Pro Doubles News: Tournament Previews, Stories, and Results from the ATP & WTA Tours

Tennis tournaments have a unique way of pulling me in. On the eve of covering my 10th pro tournament at the Dallas Open, I left with the usual post-tournament adrenaline rush after days of nonstop matches, tweets, press conferences, and player interviews. There’s nothing quite like the buzz of diving headfirst into an event as…

February 11, 2025 Update: The rumors are official and I’ve updated this post to reflect the confirmed changes. The US Open is changing its mixed doubles format in 2025. The shortened format tournament will have a multi-million dollar purse with the winners taking home $1 million. Unconfirmed rumors also say that men’s and women’s doubles…

When it comes to Grand Slam action, women’s doubles has quietly been serving up some of the best popcorn matchups in recent years. Case in point: the 2025 Australian Open. The season’s first major delivered a sizzling semifinal lineup featuring three of the world’s top teams and a pair of rising stars fresh off an…

A new tennis season marks new beginnings for pro tennis players: new coaches and physios, new racquets and clothing deals, or new tactics and techniques. For doubles players, the start of a season also brings a multitude of new partnerships. And 2025 looks to be no exception. WTA 2024 Partnership Recap: Should I Stay or…

After several high-profile doubles retirements in 2023 including Sania Mirza, Sam Stosur, and the long-time Colombian team of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah, the 2024 season was less volatile on the doubles retirement front. However, we still saw our fair share of career exits. This year’s doubles retirement roster includes a pair of former…

The 2024 Davis Cup, now firmly in the books, saw Italy emerge as a dominant repeat champion. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and former Top 10 compatriot, Matteo Berrettini, scored every point for Italy with a combined 5-0 record across three rounds. Along the way, the Italians edged Argentina 2-1 in the quarterfinals before sweeping…

After 23 years, Rafael Nadal’s final curtain call will occur in Malaga at the 2024 Davis Cup Finals. A longtime loyal competitor for Spain, it will be a fitting way for Nadal to end his illustrious career on home turf with the overwhelming support of a sellout Spanish crowd in attendance. Now the question remains…where (if…

Parity was aplenty on the 2024 ATP doubles tour with a wide mix of both new and existing teams who captured the lion’s share of the biggest titles. For the 5th year in a row, four different teams won each of the grand slams. This parity-focused theme represents the current ATP doubles landscape in the…

The 2024 season ushered in a new WTA doubles era after many top teams parted ways at the end of 2023. Most notably, the former No. 1 Czech team of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova called it quits after dominating the tour for much of the last 4-5 years. That didn’t stop Siniakova from shattering…

One of the best things about our sport is how the two tours often ebb and flow with one another. For the last two decades, The Big Three dominated the ATP while the WTA was largely a story of Serena vs. an unpredictable field. The doubles game is no exception, although the script has been…

On the heels of the Paris Olympics, the 2024 National Bank Open in Toronto is soon coming to a close with the finals taking place on Monday night. The women’s doubles final will feature a matchup between familiar opponents and two of the best doubles teams of 2024: No. 1 seeds Gaby Dabrowski and Erin…

Though less significant than other premier Olympic sports like gymnastics, swimming, or track and field, tennis at the Olympics is still considered one of the greatest career accomplishments for many players who have successfully added medals to their resume. Doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be particularly meaningful. Not only does it take place…

During an Olympic year, the road to Roland Garros is the final stop for players looking to qualify for the Olympics. On the heels of 2024 Roland Garros, the ranking cutoff deadline for the Paris Olympics, national federations announced official roster decisions for singles and doubles. For countries like the U.S., which has a significant…

In what will likely be his last time to play a professional match at the All-England Club, Andy Murray is simply looking for closure and one more special moment. While it’s extremely disappointing that he withdrew from singles for injury rehab precautions, it’s great to see Andy still prioritize doubles and keep his last professional…

In October of 2021, I attended Indian Wells for the first time. I started my doubles podcast a year earlier but was still relatively new to the world of professional doubles. At this point, I’d had a handful of ATP and WTA players on the show but probably couldn’t name more than half of the…

Doubles preview breaking down key storylines and teams ahead of the 2024 Miami Open

In its second year, the ATX Open delivered again with full crowds and significant upgrades to improve the fan and tournament experience. Despite not having any Americans or marquee names competing in the finals weekend, Texas tennis fans showed up to enjoy high-quality tennis and quintessential Austin spring weather on the second Saturday and Sunday….

A reflection on covering the 2024 Dallas Open with singles/doubles tournament recaps and press conference takeaways

Unlike fine wine, professional tennis players and athletes typically don’t get better with age. Or… do they? In a game that has historically been ripe with teenage prodigies and young champions, today tennis players are turning back the clock and reaching new career heights well into their mid-to-late thirties and even early forties. Particularly in…

I’ve followed the tour closely since the early 2000s and have been covering doubles for the last 4-5 years. Never do I remember a season with so much doubles partnership influx among top WTA and ATP doubles teams, especially on the WTA. At the beginning of an Olympic year, it’s common to see teams of…

A reflection on the doubles careers of 11 ATP and WTA players who announced their retirement in 2023

Ena Shibahara and Ellen Perez are two top 20 doubles players grappling with a challenging dilemma of prioritizing a full-time singles or doubles career.

