The women’s doubles event quietly got under way on Thursday. But some of the teams are so much fun you hope they’ll get a good turnout.
Fast friends Alexandra Eala and Zeynep Sonmez. Talented Americans Coco Gauff and the returning Robin Montgomery. Both taems won.
The returning Clara Tauson teams with Marta Kostyuk.
Peerless Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend.
The surprise defending champions: Sorana Cirstea and Anna Kalinskaya, who have a tough opener and ended up not playing at all, replaced by quality alternates McNally and Pegula. Who fell, in a close one.
(Madrid is six hours ahead of EDT)
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Location: Madrid, Spain
Category: ATP 1000 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: April 22 – May 3, 2026
Prize Money: €8,235,540
Draws: S96 – D32
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Final results
Women’s doubles, first round
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[2] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) / Taylor Townsend (USA) def. Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) 36 61 [10-8]
[3] Elise Mertens (BEL) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) [ALT] Caty McNally / Jessica Pegula (USA) 62 36 [10-7]
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[WC] Alexandra Eala (PHI) / Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) def Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) 62 62
[WC] Coco Gauff / Robin Montgomery (USA) def Irina Khromacheva (RUS) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) 63 64
Aldila Sutjiadi / Janice Tjen (INA) def Marta Kostyuk (UKR) / Clara Tauson (DEN) 63 76 (1)
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