Only one seeded team in the women’s doubles semis – Siniakova and Townsend.
But the reunited Zvonareva and Siegemund are former WTA Finals champions, and though they started late it wouldn’t be a shocker if they qualified again.
And the reunited Andreeva and Shnaider also have that potential. Andreeva is a busy lady – she won her singles semi on Thursday and will play the final on Saturday.
(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
Friday, May 1, 2026
Order of play
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Manolo Santana Stadium (1:30 p.m. start – 7:30 a.m. EDT)
1. Laura Siegemund (GER) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs Mirra Andreeva / Diana Shnaider (RUS)
4. [2] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) / Taylor Townsend (USA) vs. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (not before 9 p.m.)
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Arantxa Sanchez Stadium
1. [3] Harri Heliiovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR) vs. Luke Johnson (GBR) / Jan Zielinski (POL)
2. Guido Andreozzi (ARG) / Manuel Guinard (FRA) vs. Maximo Gonzalez / Andres Molteni (ARG)
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