The 2023 ATP doubles season ushered in a new era of top teams with a few of the household names from the last few years still primarily leading the pack. Despite having some of the same top contenders, overall, the field continued to experience parity with four different teams winning majors in 2023: The top…

When looking back on the 2023 WTA doubles season, it feels more like multiple mini-seasons packed into one calendar year instead of one cohesive season. In a year where we saw four different major team winners, there were a few notable peaks and valleys without one dominant team from start to finish. Three key stories…

When the 2023 U.S. Open men’s doubles draw was released, I scanned the draw as I normally would. I checked which seeds landed in each quarter to see which potential week two matchups looked intriguing. I circled the best popcorn first-round matchups. I noticed the fun American wildcard pairings and unseeded dark horses, and I…

For American tennis players, the U.S. Open marks the pinnacle of the season. After eight grueling months traveling on tour, there’s nothing quite like performing in front of the rowdy home crowd in New York City. This year, there’s a bigger spotlight and a renewed sense of enthusiasm given the incredible depth and talent of…

A deep dive into Novak Djokovic’s doubles career with 7 things you didn’t know

The top-ranked American doubles team is riding a summer wave of momentum with back-to-back titles in Newport and Atlanta.

Just three months after their comeback to professional tennis, Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova have picked back up right where they left off. The unseeded duo stormed through the Wimbledon draw to capture the title in a tightly-contested 7-5 6-4 victory over No. 3 Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens. Along the way, they defeated a…

For the last 18 months, Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski have been the most in-form and consistent doubles team on the ATP Tour. And despite eight titles together and an impressive 88-32 record (73%-win percentage), there was a lingering, noticeable gap in their expanding doubles resume – a men’s doubles grand slam title. But not…

For tennis players, there’s always something tricky about playing a lefty. Whether it’s the slice serve out wide in the ad court or the heavy topspin forehand, squaring off against a talented left-handed opponent can simply be a nightmare on the wrong day. But what about two lefties? This sums up the doubles storm caused…

At the heart of the season’s midpoint, Roland Garros gives us an opportunity to reflect back on the first six months of the year. Which teams are continuing to build on a strong season last year? Which new 2023 partnerships are raising eyebrows? Which struggling teams are on breakup watch? In the women’s doubles game,…

Doubles fans will be treated to an added dose of excitement in Madrid this week with a pair of familiar names back in the draw. WTA fan favorites and former World No. 1 doubles team, Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova, will make their long-awaited return to the professional doubles circuit at the 2023 Madrid Open….

On a late Thursday night doubles match at the Credit One Charleston Open, Danielle Collins punished a backhand return crosscourt before engaging in a series of jaw-dropping groundstroke exchanges with Kristina Mladenovic. To mix up the pace, Collins threw in a deep topspin lob that effectively pushed Mladenovic well behind the baseline. And then the…

American doubles fans will finally get their due. Earlier this month, the USTA announced Bob Bryan as the new U.S. Davis Cup captain. Bryan, one of the most decorated American tennis players in history and arguably one-half of the most successful men’s doubles team of all time, will replace the role previously held by former captain, Mardy Fish. 

Indian Wells always shows up for doubles and 2023 will be no different. The men’s and women’s doubles draws will begin Thursday. Typically, you’ll see the usual top doubles pairings at this Masters 1000 event, but what makes Indian Wells special is the singles stars who enter the draw and bring even bigger crowds to…

There’s just something about tennis in Texas. Within the last few years, we’ve seen new events crop up across the state – the ATP 250 Dallas Open, the 2022 WTA Finals in Fort Worth, and now the ATX Open – that are helping bring professional tennis back to the U.S and expanding the American tennis…

Death, taxes, Novak Djokovic… and Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova. While they may not be a household name like Djokovic, the dominant No. 1 Czech doubles team has become just as bankable at grand slams over the last few years. And now people are starting to take notice. The Czech team claimed their 7th major doubles title…

The beginning of the year marks a compelling time filled with partnership developments in the doubles game. All common questions that doubles fans ask themselves in January during the first few weeks of the new season. After an unprecedented year of doubles retirements in 2022 on the WTA and ATP Tour, what will the 2023…

As we kick off the new year and 2023 season, it’s time to take one final look back at 2022 and the many WTA and ATP players who announced their retirement. After following tennis closely for 15+ years now, I don’t remember another year where we saw so many retirements. From tennis GOATS like Roger…

I’ve been following the ATP and WTA closely for 20+ years now. Never do I remember a year with so many career retirements. Part of it could be pandemic-related reasons with players holding out in 2020 and 2021 in hopes to have one last full “normal” year on tour. Another reason could also be the…