2010 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, and successfully defended their 2009 Australian Open title with a 6–4, 6–3 win over top-seeded Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final.

Women's Doubles
2010 Australian Open
Champion	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runner-up	Cara Black Liezel Huber
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Seeds

1. Cara Black / Liezel Huber (Final)
2. Serena Williams / Venus Williams (Champions)
3. Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (Third round)
4. Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (Third round)
5. Nadia Petrova / Samantha Stosur (First round)
6. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (Semifinals)
7. Alisa Kleybanova / Francesca Schiavone (Quarterfinals)
8. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Yan Zi (Quarterfinals)
9. Elena Vesnina / Zheng Jie (Third round)
10. Sania Mirza / Virginia Ruano Pascual (Third round)
11. Alla Kudryavtseva / Ekaterina Makarova (Second round)
12. Chuang Chia-jung / Květa Peschke (Second round)
13. Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta (Quarterfinals)
14. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Vania King (Second round)
15. Maria Kirilenko / Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
16. Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (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

Finals

Serena Williams, part of the winning doubles team.

Venus Williams, part of the winning doubles team.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6	6
	7	Alisa Kleybanova Francesca Schiavone	3	4
								1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6	1	6
								15	Maria Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska	1	6	3
	15	Maria Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska	6	6
	WC	Sally Peers Laura Robson	4	1
															1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	4	3
															2	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	6
	6	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	4	6	6
	13	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	6	2	2
								6	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	3	6^6
								2	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	7
	8	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Yan Zi	4	6	4
	2	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	4	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	C Black L Huber	6	6
		T Malek A Petkovic	4	4				1	C Black L Huber	6	6
		A Dulgheru E Gallovits	3	6	3				C Gullickson V Uhlířová	2	2
		C Gullickson V Uhlířová	6	3	6										1	C Black L Huber	6	6
		K Kanepi J Wöhr	6^5	4												V Azarenka S Kuznetsova	3	3
		V Azarenka S Kuznetsova	7	6					V Azarenka S Kuznetsova	6	4	6
	WC	S Golds M Mirkovic	0	1				14	A-L Grönefeld V King	3	6	3
	14	A-L Grönefeld V King	6	6																		1	C Black L Huber	6	6
	10	S Mirza V Ruano Pascual	6	6																		7	A Kleybanova F Schiavone	3	4
	WC	Y Basuki K Date-Krumm	4	2				10	S Mirza V Ruano Pascual	7	6
		T Bacsinszky T Garbin	6	6					T Bacsinszky T Garbin	6^3	3
		A Medina Garrigues C Wozniacki	4	4											10	S Mirza V Ruano Pascual	4	3
		S Lisicki A Rezaï	3	2											7	A Kleybanova F Schiavone	6	6
		M Czink N Grandin	6	6					M Czink N Grandin	5	4
		A Brianti U Radwańska	6	5	6^3			7	A Kleybanova F Schiavone	7	6
	7	A Kleybanova F Schiavone	4	7	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	6
		J Dokić P Kvitová	5	0				3	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	6
		S Pe'er G Voskoboeva	6	7					S Pe'er G Voskoboeva	6^5	4
		M Rybáriková R Voráčová	2	5											3	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	1	2
		E Baltacha L Dekmeijere	7	6											15	M Kirilenko A Radwańska	6	6
		L Šafářová A Wozniak	5	2					E Baltacha L Dekmeijere	0	2
		S Cîrstea A Pavlyuchenkova	0	7	2			15	M Kirilenko A Radwańska	6	6
	15	M Kirilenko A Radwańska	6	6^4	6																	15	M Kirilenko A Radwańska	6	6
	12	C-j Chuang K Peschke	6	7																		WC	S Peers L Robson	4	1
		İ Şenoğlu Y Shvedova	0	5				12	C-j Chuang K Peschke	3	4
	WC	S Peers L Robson	6	7				WC	S Peers L Robson	6	6
		J Craybas A Spears	3	5											WC	S Peers L Robson	6	6
		Á Szávay R Vinci	7	6												V Dushevina A Rodionova	3	3
		O Govortsova T Poutchek	5	4					Á Szávay R Vinci	4	6	2
		V Dushevina A Rodionova	3	6	6				V Dushevina A Rodionova	6	3	6
	5	N Petrova S Stosur	6	4	1

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		M Koryttseva D Kustova	4	1				6	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	7
	WC	J Groth O Rogowska	3	5					J Coin M-È Pelletier	2	5
		J Coin M-È Pelletier	6	7											6	L Raymond R Stubbs	7	6
		Y-j Chan M Niculescu	6	6												Y-j Chan M Niculescu	5	3
	WC	M Adamczak N Kriz	3	1					Y-j Chan M Niculescu	6	6
		C Dellacqua M Erakovic	6	2	1			11	A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	4	4
	11	A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	2	6	6																	6	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	6	6
	13	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	2	6																	13	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	2	2
		A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	4	6	3			13	G Dulko F Pennetta	7	6
		P Hercog P Martić	4	6^3					S Borwell R Kops-Jones	5	2
		S Borwell R Kops-Jones	6	7											13	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	6
	WC	A Molik M Shaughnessy	6	5	4										4	S-w Hsieh S Peng	2	2
		K Jans A Rosolska	2	7	6				K Jans A Rosolska	3	2
		J Görges A Parra Santonja	3	4				4	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	6
	4	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	B Mattek-Sands Z Yan	6	6
		K Flipkens M Oudin	3	2				8	B Mattek-Sands Z Yan	6	4	6
		J Janković S Perry	6	6					J Janković S Perry	2	6	1
		D Cibulková M Krajicek	1	4											8	B Mattek-Sands Z Yan	6	6
		M Kondratieva A Sevastova	5	6	2										9	E Vesnina J Zheng	4	4
		V Razzano Y Wickmayer	7	3	6				V Razzano Y Wickmayer	w/o
		A Cornet S Fichman	5	3				9	E Vesnina J Zheng
	9	E Vesnina J Zheng	7	6																		8	B Mattek-Sands Z Yan	4	6	4
	16	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6																		2	S Williams V Williams	6	4	6
		S Errani C Suárez Navarro	2	1				16	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6^2	2
		A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6					A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	7	6
		A Chakvetadze T Paszek	4	3												A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	3	2
		A Amanmuradova T Tanasugarn	6	1	2										2	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		IR Olaru O Savchuk	4	6	6				IR Olaru O Savchuk	1	2
	WC	S Ferguson J Moore	1	1				2	S Williams V Williams	6	6
	2	S Williams V Williams	6	6

External links

• 2010 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation