2011 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
2011 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Gisela Dulko ; Flavia Pennetta
Runners-up	Victoria Azarenka ; Maria Kirilenko
Score	2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Events

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.^[1] The number 1 seed, Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta won the title beating Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds

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

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

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

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

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

^ "Serena Williams out of Australian Open 2011". Press Association. guardian.co.uk. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.