# 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open – Doubles

This was the first edition of the tournament. Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara won the title, defeating Hayley Carter and Luisa Stefani in the final, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Krejčíková (quarterfinals)
* Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka (withdrew)
* Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs (second round)
* Kirsten Flipkens / Kristina Mladenovic (withdrew)
* Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (champions)
* Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
* Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (second round)
* Hayley Carter / Luisa Stefani (final)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sofia Kenin Ajla Tomljanović | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Sofia Kenin Ajla Tomljanović | 4 | 3 | | 5 | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| 8 | Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani | 7 | 1 | [10] | 8 | Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva | 5 | 6 | [8] | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S-w Hsieh B Krejčíková | 6 | 5 | [12] | | | | | | | | |
| | S Fichman G Olmos | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | S Fichman G Olmos | 2 | 7 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
| | K Christian L Kichenok | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | 1 | S-w Hsieh B Krejčíková | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | K Muchová M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | K Bondarenko N Kichenok | 3 | 0 | | | K Muchová M Vondroušová | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Klepač M Kostyuk | 6 | 5 | [10] | 5 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 4 | 7 | [12] | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Kenin A Tomljanović | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | Alt | J Paolini M Trevisan | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Kalashnikova S Santamaria | 5 | 3 | | | A Rus T Zidanšek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rus T Zidanšek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Rus T Zidanšek | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Sakkari D Vekić | 6 | 5 | [7] | | | | | | | S Kenin A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Kenin A Tomljanović | 4 | 7 | [10] | | S Kenin A Tomljanović | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wang L Zhu | 1 | 2 | | 7 | Y Xu Z Yang | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Y Xu Z Yang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | H Carter L Stefani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | E Rybakina Y Shvedova | 3 | 3 | | 8 | H Carter L Stefani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina A Kontaveit | 6$^8$ | 7$^7$ | [10] | | D Kasatkina A Kontaveit | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Marozava A Sasnovich | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^4$ | [5] | | | | | | 8 | H Carter L Stefani | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká R Voráčová | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | V Kudermetova A Potapova | 6 | 4 | [4] | | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova A Potapova | 7 | 6 | | | V Kudermetova A Potapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Melichar D Schuurs | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | H Carter L Stefani | 7 | 1 | [10] |
| 6 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 4 | 6 | [8] | | | | | | | | | | | | L Siegemund V Zvonareva | 5 | 6 | [8] |
| | E Alexandrova Y Sizikova | 6 | 3 | [10] | | E Alexandrova Y Sizikova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brady G Muguruza | 4 | 7$^7$ | [10] | | J Brady G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Gauff J Pegula | 6 | 6$^3$ | [8] | | | | | | | J Brady G Muguruza | 7$^9$ | 1 | [8] | | | | | |
| | L Siegemund V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Siegemund V Zvonareva | 6$^7$ | 6 | [10] | | | | | |
| | D Jurak M Ninomiya | 5 | 4 | | | L Siegemund V Zvonareva | 6 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Alt | N Podoroska S Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 6 | [6] | | | | | | | | | | |