2021 Kremlin Cup – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2021 Kremlin Cup
Final
Champions Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
Runners-up Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru
Score6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2019  · Kremlin Cup ·  2022  

Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara were the defending champions, having won the previous event in 2019, [1] but chose not to participate.

Contents

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]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi / Flag of the United States.svg Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
  2. Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková (champions)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok / Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru (final)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Chile.svg A Guarachi
Flag of the United States.svg D Krawczyk
3 1
Flag of Russia.svg E Alexandrova
Flag of Russia.svg Y Sizikova
66 Flag of Russia.svg E Alexandrova
Flag of Russia.svg Y Sizikova
1 6[7]
WC Flag of Russia.svg O Selekhmeteva
Flag of Russia.svg A Tikhonova
4 7[8] Flag of Russia.svg N Dzalamidze
Flag of Russia.svg K Rakhimova
64 [10]
Flag of Russia.svg N Dzalamidze
Flag of Russia.svg K Rakhimova
65 [10] Flag of Russia.svg N Dzalamidze
Flag of Russia.svg K Rakhimova
5 5
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
Flag of Romania.svg R Olaru
0 6[10]4 Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
Flag of Romania.svg R Olaru
77
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Martincová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Vondroušová
62 [4] 4 Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
Flag of Romania.svg R Olaru
5
Flag of the United States.svg K Christian
Flag of New Zealand.svg E Routliffe
4 0 Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya
Flag of Russia.svg A Potapova
2r
Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya
Flag of Russia.svg A Potapova
664 Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
Flag of Romania.svg R Olaru
2 6[8]
Flag of France.svg E Lechemia
Flag of the United States.svg S Santamaria
1 6[7] 2 Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Siniaková
64 [10]
Flag of Georgia.svg O Kalashnikova
Flag of Japan.svg M Kato
64 [10] Flag of Georgia.svg O Kalashnikova
Flag of Japan.svg M Kato
4 2
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg A Danilina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ar Rodionova
1 1 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Bouzková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká
66
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Bouzková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká
663 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Bouzková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká
2 7[2]
Flag of Slovakia.svg V Kužmová
Flag of Russia.svg A Panova
762 Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Siniaková
65 [10]
Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
5 2 Flag of Slovakia.svg V Kužmová
Flag of Russia.svg A Panova
73 [9]
PR Flag of Belarus.svg V Lapko
Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
3 2 2 Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Siniaková
5 6[11]
2 Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Siniaková
66

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