Wizardry in Oz: 10 years of Australian Open doubles champions
Enjoy trophy pics of the women's doubles champions in Melbourne over the last decade.
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Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta won their sole Grand Slam doubles title at the 2011 Australian Open, beating Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko in the final, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva beat the defending champions in the third round of the 2012 edition, and went all the way to the title, with a 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 final victory over Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci.
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After finishing as runners-up the year before, Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani claimed the 2013 title in Melbourne, defeating homeland hopes Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2.
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Vinci and Errani successfully defended their title, outlasting Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 in the 2014 Australian Open final.
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Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands earned their first Grand Slam women's doubles title at the 2015 Australian Open, defeating Latisha Chan and Zheng Jie in the final, 6–4, 7–6(5).
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Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza notched their third straight Grand Slam title with a 7–6(1), 6–3 win over Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in the 2016 Australian Open final.
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Safarova and Mattek-Sands returned to the winner's circle in 2017, overcoming Hlavackova and Peng Shuai in the Melbourne final, 6–7(4), 6–3, 6–3.
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Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic started a run of Australian Open success by winning the 2018 title over Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 6–3.
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The Melbourne crowds were thrilled as homeland heroine Samantha Stosur partnered with Zhang Shuai to win the 2019 title, defeating defending champions Babos and Mladenovic in the final, 6–3, 6–4.
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A third straight trip to the final resulted in a second Australian Open title for Babos and Mladenovic, as they dispatched Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova in the 2020 championship match, 6-2, 6-1.
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