| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 Italian Open | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp) Sharon Fichman  Giuliana Olmos | 
| Runners-up |  Kristina Mladenovic  Markéta Vondroušová | 
| Score | 4–6, 7–5, [10–5] | 
Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions,[1] but Strýcová retired from professional tennis in May 2021.[2] Hsieh played alongside Elise Mertens, but lost in the second round to Sharon Fichman and Giuliana Olmos.
The alternates Fichman and Olmos went on to win the title, defeating Kristina Mladenovic and Markéta Vondroušová in the final, 4–6, 7–5, [10–5], saving 2 championship points, in the process. By reaching the final, Mladenovic usurped newly crowned Mertens for the doubles number 1 ranking.[3]
Seeds
 Hsieh Su-wei / Hsieh Su-wei /.svg.png.webp) Elise Mertens (second round) Elise Mertens (second round)
 Barbora Krejčíková / Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková  (quarterfinals) Kateřina Siniaková  (quarterfinals)
 Nicole Melichar / Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs (second round) Demi Schuurs (second round)
 Shuko Aoyama / Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (semifinals) Ena Shibahara (semifinals)
 Alexa Guarachi / Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (first round) Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
 Chan Hao-ching / Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan (quarterfinals) Latisha Chan (quarterfinals)
 Xu Yifan / Xu Yifan / Zhang Shuai (first round) Zhang Shuai (first round)
.svg.png.webp) Gabriela Dabrowski / Gabriela Dabrowski / Asia Muhammad (second round) Asia Muhammad (second round)
Draw
Key
- 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
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Alt | .svg.png.webp) Sharon Fichman  Giuliana Olmos | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 |  Shuko Aoyama  Ena Shibahara | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Alt | .svg.png.webp) Sharon Fichman  Giuliana Olmos | 4 | 7 | [10] | |||||||||
|  Kristina Mladenovic  Markéta Vondroušová | 6 | 5 | [5] | ||||||||||
| WC |  Irina-Camelia Begu  Sara Errani | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
|  Kristina Mladenovic  Markéta Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  S-w Hsieh .svg.png.webp) E Mertens | 6 | 4 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|  B Mattek-Sands  J Pegula | 6 | 2 | [3] | Alt | .svg.png.webp) S Fichman  G Olmos | 1 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | .svg.png.webp) S Fichman  G Olmos | 3 | 6 | [10] | Alt | .svg.png.webp) S Fichman  G Olmos | 1 | 78 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  N Brancaccio  L Bronzetti | 0 | 0 |  C Gauff  V Kudermetova | 6 | 66 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  C Gauff  V Kudermetova | 6 | 6 |  C Gauff  V Kudermetova | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  A Kudryavtseva  M Niculescu | 2 | 1 | 8 | .svg.png.webp) G Dabrowski  A Muhammad | 62 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) G Dabrowski  A Muhammad | 6 | 6 | Alt | .svg.png.webp) S Fichman  G Olmos | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  S Aoyama  E Shibahara | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  S Aoyama  E Shibahara | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|  L Kichenok  J Ostapenko | 3 | 2 | WC |  G Gatto-Monticone  B Turati | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  G Gatto-Monticone  B Turati | 6 | 6 | 4 |  S Aoyama  E Shibahara | 4 | 7 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
|  D Jurak  A Klepač | 2 | 7 | [10] | 6 |  H-c Chan  L Chan | 6 | 5 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||
|  N Kichenok  R Olaru | 6 | 5 | [5] |  D Jurak  A Klepač | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|  D Kasatkina  P Martić | 2 | 3 | 6 |  H-c Chan  L Chan | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  H-c Chan  L Chan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Y Xu  S Zhang | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) E Perez  S Zheng | 6 | 6 | .svg.png.webp) E Perez  S Zheng | 3 | 6 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  I-C Begu  S Errani | 1 | 7 | [10] | WC |  I-C Begu  S Errani | 6 | 3 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alt |  Q Wang  Y Wang | 6 | 5 | [4] | WC |  I-C Begu  S Errani | 6 | 4 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  E Vesnina  V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | [10] | PR |  E Vesnina  V Zvonareva | 2 | 6 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||
|  E Alexandrova  Z Yang | 6 | 4 | [3] | PR |  E Vesnina  V Zvonareva | 7 | 1 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  N Melichar  D Schuurs | 5 | 6 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  I-C Begu  S Errani | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  A Guarachi  D Krawczyk | 4 | 4 |  K Mladenovic  M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|  K Mladenovic  M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 |  K Mladenovic  M Vondroušová | 1 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  M Ninomiya  Y Shvedova | 4 | 7 | [7] |  L Hradecká  L Siegemund | 6 | 4 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
|  L Hradecká  L Siegemund | 6 | 5 | [10] |  K Mladenovic  M Vondroušová | 2 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  C Garcia  N Podoroska | 1 | 2 | 2 |  B Krejčíková  K Siniaková | 6 | 4 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  H Carter  L Stefani | 6 | 6 |  H Carter  L Stefani | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  B Krejčíková  K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | .svg.png.webp) BEL | Elise Mertens | 4 | 1 | 
|  CZE | Barbora Krejčíková |  CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 2 | 
|  USA | Nicole Melichar |  NED | Demi Schuurs | 21 | 3 | 
|  JPN | Shuko Aoyama |  JPN | Ena Shibahara | 26 | 4 | 
|  CHI | Alexa Guarachi |  USA | Desirae Krawczyk | 34 | 5 | 
|  TPE | Chan Hao-ching |  TPE | Latisha Chan | 42 | 6 | 
|  CHN | Xu Yifan |  CHN | Zhang Shuai | 47 | 7 | 
| .svg.png.webp) CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski |  USA | Asia Muhammad | 48 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of April 26, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 Irina-Camelia Begu / Irina-Camelia Begu / Sara Errani Sara Errani
 Nuria Brancaccio / Nuria Brancaccio / Lucia Bronzetti Lucia Bronzetti
 Giulia Gatto-Monticone / Giulia Gatto-Monticone / Bianca Turati Bianca Turati
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings:
 Alla Kudryavtseva / Alla Kudryavtseva / Monica Niculescu Monica Niculescu
 Makoto Ninomiya / Makoto Ninomiya / Yaroslava Shvedova Yaroslava Shvedova
 Elena Vesnina / Elena Vesnina / Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 Tímea Babos / Tímea Babos / Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by Coco Gauff / Coco Gauff / Veronika Kudermetova Veronika Kudermetova
.svg.png.webp) Ashleigh Barty / Ashleigh Barty / Jennifer Brady → replaced by Jennifer Brady → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Sharon Fichman / Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos Giuliana Olmos
 Sofia Kenin / Sofia Kenin / Alison Riske → replaced by Alison Riske → replaced by Wang Qiang / Wang Qiang / Wang Yafan Wang Yafan
References
- ↑ "Reunited Hsieh and Strycova romp to Rome title". www.wtatennis.com..
- ↑ "Barbora Strycova announces retirement, hopes for Wimbledon farewell". www.wtatennis.com.
- ↑ "Fichman, Olmos save 2 match points, claim Rome doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-05-16.