2020 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2020 US Open
Champions	Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva
Runners-up	Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article:2020 US Open (tennis)

Elise MertensandAryna Sabalenkawere the defending champions,but lost in the quarterfinals toLaura SiegemundandVera Zvonareva.

Siegemund and Zvonareva went on to win the title in their first event together, beatingNicole MelicharandXu Yifanin the final, 6–4, 6–4. This was the first time since2006that an unseeded team won theUS Openwomen's doubles titles; incidentally, Zvonareva was part of this unseeded team. This was Zvonareva's third Grand Slam title in women's doubles, fifth Grand Slam title overall, her first Grand Slam title since the2012 Australian Openwomen's doubles, and her first U.S. Open title since the aforementioned title in 2006. It was Siegemund's first Grand Slam women's doubles title, and her second Grand Slam title overall.

Seeds

01.Tímea Babos/Kristina Mladenovic(second round, withdrew, due to COVID-19)

02.Elise Mertens/Aryna Sabalenka(quarterfinals)

03.Nicole Melichar/Xu Yifan(final)

04.Květa Peschke/Demi Schuurs(quarterfinals)

05.Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Zhang Shuai(first round)

06.Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara(second round)

07.Victoria Azarenka/Sofia Kenin(second round)

08.Anna-Lena Friedsam/Kateřina Siniaková(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
		Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend	4	6	67
	3	Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan	6	3	79
								3	Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan	4	4
								PR	Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva	6	6
		Anna Blinkova Veronika Kudermetova	7	3	5
	PR	Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva	5	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	T Babos K Mladenovic	6	6
		K Christian G Olmos	2	2				1	T Babos K Mladenovic
		G Dabrowski A Riske	6	6					G Dabrowski A Riske	w/o
	PR	N Dzalamidze I Khromacheva	3	2												G Dabrowski A Riske	4	2
		R Olaru S Sorribes Tormo	3	2												A Muhammad T Townsend	6	6
		L Hradecká A Klepač	6	6					L Hradecká A Klepač	3	78	0
		A Muhammad T Townsend	3	6	6				A Muhammad T Townsend	6	66	6
	5	B Mattek-Sands S Zhang	6	2	1																		A Muhammad T Townsend	4	6	67
	3	N Melichar Y Xu	6	77																		3	N Melichar Y Xu	6	3	79
		K Flipkens A Van Uytvanck	4	64				3	N Melichar Y Xu	77	77
		C Gauff C McNally	7	6					C Gauff C McNally	64	62
	WC	H Baptiste W Osuigwe	5	1											3	N Melichar Y Xu	6	6
		L Kichenok N Kichenok	4	7	3											H Carter L Stefani	2	3
		H Carter L Stefani	6	5	6				H Carter L Stefani	6	0	6
	WC	A Li B Pera	4	5				6	S Aoyama E Shibahara	4	6	4
	6	S Aoyama E Shibahara	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A-L Friedsam K Siniaková	6	6
	WC	UM Arconada C McHale	4	3				8	A-L Friedsam K Siniaková	3	6	1
		N Hibino M Ninomiya	4	7	4				A Blinkova V Kudermetova	6	3	6
		A Blinkova V Kudermetova	6	5	6											A Blinkova V Kudermetova	6	6
		J Brady C Dolehide	6	4	5										4	K Peschke D Schuurs	4	2
		O Kalashnikova A Kudryavtseva	2	6	7				O Kalashnikova A Kudryavtseva	2	5
		S Fichman D Jurak	2	66				4	K Peschke D Schuurs	6	7
	4	K Peschke D Schuurs	6	78																			A Blinkova V Kudermetova	7	3	5
	7	V Azarenka S Kenin	2	6	6																	PR	L Siegemund V Zvonareva	5	6	7
		E Perez S Sanders	6	2	2			7	V Azarenka S Kenin	64	3
		A Guarachi D Krawczyk	3	0				PR	L Siegemund V Zvonareva	77	6
	PR	L Siegemund V Zvonareva	6	6											PR	L Siegemund V Zvonareva	6	77
	WC	J Pegula S Rogers	6	6											2	E Mertens A Sabalenka	4	61
		V Kužmová A Sasnovich	1	4				WC	J Pegula S Rogers	3	65
		Ar Rodionova S Santamaria	2	0				2	E Mertens A Sabalenka	6	77
	2	E Mertens A Sabalenka	6	6

Other entry information

Wild cards

• Usue Maitane Arconada/Christina McHale
• Hailey Baptiste/Whitney Osuigwe
• Ann Li/Bernarda Pera
• Jessica Pegula/Shelby Rogers

Protected ranking

• Natela Dzalamidze/Irina Khromacheva
• Laura Siegemund/Vera Zvonareva(Winner)

External links

• Main draw