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Women's doubles
2021 Kremlin Cup
Final
Champions	Jeļena Ostapenko Kateřina Siniaková
Runners-up	Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru
Score	6–2, 4–6,
Events
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Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara were the defending champions, having won the previous event in 2019, but chose not to participate.

Jeļena Ostapenko and Kateřina Siniaková won the title, defeating Nadiia Kichenok and Raluca Olaru in the final, 6–2, 4–6, . Ostapenko and Siniaková won the title after saving three match points in their quarterfinal match against Viktória Kužmová and Alexandra Panova. This was the first time that Siniaková won a doubles title without regular partner Barbora Krejčíková since January 2019.

Seeds

1. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (first round)
2. Jeļena Ostapenko / Kateřina Siniaková (champions)
3. Marie Bouzková / Lucie Hradecká (semifinals)
4. Nadiia Kichenok / Raluca Olaru (final)

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

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	A Guarachi D Krawczyk	3	1
		E Alexandrova Y Sizikova	6	6					E Alexandrova Y Sizikova	1	6
	WC	O Selekhmeteva A Tikhonova	4	7					N Dzalamidze K Rakhimova	6	4
		N Dzalamidze K Rakhimova	6	5												N Dzalamidze K Rakhimova	5	5
	4	N Kichenok R Olaru	0	6											4	N Kichenok R Olaru	7	7
		T Martincová M Vondroušová	6	2				4	N Kichenok R Olaru	5
		K Christian E Routliffe	4	0					A Kalinskaya A Potapova	2
		A Kalinskaya A Potapova	6	6																		4	N Kichenok R Olaru	2	6
		E Lechemia S Santamaria	1	6																		2	J Ostapenko K Siniaková	6	4
		O Kalashnikova M Kato	6	4					O Kalashnikova M Kato	4	2
		A Danilina Ar Rodionova	1	1				3	M Bouzková L Hradecká	6	6
	3	M Bouzková L Hradecká	6	6											3	M Bouzková L Hradecká	2	7
		V Kužmová A Panova	7	6											2	J Ostapenko K Siniaková	6	5
		V Diatchenko M Niculescu	5	2					V Kužmová A Panova	7	3
	PR	V Lapko L Marozava	3	2				2	J Ostapenko K Siniaková	5	6
	2	J Ostapenko K Siniaková	6	6

References

1. "Ena Shibahara and Shuko Aoyama: "It was important to play our best for the whole match"". kremlincup.ru. 20 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
2. "Kontaveit comeback in Moscow final denies Alexandrova". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
3. "Kontaveit comeback in Moscow final denies Alexandrova, keeps WTA Finals hopes alive". Women's Tennis Association. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

External links

• Main Draw

• Kremlin Cup
• 2021 WTA Tour
• 2021 in Russian women's sport