# 2020 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic defeated Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open. It was their second Australian Open title together. Despite the loss, Hsieh regained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking for the first time since 2014, replacing her partner Strýcová. Mladenovic, Aryna Sabalenka and Xu Yifan were also in contention for the top ranking.
Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai were the defending champions, 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

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Brady Caroline Dolehide | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 4 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Gabriela Dabrowski Jeļena Ostapenko | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka | 6$^7$ | 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 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | L Davis V Golubic | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Aiava L Cabrera | 6$^5$ | 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 | 6$^1$ | | B Pera R Voráčová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pera R Voráčová | 1 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y-h Lee F-h Wu | 4 | 3 | | 16 | S Kenin B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | H-c Chan L Chan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Kalashnikova M Kato | 6$^3$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Doi M Niculescu | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | M Doi M Niculescu | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Kalinskaya Y Putintseva | 7$^7$ | 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 | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| 13 | V Kudermetova A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Mertens A Sabalenka | 6$^7$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 3 | E Mertens A Sabalenka | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | S Fichman C Lister | 6$^4$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^2$ | | 10 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | Z Diyas E Rybakina | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas E Rybakina | 6 | 6$^1$ | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | 15 | V Kužmová A Sasnovich | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | J Moore A Sharma | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 7$^7$ | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Other entry information
### Wild cards

* Destanee Aiava / Lizette Cabrera
* Alexandra Bozovic / Amber Marshall
* Jaimee Fourlis / Arina Rodionova
* Priscilla Hon / Storm Sanders
* Maddison Inglis / Kaylah McPhee
* Lee Ya-hsuan / Wu Fang-hsien
* Jessica Moore / Astra Sharma

### Protected ranking

* Catherine Bellis / Markéta Vondroušová
* Kateryna Bondarenko / Aleksandra Krunić
* Nadiia Kichenok / Sania Mirza

### Alternate pairs

* Sharon Fichman / Cornelia Lister

### Withdrawals

* Johanna Larsson / Rebecca Peterson