# 2023 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Defending champions Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková defeated Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open. It was their second Australian Open title and seventh major title together, and they extended their winning streak at the majors to 24 matches with the win, dating back to the 2022 Australian Open.
Siniaková retained the WTA No. 1 doubles ranking by reaching the final. Coco Gauff, Veronika Kudermetova, Elise Mertens, Gabriela Dabrowski, Lyudmyla Kichenok, Yang Zhaoxuan, Kristina Mladenovic, Desirae Krawczyk and Demi Schuurs were also vying for the top ranking, but were eliminated from contention during the course of the competition.
This tournament marked the final major appearance of former doubles world No. 1 and three-time women's doubles major champion Sania Mirza. Partnering Anna Danilina, she was defeated in the second round.

## Seeds

    01. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (champions)
    02. Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula (semifinals)
    03. Gabriela Dabrowski / Giuliana Olmos (third round)
    04. Storm Hunter / Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
    05. Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
    06. Desirae Krawczyk / Demi Schuurs (quarterfinals)
    07. Beatriz Haddad Maia / Zhang Shuai (second round)
    08. Anna Danilina / Sania Mirza (second round)
    09. Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Ellen Perez (second round)
    10. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (final)
    11. Chan Hao-ching / Yang Zhaoxuan (quarterfinals)
    12. Asia Muhammad / Taylor Townsend (second round)
    13. Kirsten Flipkens / Laura Siegemund (first round)
    14. Alicja Rosolska / Erin Routliffe (first round)
    15. Caty McNally / Luisa Stefani (withdrew)
    16. Miyu Kato / Aldila Sutjiadi (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 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marta Kostyuk Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Storm Hunter Elise Mertens | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | Marta Kostyuk Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Marta Kostyuk Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marta Kostyuk Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 4 | 3 |
| | Caroline Dolehide Anna Kalinskaya | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Caroline Dolehide Anna Kalinskaya | 3 | 3 | | 10 | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| 11 | Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan | 1 | 1 | | 2 | Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| 2 | Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula | 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 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Eikeri C Harrison | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Fruhvirtová A Riske-Amritraj | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | L Fruhvirtová A Riske-Amritraj | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dzalamidze A Panova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Kalashnikova A Parks | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | O Kalashnikova A Parks | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Paolini M Trevisan | 3 | 7 | 2 | | O Kalashnikova A Parks | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Fourlis A Sharma | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | Alt | C Liu S Santamaria | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | C Liu S Santamaria | 2 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | A Muhammad T Townsend | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Krawczyk D Schuurs | 2 | 3 |
| | N Podoroska M Sherif | 1 | 2 | | 12 | A Muhammad T Townsend | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mihalíková A Sasnovich | 6 | 1 | 6 | | T Mihalíková A Sasnovich | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | X Han L Marozava | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | T Mihalíková A Sasnovich | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | O Gadecki P Hon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | D Krawczyk D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Bogdan T Maria | 4 | 2 | | WC | O Gadecki P Hon | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Hule Ar Rodionova | 1 | 4 | | 6 | D Krawczyk D Schuurs | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Krawczyk D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | S Hunter E Mertens | 2 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova L Samsonova | 6 | 6$^6$ | 1 | 4 | S Hunter E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | T Babos K Mladenovic | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bolsova P Udvardy | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | S Hunter E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Cristian T Korpatsch | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | V Golubic M Niculescu | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | V Golubic M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | V Golubic M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bondár G Minnen | 6 | 6 | | | A Bondár G Minnen | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Rosolska E Routliffe | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Hunter E Mertens | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | N Melichar-Martinez E Perez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Kostyuk E-G Ruse | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 |
| | E Alexandrova V Heisen | 2 | 1 | | 9 | N Melichar-Martinez E Perez | 6 | 6$^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Collins H Watson | 4 | 2 | | | M Kostyuk E-G Ruse | 3 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kostyuk E-G Ruse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Kostyuk E-G Ruse | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Barnett O Nicholls | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | M Kolodziejová M Vondroušová | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Kolodziejová M Vondroušová | 3 | 6 | 7 | | M Kolodziejová M Vondroušová | 3 | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^{14}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | L Fernandez B Mattek-Sands | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | 7 | B Haddad Maia S Zhang | 6 | 6$^9$ | 6$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Haddad Maia S Zhang | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| 5 | L Kichenok J Ostapenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bronzetti E Cocciaretto | 1 | 1 | | PR | L Chan A Guarachi | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | L Chan A Guarachi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova E Rybakina | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | A Bozovic L Cabrera | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | N Kichenok K Zimmermann | 6 | 6 | | | N Kichenok K Zimmermann | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette Xiy Wang | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | K Flipkens L Siegemund | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Dolehide A Kalinskaya | 3 | 3 |
| | A Potapova Y Sizikova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Potapova Y Sizikova | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dolehide A Kalinskaya | 6 | 6 | | | C Dolehide A Kalinskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Blinkova L Zhu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | C Dolehide A Kalinskaya | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Bencic J Teichmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | G Dabrowski G Olmos | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Brengle R Marino | 2 | 2 | | | B Bencic J Teichmann | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu S Rogers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | G Dabrowski G Olmos | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Dabrowski G Olmos | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 8 | A Danilina S Mirza | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gálfi B Pera | 2 | 5 | | 8 | A Danilina S Mirza | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hozumi T Zidanšek | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | A Kalinina A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kalinina A Van Uytvanck | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | A Kalinina A Van Uytvanck | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | C Bucșa M Ninomiya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | H-c Chan Z Yang | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Kenin Y Putintseva | 2 | 3 | | | C Bucșa M Ninomiya | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cornet S Stosur | 3 | 4 | | 11 | H-c Chan Z Yang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | H-c Chan Z Yang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | H-c Chan Z Yang | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | M Kato A Sutjiadi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Gauff J Pegula | 6 | 6 |
| | K Christian D Kovinić | 6$^2$ | 2 | | 16 | M Kato A Sutjiadi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bouzková C Osorio | 6 | 6 | | | M Bouzková C Osorio | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Chang A Kulikov | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 16 | M Kato A Sutjiadi | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | M Uchijima Xin Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | C Gauff J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | T Gibson O Tjandramulia | 3 | 3 | | WC | M Uchijima Xin Wang | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Martincová D Vekić | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 | 2 | C Gauff J Pegula | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Gauff J Pegula | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Other entry information
### Wild cards

* Alexandra Bozovic / Lizette Cabrera
* Alizé Cornet / Samantha Stosur
* Jaimee Fourlis / Astra Sharma
* Olivia Gadecki / Priscilla Hon
* Talia Gibson / Olivia Tjandramulia
* Petra Hule / Arina Rodionova
* Moyuka Uchijima / Wang Xinyu

### Protected ranking

* Latisha Chan / Alexa Guarachi
* Leylah Fernandez / Bethanie Mattek-Sands

### Alternates

* Claire Liu / Sabrina Santamaria

### Withdrawals

* Caty McNally / Luisa Stefani → replaced by Claire Liu / Sabrina Santamaria