 6
PR   V King
  Y Shvedova
5 2     A-L Friedsam
  S Sanders
2 4
  A-L Friedsam
  S Sanders
7 6     G Dabrowski
  G Olmos
6 77
  C Gauff
  C McNally
6 6     C Gauff
  C McNally
4 64
  N Kichenok
  R Olaru
3 1     C Gauff
  C McNally
65 6 [10]
WC   K Bertens
  A Rus
1 4 2   B Krejčíková
  K Siniaková
77 4 [8]
2   B Krejčíková
  K Siniaková
6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Aoyama, Shibahara win Miami Open for third title of the year". Women's Tennis Association. April 4, 2021. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mertens & Sabalenka win 10th straight match to claim Miami title and Sunshine Double". Women's Tennis Association. March 31, 2019. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "WTA rankings Watch: Doubles No.1 to Change After Miami". Women's Tennis Association. March 29, 2021. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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