# 2021 BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles

Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens defeated Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Rybakina in the final, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Indian Wells Masters. It was Hsieh's third title at the tournament and her 30th career doubles title overall. Mertens successfully defended her title to win for a second time after she first won the tournament in 2019 with Aryna Sabalenka, who chose not to defend her title.
Mertens and Barbora Krejčíková were in contention for the world No. 1 doubles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. By winning the title, Mertens usurped Krejčíková for the top ranking.

## Seeds

* Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (quarterfinals)
* Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens (champions)
* Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (semifinals)
* Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (second round)
* Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Demi Schuurs (second round)
* Hayley Carter / Gabriela Dabrowski (second round)
* Darija Jurak / Andreja Klepač (first round)
* Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos (second round)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Veronika Kudermetova Elena Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Veronika Kudermetova Elena Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | Veronika Kudermetova Elena Rybakina | 6$^1$ | 3 |
| | | | | 2 | Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 2 | 0 | 2 | Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6$^6$ | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Golubic J Teichmann | 7$^8$ | 2 | [2] | 1 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Eikeri A Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | U Eikeri A Sasnovich | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Brantmeier K Scott | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 4 | [8] | | | |
| | L Kichenok J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Kichenok J Ostapenko | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | |
| | S Rogers A Tomljanović | 3 | 3 | | | L Kichenok J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Christian E Routliffe | 4 | 4 | | 6 | H Carter G Dabrowski | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | H Carter G Dabrowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Kichenok J Ostapenko | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | V Kudermetova E Rybakina | 6 | 6 |
| PR | H Watson S Zheng | 6 | 3 | [8] | 4 | A Guarachi D Krawczyk | 3 | 7$^7$ | [0] | | | | | | | | |
| PR | An Rodionova Ar Rodionova | 3 | 6 | [6] | | V Kudermetova E Rybakina | 6 | 6$^2$ | [10] | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova E Rybakina | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | V Kudermetova E Rybakina | 1 | 6 | [10] | | | |
| | M Bouzková L Hradecká | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | M Bouzková L Hradecká | 6 | 1 | [3] | | | |
| PR | N Hibino A Rosolska | 2 | 6 | [6] | | M Bouzková L Hradecká | 6 | 5 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Halep E-G Ruse | 7 | 7$^9$ | | WC | S Halep E-G Ruse | 2 | 7 | [5] | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Jurak A Klepač | 5 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | S Fichman G Olmos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina A Kontaveit | 3 | 4 | | 8 | S Fichman G Olmos | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ninomiya S Santamaria | 7$^7$ | 3 | [10] | | M Ninomiya S Santamaria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens S Sorribes Tormo | 6$^5$ | 6 | [6] | | | | | | | M Ninomiya S Santamaria | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | N Kichenok R Olaru | 3 | 6 | [7] | | | | | | 3 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | A Muhammad J Pegula | 6 | 3 | [10] | | A Muhammad J Pegula | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mirza S Zhang | 6 | 3 | [13] | 3 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 4 | 6 | [15] | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Aoyama E Shibahara | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | N Melichar-Martinez D Schuurs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S-w Hsieh E Mertens | 6 | 6 |
| | K Peschke A Rus | 4 | 3 | | 5 | N Melichar-Martinez D Schuurs | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu R Voráčová | 1 | 1 | | | L Fernandez C Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Fernandez C Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Fernandez C Gauff | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S-w Hsieh E Mertens | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | J Lohoff A Panova | 1 | 3 | | | B Mattek-Sands I Świątek | 6 | 4 | [8] | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Anisimova D Yastremska | 1 | 1 | | 2 | S-w Hsieh E Mertens | 1 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S-w Hsieh E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |