2011 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

2011 Australian Open
Champion		Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
Runner-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		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad
Australian Open  < 2010 2012 >

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

Draw

Key

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

• Source for the draw at australianopen.com

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