2020 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
	2020 Australian Open
Champions	Tímea Babos; Kristina Mladenovic
Runners-up	Hsieh Su-wei; Barbora Strýcová
Final score	6–2, 6–1

Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic won their second Australian Open title, defeating Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová in the final, 6–2, 6–1. Despite the loss, Hsieh regained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking for the first time since 2014, replacing her partner Strýcová.[1] Mladenovic, Aryna Sabalenka and Xu Yifan were also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.

Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai were the defending champions,[2] but chose not to participate together. Stosur played alongside Ellen Perez, but they lost in the first round to Lara Arruabarrena and Ons Jabeur. Zhang teamed up with Peng Shuai, but they lost to Veronika Kudermetova and Alison Riske, also in the first round.

Seeds

01.

Hsieh Su-wei /

Barbora Strýcová (Final)

02.

Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (Champions)

03.

Elise Mertens /

Aryna Sabalenka (Quarterfinals)

04.

Barbora Krejčíková /

Kateřina Siniaková (Semifinals)

05.

Nicole Melichar /

Xu Yifan (First round)

06.

Gabriela Dabrowski /

Jeļena Ostapenko (Quarterfinals)

07.

Chan Hao-ching /

Latisha Chan (Semifinals)

08.

Květa Peschke /

Demi Schuurs (Second round)

09.

Duan Yingying /

Zheng Saisai (First round)

10.

Shuko Aoyama /

Ena Shibahara (Third round)

11.

Lucie Hradecká /

Andreja Klepač (First round)

12.

Ellen Perez /

Samantha Stosur (First round)

13.

Veronika Kudermetova /

Alison Riske (Third round)

14.

Lyudmyla Kichenok /

Yang Zhaoxuan (First round)

15.

Viktória Kužmová /

Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Third round)

16.

Sofia Kenin /

Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final


1	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	6	6

	Jennifer Brady Caroline Dolehide	2	2
					1	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	6	6

					4	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	2	3
4	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	3	6	6

6	Gabriela Dabrowski Jeļena Ostapenko	6	2	3
									1	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	2	1

									2	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	6	6
7	Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan	7⁹	6

3	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka	6⁷	2
					7	Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan	5	2

					2	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	7	6
	Coco Gauff Caty McNally	2	4

2	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

1	S-w Hsieh B Strýcová	6	7
	M Bouzková T Zidanšek	3	5		1	S-w Hsieh B Strýcová	6	7
	L Davis V Golubic	7⁷	1	6		L Davis V Golubic	1	5
WC	D Aiava L Cabrera	6⁵	6	1						1	S-w Hsieh B Strýcová	6	6
	D Jurak N Stojanović	6	6								D Jurak N Stojanović	4	4
PR	K Bondarenko A Krunić	1	4			D Jurak N Stojanović	3	6	6
WC	M Inglis K McPhee	6	6		WC	M Inglis K McPhee	6	3	1
14	L Kichenok Z Yang	4	1											1	S-w Hsieh B Strýcová	6	6
12	E Perez S Stosur	4	6	5											J Brady C Dolehide	2	2
	L Arruabarrena O Jabeur	6	1	7		L Arruabarrena O Jabeur	6	6
	V King C McHale	6	3	6¹		B Pera R Voráčová	2	4
	B Pera R Voráčová	1	6	7¹⁰							L Arruabarrena O Jabeur	2	1
	G García Pérez S Sorribes Tormo	6	6								J Brady C Dolehide	6	6
	M Adamczak K Srebotnik	2	4			G García Pérez S Sorribes Tormo	1	6	3
	J Brady C Dolehide	6	6			J Brady C Dolehide	6	3	6
5	N Melichar Y Xu	3	4

