Defending champion Hsieh Su-wei and her partner, Elise Mertens, defeated Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 9–7, to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. The pair saved two championship points en route to their first major title together.
Hsieh won the title with Barbora Strýcová when the tournament was last held in 2019, but Strýcová retired from professional tennis in May 2021.
By reaching the final, Mertens reclaimed the world No. 1 doubles ranking. Kristina Mladenovic was also in contention for the ranking, but lost in the first round.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Samantha Stosur were each bidding to complete the career Grand Slam in doubles, but they lost in the second round and first round, respectively.
Seeds The top seed received a bye into the second round after their first round opponents withdrew from the tournament.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Other entry information
Wild cards
Protected ranking
Withdrawals Before the tournament Amanda Anisimova / Sloane Stephens → replaced by Emina Bektas / Quinn Gleason Alizé Cornet / Fiona Ferro → replaced by a bye Danka Kovinić / Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Elixane Lechemia / Ingrid Neel
During the tournament
See also 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Day-by-day summaries
References
External links Ladies' Doubles draw 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation