# 2011 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions from 2010; however, they were unable to defend their title because of Serena's foot injury, sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.
Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta won the title beating Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 in the final. This was to be Dulko and Pennetta's only Grand Slam doubles title.

## Seeds

* Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta (champions)
* Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (semifinals)
* Liezel Huber / Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
* Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (second round)
* Cara Black / Anastasia Rodionova (quarterfinals)
* Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (third round)
* Julia Görges / Lisa Raymond (third round)
* Chan Yung-jan / Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
* Monica Niculescu / Yan Zi (second round)
* Francesca Schiavone / Rennae Stubbs (first round)
* Victoria Azarenka / Maria Kirilenko (final)
* Elena Vesnina / Vera Zvonareva (second round)
* Shahar Pe'er / Peng Shuai (third round)
* Alisa Kleybanova / Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
* Timea Bacsinszky / Tathiana Garbin (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová | 0 | 3 | | 1 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | Cara Black Anastasia Rodionova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cara Black Anastasia Rodionova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 9 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy | 3 | 3 | | 2 | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 2 | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | G Dulko F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mirza R Voráčová | 4 | 1 | 1 | G Dulko F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Patterson O Rogowska | 4 | 2 | | J Craybas O Savchuk | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas O Savchuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | G Dulko F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | IR Olaru Z Ondrášková | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina E Makarova | 3 | 2 | 15 | A Kleybanova A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Kleybanova A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Dulko F Pennetta | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | F Schiavone R Stubbs | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 0 | 3 |
| | M Krajicek P Kvitová | 6 | 7 | | M Krajicek P Kvitová | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet E Gallovits-Hall | 6$^3$ | 2 | | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Groth K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Görges L Raymond | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Gullickson M Oudin | 1 | 2 | | J Groth K Zakopalová | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Diatchenko T Poutchek | 2 | 1 | 7 | J Görges L Raymond | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Görges L Raymond | 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 |
| 3 | L Huber N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Dominikovic J Moore | 3 | 0 | | 3 | L Huber N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | E Daniilidou K Kanepi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | L Huber N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Dulgheru M Rybáriková | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | A Dulgheru M Rybáriková | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | V King A Parra Santonja | 6 | 2 | 6$^6$ | | A Dulgheru M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Dokić S Peers | 1 | 4 | | 16 | T Bacsinszky T Garbin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | T Bacsinszky T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Huber N Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | M Niculescu Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Black A Rodionova | 1 | 4 |
| | K Jans A Rosolska | 2 | 2 | | 10 | M Niculescu Z Yan | 6$^4$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 7 | | | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog P Martić | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Borwell M-È Pelletier | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | C Black A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea L Šafářová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | S Cîrstea L Šafářová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paszek T Pironkova | 2 | 1 | | 5 | C Black A Rodionova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Black A Rodionova | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | Y-j Chan A Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | Y-j Chan A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | S Arvidsson J Larsson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova D Kustova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | Y-j Chan A Radwańska | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | S Ferguson A Molik | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 12 | V Azarenka M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Brianti A Chakvetadze | 6 | 1 | 3 | WC | S Ferguson A Molik | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Oprandi J Wöhr | 1 | 0 | | 12 | V Azarenka M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | V Azarenka M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | V Azarenka M Kirilenko | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | E Vesnina V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C-j Chuang S-w Hsieh | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| WC | M Adamczak I Holland | 1 | 1 | | 13 | E Vesnina V Zvonareva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Hopper M Wejnert | 1 | 2 | | | C-j Chuang S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-j Chuang S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C-j Chuang S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Barrois A Kerber | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani R Vinci | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 6 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko D Safina | 2 | 4 | 6 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Halep Y Wickmayer | 4 | 3 | | L Dekmeijere A Morita | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Dekmeijere A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | S Letcher V Rajicic | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Kondratieva S Lefèvre | 6 | 6 | | M Kondratieva S Lefèvre | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens M Koryttseva | 1 | 1 | 9 | B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | S Pe'er S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 |
| | T Malek A Petkovic | 2 | 3 | 14 | S Pe'er S Peng | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski V Lepchenko | 4 | 4 | | K Date-Krumm S Zhang | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | S Pe'er S Peng | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | S Bammer A Sevastova | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 2 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 7 | | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic T Tanasugarn | 4 | 5 | 2 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |