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2021 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
2021 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsCzech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
United States Rajeev Ram
Runners-upAustralia Samantha Stosur
Australia Matthew Ebden
Score6–1, 6–4
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Two-time defending champion Barbora Krejčíková and her partner Rajeev Ram defeated Samantha Stosur and Matthew Ebden in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. It was the pair's second major mixed doubles title as a team, after their first at the 2019 Australian Open. They saved a match point en route to the title, in the second round against Ena Shibahara and Ben McLachlan.[1]

Krejčíková and Nikola Mektić were the defending champions,[2] but chose to play separately this year. Mektić partnered Barbora Strýcová, but was defeated in the first round by Hayley Carter and Sander Gillé.

After not being held at the 2020 US Open and postponed 2020 French Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's tournament marked the return of mixed doubles to a Grand Slam tournament.[3]

Seeds

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  1. Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová / Croatia Nikola Mektić (first round)
  2. United States Nicole Melichar / Colombia Robert Farah (second round, withdrew)
  3. Canada Gabriela Dabrowski / Croatia Mate Pavić (quarterfinals)
  4. Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching / Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal (first round)
  5. Netherlands Demi Schuurs / Netherlands Wesley Koolhof (first round)
  6. Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / United States Rajeev Ram (champions)
  7. Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan / Croatia Ivan Dodig (first round)
  8. Brazil Luisa Stefani / Brazil Bruno Soares (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
WC Australia Samantha Stosur
Australia Matthew Ebden
7 5 [10]
  United States Desirae Krawczyk
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
5 7 [8]
WC Australia Samantha Stosur
Australia Matthew Ebden
1 4
6 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
United States Rajeev Ram
6 6
6 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
United States Rajeev Ram
6 6
WC Australia Storm Sanders
Australia Marc Polmans
3 3

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Czech Republic B Strýcová
Croatia N Mektić
4 7 [4]
Alt United States H Carter
Belgium S Gillé
6 5 [10] Alt United States H Carter
Belgium S Gillé
6 6
Poland I Świątek
Poland Ł Kubot
5 78 [10] Poland I Świątek
Poland Ł Kubot
4 1
WC Australia A Sharma
Australia J-P Smith
7 66 [6] Alt United States H Carter
Belgium S Gillé
3 2
WC Australia S Stosur
Australia M Ebden
6 6 WC Australia S Stosur
Australia M Ebden
6 6
Kazakhstan E Rybakina
Kazakhstan A Bublik
1 4 WC Australia S Stosur
Australia M Ebden
6 6
Latvia J Ostapenko
Netherlands M Middelkoop
5 4 8 Brazil L Stefani
Brazil B Soares
3 1
8 Brazil L Stefani
Brazil B Soares
7 6 WC Australia S Stosur
Australia M Ebden
7 5 [10]
4 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
Colombia JS Cabal
4 6 [7] United States D Krawczyk
United Kingdom J Salisbury
5 7 [8]
United States D Krawczyk
United Kingdom J Salisbury
6 3 [10] United States D Krawczyk
United Kingdom J Salisbury
6 6
China Y Xu
Argentina M González
6 3 [7] Russia V Zvonareva
Brazil M Melo
4 4
Russia V Zvonareva
Brazil M Melo
4 6 [10] United States D Krawczyk
United Kingdom J Salisbury
6 6
WC Australia B Woolcock
Australia J Peers
2 7 [10] Slovenia A Klepač
United Kingdom N Skupski
3 4
Slovenia A Klepač
United Kingdom N Skupski
6 5 [12] Slovenia A Klepač
United Kingdom N Skupski
63 77 [10]
Czech Republic L Hradecká
Slovakia F Polášek
6 7 Czech Republic L Hradecká
Slovakia F Polášek
77 65 [8]
7 Chinese Taipei L Chan
Croatia I Dodig
4 5

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Czech Republic B Krejčíková
United States R Ram
78 7
Kazakhstan Y Shvedova
Finland H Kontinen
66 5 6 Czech Republic B Krejčíková
United States R Ram
6 3 [13]
Germany L Siegemund
Germany K Krawietz
63 4 Japan E Shibahara
Japan B McLachlan
4 6 [11]
Japan E Shibahara
Japan B McLachlan
77 6 6 Czech Republic B Krejčíková
United States R Ram
77 6
United States B Mattek-Sands
United Kingdom J Murray
6 6 3 Canada G Dabrowski
Croatia M Pavić
63 3
China Y Duan
India R Bopanna
4 4 United States B Mattek-Sands
United Kingdom J Murray
67 7 [3]
WC Australia I Popovic
Australia A Vukic
1 1 3 Canada G Dabrowski
Croatia M Pavić
79 5 [10]
3 Canada G Dabrowski
Croatia M Pavić
6 6 6 Czech Republic B Krejčíková
United States R Ram
6 6
5 Netherlands D Schuurs
Netherlands W Koolhof
3 6 [9] WC Australia S Sanders
Australia M Polmans
3 3
WC Australia S Sanders
Australia M Polmans
6 3 [11] WC Australia S Sanders
Australia M Polmans
6 64 [10]
WC Australia E Perez
Australia A Harris
7 78 WC Australia E Perez
Australia A Harris
4 77 [8]
WC United States A Muhammad
Australia L Saville
5 66 WC Australia S Sanders
Australia M Polmans
4 7 [10]
WC Australia Ar Rodionova
Australia M Purcell
7 6 WC Australia Ar Rodionova
Australia M Purcell
6 5 [8]
Chile A Guarachi
New Zealand M Venus
5 4 WC Australia Ar Rodionova
Australia M Purcell
w/o
United States C Dolehide
France F Martin
4 4 2 United States N Melichar
Colombia R Farah
2 United States N Melichar
Colombia R Farah
6 6

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Alternate pairs

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Withdrawals

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Krejcikova, Ram reclaim Australian Open mixed doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. 20 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Different partner, same champion: Krejcikova defends Melbourne mixed crown". Women's Tennis Association. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ^ Maine, D'Arcy (5 February 2021). "Australian Open 2021: Key tennis storylines and matches to watch in Melbourne amid COVID-19 pandemic". ESPN. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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