2023 French Open – Women's doubles explained

See main article: 2023 French Open. Hsieh Su-wei and Wang Xinyu defeated Leylah Fernandez and Taylor Townsend in the final, 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2023 French Open. It was Hsieh's second French Open title (following 2014), and fifth major title overall; it was Wang's first major title. Fernandez became the first Canadian finalist.

Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic were the reigning champions,[1] but Garcia chose not to participate. Mladenovic partnered with Zhang Shuai, but lost in the second round to Hsieh and Wang. This loss broke a 19-match win streak for Mladenovic at the tournament, dating back to her loss in the quarterfinals at the 2018 tournament.

Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková were vying for a non-calendar year Grand Slam, but lost in the first round. Siniaková retained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking after Jessica Pegula lost in the semifinals.

Elise Mertens was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam, but lost in the third round.

Draw

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Seeded teams

The following are the seeded teams. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 22 May 2023.

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
Czech RepublicBarbora Krejčiková Czech RepublicKateřina Siniaková51
United StatesCoco Gauff United StatesJessica Pegula52
AustraliaStorm Hunter BelgiumElise Mertens113
UkraineLyudmyla KichenokJeļena Ostapenko184
United StatesDesirae KrawczykDemi Schuurs275
United StatesNicole Melichar-Martinez AustraliaEllen Perez296
JapanShuko Aoyama JapanEna Shibahara407
CanadaGabriela Dabrowski BrazilLuisa Stefani418
FranceKristina Mladenovic ChinaZhang Shuai429
CanadaLeylah Fernandez United StatesTaylor Townsend4310
ChinaXu Yifan ChinaYang Zhaoxuan4611
United StatesAsia Muhammad MexicoGiuliana Olmos5212
UkraineMarta Kostyuk RomaniaElena-Gabriela Ruse6113
Chan Hao-chingLatisha Chan6214
Veronika KudermetovaLiudmila Samsonova6315
JapanMiyu KatoAldila Sutjiadi6316

Other entry information

Withdrawals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5 June 2022. Garcia, Mladenovic top Gauff, Pegula to win French Open doubles title . 28 May 2023 . wtatennis.com.