# 2010 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Defending champions Serena and Venus Williams defeated Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2010 Australian Open. It was the Williams sisters' fourth Australian Open doubles title together, and eleventh major title together overall. It was also the third component of an eventual non-calendar-year Grand Slam.

## Seeds

* Cara Black / Liezel Huber (final)
* Serena Williams / Venus Williams (champions)
* Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (third round)
* Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (third round)
* Nadia Petrova / Samantha Stosur (first round)
* Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
* Alisa Kleybanova / Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Yan Zi (quarterfinals)
* Elena Vesnina / Zheng Jie (third round)
* Sania Mirza / Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
* Alla Kudryavtseva / Ekaterina Makarova (second round)
* Chuang Chia-jung / Květa Peschke (second round)
* Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Vania King (second round)
* Maria Kirilenko / Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
* Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alisa Kleybanova Francesca Schiavone | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alisa Kleybanova Francesca Schiavone | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Maria Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 15 | Maria Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | 15 | Maria Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Sally Peers Laura Robson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sally Peers Laura Robson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 8 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Yan Zi | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 4 | 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 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Malek A Petkovic | 4 | 4 | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dulgheru E Gallovits | 3 | 6 | 3 | | C Gullickson V Uhlířová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Gullickson V Uhlířová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Kanepi J Wöhr | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | V Azarenka S Kuznetsova | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | V Azarenka S Kuznetsova | 7 | 6 | | | V Azarenka S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Golds M Mirkovic | 0 | 1 | | 14 | A-L Grönefeld V King | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A-L Grönefeld V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | S Mirza V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Kleybanova F Schiavone | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Y Basuki K Date-Krumm | 4 | 2 | | 10 | S Mirza V Ruano Pascual | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | T Bacsinszky T Garbin | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues C Wozniacki | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | S Mirza V Ruano Pascual | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Lisicki A Rezaï | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | A Kleybanova F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Czink N Grandin | 6 | 6 | | | M Czink N Grandin | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Brianti U Radwańska | 6 | 5 | 6$^3$ | 7 | A Kleybanova F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Kleybanova F Schiavone | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 3 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokić P Kvitová | 5 | 0 | | 3 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er G Voskoboeva | 6 | 7 | | | S Pe'er G Voskoboeva | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková R Voráčová | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Baltacha L Dekmeijere | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | M Kirilenko A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Šafářová A Wozniak | 5 | 2 | | | E Baltacha L Dekmeijere | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea A Pavlyuchenkova | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | M Kirilenko A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Kirilenko A Radwańska | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | M Kirilenko A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | C-j Chuang K Peschke | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Peers L Robson | 4 | 1 |
| | İ Şenoğlu Y Shvedova | 0 | 5 | | 12 | C-j Chuang K Peschke | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Peers L Robson | 6 | 7 | | WC | S Peers L Robson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas A Spears | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | WC | S Peers L Robson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Á Szávay R Vinci | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Dushevina A Rodionova | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | O Govortsova T Poutchek | 5 | 4 | | | Á Szávay R Vinci | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina A Rodionova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | V Dushevina A Rodionova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Petrova S Stosur | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Koryttseva D Kustova | 4 | 1 | | 6 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Groth O Rogowska | 3 | 5 | | | J Coin M-È Pelletier | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coin M-È Pelletier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Y-j Chan M Niculescu | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | M Adamczak N Kriz | 3 | 1 | | | Y-j Chan M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dellacqua M Erakovic | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | A Kudryavtseva E Makarova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Kudryavtseva E Makarova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | G Dulko F Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 13 | G Dulko F Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | G Dulko F Pennetta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog P Martić | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | S Borwell R Kops-Jones | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Borwell R Kops-Jones | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 13 | G Dulko F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Molik M Shaughnessy | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 4 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Jans A Rosolska | 2 | 7 | 6 | | K Jans A Rosolska | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges A Parra Santonja | 3 | 4 | | 4 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | B Mattek-Sands Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens M Oudin | 3 | 2 | | 8 | B Mattek-Sands Z Yan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković S Perry | 6 | 6 | | | J Janković S Perry | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková M Krajicek | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | B Mattek-Sands Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Kondratieva A Sevastova | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | E Vesnina J Zheng | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | V Razzano Y Wickmayer | 7 | 3 | 6 | | V Razzano Y Wickmayer | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet S Fichman | 5 | 3 | | 9 | E Vesnina J Zheng | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | E Vesnina J Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Mattek-Sands Z Yan | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | S Errani C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 1 | | 16 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze T Paszek | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova T Tanasugarn | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | IR Olaru O Savchuk | 4 | 6 | 6 | | IR Olaru O Savchuk | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Ferguson J Moore | 1 | 1 | | 2 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |