| Mixed doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 Australian Open | |
| Champions |  Barbora Krejčíková  Rajeev Ram | 
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur .svg.png.webp) Matthew Ebden | 
| Score | 6–1, 6–4 | 
| Seeds | 8 | 
Two-time defending champion Barbora Krejčíková and her partner Rajeev Ram defeated Samantha Stosur and Matthew Ebden in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. It was the pair's second major mixed doubles title as a team, after their first at the 2019 Australian Open. They saved a match point en route to the title, in the second round against Ena Shibahara and Ben McLachlan.[1]
Krejčíková and Nikola Mektić were the defending champions,[2] but chose to play separately this year. Mektić partnered Barbora Strýcová, but was defeated in the first round by Hayley Carter and Sander Gillé.
After not being held at the 2020 US Open and postponed 2020 French Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's tournament marked the return of mixed doubles to a Grand Slam tournament.[3]
Seeds
 Barbora Strýcová / Barbora Strýcová / Nikola Mektić (first round) Nikola Mektić (first round)
 Nicole Melichar / Nicole Melichar / Robert Farah (second round, withdrew) Robert Farah (second round, withdrew)
.svg.png.webp) Gabriela Dabrowski / Gabriela Dabrowski / Mate Pavić (quarterfinals) Mate Pavić (quarterfinals)
 Chan Hao-ching / Chan Hao-ching / Juan Sebastián Cabal (first round) Juan Sebastián Cabal (first round)
 Demi Schuurs / Demi Schuurs / Wesley Koolhof (first round) Wesley Koolhof (first round)
 Barbora Krejčíková / Barbora Krejčíková / Rajeev Ram (champions) Rajeev Ram (champions)
 Latisha Chan / Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig (first round) Ivan Dodig (first round)
 Luisa Stefani / Luisa Stefani / Bruno Soares (second round) Bruno Soares (second round)
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
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| WC | .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur .svg.png.webp) Matthew Ebden | 7 | 5 | [10] | |||||||||
|  Desirae Krawczyk  Joe Salisbury | 5 | 7 | [8] | ||||||||||
| WC | .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur .svg.png.webp) Matthew Ebden | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 |  Barbora Krejčíková  Rajeev Ram | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 |  Barbora Krejčíková  Rajeev Ram | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | .svg.png.webp) Storm Sanders .svg.png.webp) Marc Polmans | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  B Strýcová  N Mektić | 4 | 7 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt |  H Carter .svg.png.webp) S Gillé | 6 | 5 | [10] | Alt |  H Carter .svg.png.webp) S Gillé | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
|  I Świątek  Ł Kubot | 5 | 78 | [10] |  I Świątek  Ł Kubot | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | .svg.png.webp) A Sharma .svg.png.webp) J-P Smith | 7 | 66 | [6] | Alt |  H Carter .svg.png.webp) S Gillé | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | .svg.png.webp) S Stosur .svg.png.webp) M Ebden | 6 | 6 | WC | .svg.png.webp) S Stosur .svg.png.webp) M Ebden | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  E Rybakina  A Bublik | 1 | 4 | WC | .svg.png.webp) S Stosur .svg.png.webp) M Ebden | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|  J Ostapenko  M Middelkoop | 5 | 4 | 8 |  L Stefani  B Soares | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  L Stefani  B Soares | 7 | 6 | WC | .svg.png.webp) S Stosur .svg.png.webp) M Ebden | 7 | 5 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  H-c Chan  JS Cabal | 4 | 6 | [7] |  D Krawczyk  J Salisbury | 5 | 7 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
|  D Krawczyk  J Salisbury | 6 | 3 | [10] |  D Krawczyk  J Salisbury | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|  Y Xu  M González | 6 | 3 | [7] |  V Zvonareva  M Melo | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|  V Zvonareva  M Melo | 4 | 6 | [10] |  D Krawczyk  J Salisbury | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | .svg.png.webp) B Woolcock .svg.png.webp) J Peers | 2 | 7 | [10] |  A Klepač  N Skupski | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  A Klepač  N Skupski | 6 | 5 | [12] |  A Klepač  N Skupski | 63 | 77 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  L Hradecká  F Polášek | 6 | 7 |  L Hradecká  F Polášek | 77 | 65 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  L Chan  I Dodig | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  B Krejčíková  R Ram | 78 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Y Shvedova  H Kontinen | 66 | 5 | 6 |  B Krejčíková  R Ram | 6 | 3 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  L Siegemund  K Krawietz | 63 | 4 |  E Shibahara  B McLachlan | 4 | 6 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||
|  E Shibahara  B McLachlan | 77 | 6 | 6 |  B Krejčíková  R Ram | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|  B Mattek-Sands  J Murray | 6 | 6 | 3 | .svg.png.webp) G Dabrowski  M Pavić | 63 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|  Y Duan  R Bopanna | 4 | 4 |  B Mattek-Sands  J Murray | 67 | 7 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | .svg.png.webp) I Popovic .svg.png.webp) A Vukic | 1 | 1 | 3 | .svg.png.webp) G Dabrowski  M Pavić | 79 | 5 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) G Dabrowski  M Pavić | 6 | 6 | 6 |  B Krejčíková  R Ram | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  D Schuurs  W Koolhof | 3 | 6 | [9] | WC | .svg.png.webp) S Sanders .svg.png.webp) M Polmans | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | .svg.png.webp) S Sanders .svg.png.webp) M Polmans | 6 | 3 | [11] | WC | .svg.png.webp) S Sanders .svg.png.webp) M Polmans | 6 | 64 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | .svg.png.webp) E Perez .svg.png.webp) A Harris | 7 | 78 | WC | .svg.png.webp) E Perez .svg.png.webp) A Harris | 4 | 77 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  A Muhammad .svg.png.webp) L Saville | 5 | 66 | WC | .svg.png.webp) S Sanders .svg.png.webp) M Polmans | 4 | 7 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | .svg.png.webp) Ar Rodionova .svg.png.webp) M Purcell | 7 | 6 | WC | .svg.png.webp) Ar Rodionova .svg.png.webp) M Purcell | 6 | 5 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
|  A Guarachi  M Venus | 5 | 4 | WC | .svg.png.webp) Ar Rodionova .svg.png.webp) M Purcell | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  C Dolehide  F Martin | 4 | 4 | 2 |  N Melichar  R Farah | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  N Melichar  R Farah | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other entry information
Wild cards
Alternate pairs
Withdrawals
See also
References
- ↑ "Krejcikova, Ram reclaim Australian Open mixed doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. 20 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "Different partner, same champion: Krejcikova defends Melbourne mixed crown". Women's Tennis Association. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ↑ Maine, D'Arcy (5 February 2021). "Australian Open 2021: Key tennis storylines and matches to watch in Melbourne amid COVID-19 pandemic". ESPN. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.