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| Tennis at the2020 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
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| Champions |  Barbora KrejčíkováKateřina Siniaková | |||||||
| Runners-up |  Belinda BencicViktorija Golubic | |||||||
| Score | 7–5, 6–1 | |||||||
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| Women's doubles at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Ariake Coliseum | |||||||||
| Dates | 24 July – 1 August 2021 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 teams from 23 nations | |||||||||
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TheCzech Republic'sBarbora Krejčíková andKateřina Siniaková defeatedSwitzerland'sBelinda Bencic andViktorija Golubic in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the gold medal in women's doublestennis at the2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2] It was the Czech Republic's first victory in women's doubles,[3] and its third consecutive medal. In the bronze medal match,Brazil'sLaura Pigossi andLuisa Stefani defeatedVeronika Kudermetova andElena Vesnina of theRussian Olympic Committee, 4–6, 6–4, [11–9].[4] It was Brazil's first Olympic tennis medal.[5]
Ekaterina Makarova and Vesnina were the reigning gold medalists from2016, but Makarova retired from tennis in 2020.[6] Vesnina attempted to defend the title with Kudermetova, but they lost in the semifinals.
The competition was asingle-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match. Matches were best-of-3 sets, except that the third set is a match tiebreak (first to 10 points) instead of a typical set.[7] Atiebreak was played if one of the first two sets reaches 6–6.
This tournament marked the final appearance of former world No. 4Kiki Bertens of theNetherlands before her retirement. She partnered withDemi Schuurs; they lost in the second round to Kudermetova and Vesnina.
The competition was held over nine days from 24 July to 1 August. Times given were the start of tennis sessions, though the women's doubles shared courts with other tennis events.[8]
| July | August | |||||||
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| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | |
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Bronze medal match | Gold medal match | |||
All times areJapan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) / Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) (champions, gold medalists)
Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Ena Shibahara (JPN)(first round)
Kiki Bertens (NED) / Demi Schuurs (NED)(second round)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Jessica Pegula (USA)(quarterfinals)
Chan Hao-ching (TPE) / Latisha Chan (TPE)(first round)
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / Storm Sanders (AUS)(quarterfinals)
Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Sharon Fichman (CAN)(first round) Nicole Melichar (USA) / Alison Riske (USA)(first round)Key
| Semifinals | Final (gold-medal match) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) | 6 | 3 | [10] | |||||||||
| PR |  Veronika Kudermetova (ROC) Elena Vesnina (ROC) | 3 | 6 | [6] | |||||||||
| 1 | Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Belinda Bencic (SUI) Viktorija Golubic (SUI) | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
 Laura Pigossi (BRA) Luisa Stefani (BRA) | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Belinda Bencic (SUI) Viktorija Golubic (SUI) | 7 | 6 | Bronze-medal match | ||||||||||
| PR | Veronika Kudermetova (ROC) Elena Vesnina (ROC) | 6 | 4 | [9] | |||||||||
| Laura Pigossi (BRA) Luisa Stefani (BRA) | 4 | 6 | [11] | ||||||||||
