2021 İstanbul Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
2021 İstanbul Cup
Final
Champions Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
Runners-up Flag of Japan.svg Nao Hibino
Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya
Score6–1, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
  2020  · İstanbul Cup ·  2022  

Alexa Guarachi and Desirae Krawczyk were the defending champions, but Guarachi chose not to participate this year and Krawczyk chose to compete in Stuttgart instead.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens won the title, defeating Nao Hibino and Makoto Ninomiya in the final, 6–1, 6–1. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens (champions)
  2. Flag of Japan.svg Nao Hibino / Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya (final)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová (first round)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Potapova (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens
66
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Ç Büyükakçay
Flag of Turkey.svg P Özgen
2 2 1 Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens
64 [10]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg A Danilina
Flag of Russia.svg K Rakhimova
3 6[6] Flag of Slovenia.svg D Jakupović
Flag of Russia.svg Y Sizikova
4 6[8]
Flag of Slovenia.svg D Jakupović
Flag of Russia.svg Y Sizikova
63 [10]1 Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens
66
4 Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Russia.svg A Potapova
5 6[10]4 Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Russia.svg A Potapova
3 1
Flag of Austria.svg B Haas
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Wang
73 [3] 4 Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Russia.svg A Potapova
76
Flag of Japan.svg M Kato
Flag of Poland.svg K Piter
4 6[5] PR Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg V Golubic
Flag of Russia.svg A Panova
5 3
PR Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg V Golubic
Flag of Russia.svg A Panova
64 [10]1 Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens
66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Broady
Flag of France.svg E Lechemia
0 3 2 Flag of Japan.svg N Hibino
Flag of Japan.svg M Ninomiya
1 1
Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
Flag of Romania.svg A Mitu
66 Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
Flag of Romania.svg A Mitu
61 [3]
Flag of Poland.svg P Kania-Choduń
Flag of Germany.svg J Wachaczyk
66 Flag of Poland.svg P Kania-Choduń
Flag of Germany.svg J Wachaczyk
2 6[10]
3 Flag of Spain.svg L Arruabarrena
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Voráčová
2 2 Flag of Poland.svg P Kania-Choduń
Flag of Germany.svg J Wachaczyk
3 2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg E-s Liang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng
2 7[8] 2 Flag of Japan.svg N Hibino
Flag of Japan.svg M Ninomiya
66
WC Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina
Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva
65 [10]WC Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina
Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva
3 1
PR Flag of Indonesia.svg B Gumulya
Flag of Indonesia.svg J Rompies
2 2 2 Flag of Japan.svg N Hibino
Flag of Japan.svg M Ninomiya
66
2 Flag of Japan.svg N Hibino
Flag of Japan.svg M Ninomiya
66

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References

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