2020 Australian Open – Women's doubles explained

See main article: 2020 Australian Open.

Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic defeated Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open. It was their second Australian Open title together. Despite the loss, Hsieh regained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking for the first time since 2014, replacing her partner Strýcová.^[1] Mladenovic, Aryna Sabalenka and Xu Yifan were also in contention for the top ranking.

Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai were the defending champions,^[2] but chose not to participate together. Stosur played alongside Ellen Perez, but they lost in the first round to Lara Arruabarrena and Ons Jabeur. Zhang teamed up with Peng Shuai, but they lost to Veronika Kudermetova and Alison Riske, also in the first round.

Draw

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Other entry information

Wild cards

See also: 2020 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries.

Withdrawals

• Johanna Larsson / Rebecca Peterson

External links

• Draw
• 2020 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hsieh Su-Wei set to reclaim World No.1 doubles ranking. WTA Tour. 31 January 2020.
2. Web site: Dreams come true for Stosur, Zhang with win over Babos, Mladenovic for Melbourne doubles crown. WTA Tour. 19 January 2020.