Women's doubles | |
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2021 Kremlin Cup | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() ![]() |
Score | 6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara were the defending champions, having won the previous event in 2019, [1] but chose not to participate.
Jeļena Ostapenko and Kateřina Siniaková won the title, defeating Nadiia Kichenok and Raluca Olaru in the final, 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]. [2] Ostapenko and Siniaková won the title after saving three match points in their quarterfinal match against Viktória Kužmová and Alexandra Panova. This was the first time that Siniaková won a doubles title without regular partner Barbora Krejčíková since January 2019. [3]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 6 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 7 | [8] | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 5 | [10] | ![]() ![]() | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 0 | 6 | [10] | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 2 | [4] | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 0 | ![]() ![]() | 2r | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 6 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 1 | 6 | [7] | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 4 | [10] | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 7 | [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 7 | 6 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 5 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 5 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 7 | 3 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||
PR | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 5 | 6 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 |
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