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

4	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	6	4	6
	A-L Friedsam L Siegemund	4	6	1	4	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	3	6	6
	K Flipkens T Townsend	6	6			K Flipkens T Townsend	6	1	3
	T Maria A Sevastova	4	4							4	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	7	3	7
	D Krawczyk J Pegula	6	6							16	S Kenin B Mattek-Sands	5	6	5
	I-C Begu Kr Plíšková	3	2			D Krawczyk J Pegula	0	6⁷
WC	Y-h Lee F-h Wu	4	3		16	S Kenin B Mattek-Sands	6	7⁹
16	S Kenin B Mattek-Sands	6	6												4	B Krejčíková K Siniaková	3	6	6
9	Y Duan S Zheng	3	2												6	G Dabrowski J Ostapenko	6	2	3
	H Carter L Stefani	6	6			H Carter L Stefani	6	7
	X Han L Zhu	6	1			X Han L Zhu	2	5
PR	N Kichenok S Mirza	2	0^r								H Carter L Stefani	4	6	4
	A Muhammad S Santamaria	6	3	6						6	G Dabrowski J Ostapenko	6	1	6
WC	P Hon S Sanders	3	6	3		A Muhammad S Santamaria	2	4
	M Sakkari A Tomljanović	5	3		6	G Dabrowski J Ostapenko	6	6
6	G Dabrowski J Ostapenko	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals

7	H-c Chan L Chan	7⁷	6
	O Kalashnikova M Kato	6³	3		7	H-c Chan L Chan	6	6
	E Alexandrova I Bara	1	2			K Christian A Guarachi	4	2
	K Christian A Guarachi	6	6						7	H-c Chan L Chan	7⁷	6
	M Doi M Niculescu	6⁵	6	6						M Doi M Niculescu	6⁵	4
	A Kalinskaya Y Putintseva	7⁷	4	2		M Doi M Niculescu	6	7
	N Hibino M Ninomiya	6	6			N Hibino M Ninomiya	2	5
11	L Hradecká A Klepač	4	0											7	H-c Chan L Chan	7⁹	6
13	V Kudermetova A Riske	6	6											3	E Mertens A Sabalenka	6⁷	2
	S Peng S Zhang	3	3		13	V Kudermetova A Riske	6	6
	A Blinkova Y Wang	5	0			A Kontaveit M Minella	4	4
	A Kontaveit M Minella	7	6						13	V Kudermetova A Riske	7	3	2
WC	J Fourlis Ar Rodionova	7⁷	6						3	E Mertens A Sabalenka	5	6	6
Alt	S Fichman C Lister	6⁴	2		WC	J Fourlis Ar Rodionova	2	5
PR	C Bellis M Vondroušová	6	3	3	3	E Mertens A Sabalenka	6	7
3	E Mertens A Sabalenka	3	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals

8	K Peschke D Schuurs	6	6
	F Stollár D Yastremska	4	2		8	K Peschke D Schuurs	3	4
	K Muchová J Teichmann	3	2			C Gauff C McNally	6	6
	C Gauff C McNally	6	6							C Gauff C McNally	4	7	6
	D Collins A Rosolska	5	7	6					10	S Aoyama E Shibahara	6	5	3
	K Kozlova M Linette	7	5	0		D Collins A Rosolska
	G Minnen A Van Uytvanck	5	6²		10	S Aoyama E Shibahara	w/o
10	S Aoyama E Shibahara	7	7⁷												C Gauff C McNally	2	4
15	V Kužmová A Sasnovich	6	4	6										2	T Babos K Mladenovic	6	6
WC	A Bozovic A Marshall	2	6	3	15	V Kužmová A Sasnovich	6	7
	A Cornet F Ferro	4	7⁷	6⁵		Z Diyas E Rybakina	4	5
	Z Diyas E Rybakina	6	6¹	7¹⁰					15	V Kužmová A Sasnovich	6⁴	3
WC	J Moore A Sharma	2	3						2	T Babos K Mladenovic	7⁷	6
	A Barty J Görges	6	6			A Barty J Görges	5	4
	D Jakupović R Olaru	5	3		2	T Babos K Mladenovic	7	6
2	T Babos K Mladenovic	7	6

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References

"Hsieh Su-Wei set to reclaim World No.1 doubles ranking". WTA Tour. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
"Dreams come true for Stosur, Zhang with win over Babos, Mladenovic for Melbourne doubles crown". WTA Tour. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

External links

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[1] "Hsieh Su-Wei set to reclaim World No.1 doubles ranking". WTA Tour. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[2] "Dreams come true for Stosur, Zhang with win over Babos, Mladenovic for Melbourne doubles crown". WTA Tour. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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