Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai defeated Coco Gauff and Caty McNally in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 to win the women's doubles title at the 2021 US Open. It was Stosur's fourth major title in women's doubles and eighth major overall, as well as Zhang's second major title; this was the team's second major title, following the 2019 Australian Open. This was the first major final for Gauff and for McNally.
Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva were the reigning champions, but Siegemund did not participate due to injury. Zvonareva was scheduled to play partnering Jeļena Ostapenko, but Ostapenko withdrew from both the singles and doubles draws on the first day of the tournament.
Hsieh Su-wei regained the WTA No. 1 doubles ranking from her partner Elise Mertens after Barbora Krejčíková lost in the first round.
This was the final tournament for former WTA Finals finalist, 2014 French Open semifinalist and former doubles world No. 11 Carla Suárez Navarro. She partnered Sara Errani, but lost in the first round to Gauff and McNally.
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Other entry information
Wild cards
Protected ranking
Alternates
Withdrawals Before the tournament Amanda Anisimova / Anastasia Potapova → replaced by Ulrikke Eikeri / Elixane Lechemia Paula Badosa / Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by Kateryna Bondarenko / Ankita Raina Anna Blinkova / Heather Watson → replaced by Zarina Diyas / Varvara Gracheva Jeļena Ostapenko / Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Sara Errani / Carla Suárez Navarro Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Rybakina → replaced by Emina Bektas / Tara Moore
See also 2021 US Open – Day-by-day summaries
References
External links Main draw