2011 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

2011 Australian Open
Champions	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
Runners-up	Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko
Final score	2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Events
Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls
Other events
Legends	men		mixed
WC Singles	men	women	quad
WC Doubles	men	women	quad

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