2011 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2011 Australian Open
Champion	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko
Score	2–6, 7–5, 6–1

Main article: 2011 Australian Open

Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions from 2010; however, they were unable to defend their title because of Serena's foot injury, sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.

Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta won the title beating Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 in the final. This was to be Dulko and Pennetta's only Grand Slam doubles title.

Seeds

1. Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta (champions)
2. Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (semifinals)
3. Liezel Huber / Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
4. Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (second round)
5. Cara Black / Anastasia Rodionova (quarterfinals)
6. Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (third round)
7. Julia Görges / Lisa Raymond (third round)
8. Chan Yung-jan / Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
9. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
10. Monica Niculescu / Yan Zi (second round)
11. Francesca Schiavone / Rennae Stubbs (first round)
12. Victoria Azarenka / Maria Kirilenko (final)
13. Elena Vesnina / Vera Zvonareva (second round)
14. Shahar Pe'er / Peng Shuai (third round)
15. Alisa Kleybanova / Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
16. Timea Bacsinszky / Tathiana Garbin (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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	6	6
		Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová	0	3
								1	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	6	7
								3	Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova	4	5
	3	Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova	6	6
	5	Cara Black Anastasia Rodionova	1	4
															1	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	2	7	6
															12	Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko	6	5	1
	12	Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko	5	6	6
		Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei	7	3	2
								12	Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko	6	6
								2	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	2	4
	9	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy	3	3
	2	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	6
		S Mirza R Voráčová	4	1				1	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	6
	WC	T Patterson O Rogowska	4	2					J Craybas O Savchuk	2	2
		J Craybas O Savchuk	6	6											1	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	6
	Alt	IR Olaru Z Ondrášková	1	2												O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva	3	2
		O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva	6	6					O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva	6	6
		V Dushevina E Makarova	3	2				15	A Kleybanova A Medina Garrigues	2	4
	15	A Kleybanova A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		1	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	6
	11	F Schiavone R Stubbs	0	5																			N Grandin V Uhlířová	0	3
		M Krajicek P Kvitová	6	7					M Krajicek P Kvitová	0	4
		A Cornet E Gallovits-Hall	63	2					N Grandin V Uhlířová	6	6
		N Grandin V Uhlířová	7	6												N Grandin V Uhlířová	7	3	6
		J Groth K Zakopalová	6	6											7	J Görges L Raymond	65	6	4
		C Gullickson M Oudin	1	2					J Groth K Zakopalová	6	3	2
		V Diatchenko T Poutchek	2	1				7	J Görges L Raymond	4	6	6
	7	J Görges L Raymond	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	L Huber N Petrova	6	6
	WC	D Dominikovic J Moore	3	0				3	L Huber N Petrova	6	6
		E Daniilidou K Kanepi	6	6					E Daniilidou K Kanepi	3	3
		L Domínguez Lino C Suárez Navarro	1	3											3	L Huber N Petrova	6	6
		A Dulgheru M Rybáriková	4	6	7											A Dulgheru M Rybáriková	3	2
		V King A Parra Santonja	6	2	66				A Dulgheru M Rybáriková	6	6
	WC	J Dokić S Peers	1	4				16	T Bacsinszky T Garbin	3	3
	16	T Bacsinszky T Garbin	6	6																		3	L Huber N Petrova	6	6
	10	M Niculescu Z Yan	6	6																		5	C Black A Rodionova	1	4
		K Jans A Rosolska	2	2				10	M Niculescu Z Yan	64	7	2
		R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	7					R Kops-Jones A Spears	7	5	6
		P Hercog P Martić	3	65												R Kops-Jones A Spears	4	2
		S Borwell M-È Pelletier	7	2	2										5	C Black A Rodionova	6	6
		S Cîrstea L Šafářová	5	6	6				S Cîrstea L Šafářová	4	5
		T Paszek T Pironkova	2	1				5	C Black A Rodionova	6	7
	5	C Black A Rodionova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	Y-j Chan A Radwańska	4	6	7
		D Cibulková A Pavlyuchenkova	6	2	5			8	Y-j Chan A Radwańska	6	6
		S Arvidsson J Larsson	6	6					S Arvidsson J Larsson	2	1
		A Amanmuradova D Kustova	4	3											8	Y-j Chan A Radwańska	2	1
	WC	S Ferguson A Molik	4	6	6										12	V Azarenka M Kirilenko	6	6
		A Brianti A Chakvetadze	6	1	3			WC	S Ferguson A Molik	2	1
		R Oprandi J Wöhr	1	0				12	V Azarenka M Kirilenko	6	6
	12	V Azarenka M Kirilenko	6	6																		12	V Azarenka M Kirilenko	5	6	6
	13	E Vesnina V Zvonareva	6	6																			C-j Chuang S-w Hsieh	7	3	2
	WC	M Adamczak I Holland	1	1				13	E Vesnina V Zvonareva	2	2
	WC	J Hopper M Wejnert	1	2					C-j Chuang S-w Hsieh	6	6
		C-j Chuang S-w Hsieh	6	6												C-j Chuang S-w Hsieh	6	6
		K Barrois A Kerber	5	3												A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder	4	2
		A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder	7	6					A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder	6	6
		S Errani R Vinci	7	4	4			4	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	4	4
	4	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	5	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6
		K Bondarenko D Safina	2	4				6	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6
		S Halep Y Wickmayer	4	3					L Dekmeijere A Morita	3	2
		L Dekmeijere A Morita	6	6											6	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	5	3
	WC	S Letcher V Rajicic	4	2											9	B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy	7	6
		M Kondratieva S Lefèvre	6	6					M Kondratieva S Lefèvre	2	7	0
		K Flipkens M Koryttseva	1	1				9	B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy	6	64	6
	9	B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy	6	6																		9	B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy	3	3
	14	S Pe'er S Peng	6	6																		2	K Peschke K Srebotnik	6	6
		T Malek A Petkovic	2	3				14	S Pe'er S Peng	1	6	6
		B Jovanovski V Lepchenko	4	4					K Date-Krumm S Zhang	6	3	2
		K Date-Krumm S Zhang	6	6											14	S Pe'er S Peng	2	63
		S Bammer A Sevastova	3	63											2	K Peschke K Srebotnik	6	7
		A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	7					A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	5	2
		M Erakovic T Tanasugarn	4	5				2	K Peschke K Srebotnik	4	7	6
	2	K Peschke K Srebotnik	6	7

References

• [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com

External links

• 2011 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation