This timeline gives a chronological listing of the Australian Open Women’s Doubles Winners
The Australian Open competition was played on grass until 1988 but is now played on hardcourt. It currently takes place over 2 weeks – mid – late January, for a few years it took place in December. It has been played over 5 sets and 3 sets.
See also: Wimbledon Women’s Doubles Winners
French Open Women’s Doubles Winners
US Open Women’s Doubles Winners
Australian Open Men’s Doubles Winners
1922
Mesna Boyd Robertson and Marjorie Mountain AUS
beat Floris St George and Gwen Utz AUS
1-6, 6-4, 7-5
beat Floris St George and Gwen Utz AUS
1-6, 6-4, 7-5
1923
Esna Boyd Robertson and Sylvia Lance Harper AUS
beat Mall Molesworth and Beryl Turner AUS
6-1, 6-4
beat Mall Molesworth and Beryl Turner AUS
6-1, 6-4
1924
Daphne Cozens and Sylvia Lance Harper AUS
beat Kathleen Le Messurier and Meryl O’Hara Wood AUS
7-5, 6-2
beat Kathleen Le Messurier and Meryl O’Hara Wood AUS
7-5, 6-2
1925
Daphne Cozens and Sylvia Lance Harper AUS
beat Esna Boyd Robertson and Kathleen Le Messurier AUS
6-4, 6-3
beat Esna Boyd Robertson and Kathleen Le Messurier AUS
6-4, 6-3
1926
Esna Boyd Robertson and Meryl O’Hara Wood AUS
beat Daphne Akhurst Cozens and Marjorie Crawford AUS
6-3, 6-8, 8-6
beat Daphne Akhurst Cozens and Marjorie Crawford AUS
6-3, 6-8, 8-6
1927
Louie Bickerton and Meryl O’Hara Wood AUS
beat Esna Boyd Robertson and Sylvia Lance Harper AUS
6-3, 6-3
beat Esna Boyd Robertson and Sylvia Lance Harper AUS
6-3, 6-3
1928
Daphne Akhurst Cozens and Esna Boyd Robertson AUS
beat Kathleen Le Messurier and Dorothy Weston AUS
6-3, 6-1
beat Kathleen Le Messurier and Dorothy Weston AUS
6-3, 6-1
1929
Daphne Akhurst Cozens and Louie Bickerton AUS
beat Sylvia Lance Harper and Meryl O’Hara Wood AUS
6-2, 3-6, 6-2
beat Sylvia Lance Harper and Meryl O’Hara Wood AUS
6-2, 3-6, 6-2
1930
Mall Molesworth and Emily Hood Westacott AUS
beat Marjorie Cox Crawford and Sylvia Lance Harper AUS
6-3, 0-6, 7-5
beat Marjorie Cox Crawford and Sylvia Lance Harper AUS
6-3, 0-6, 7-5
1931
Louie Bickerton and Daphne Akhurst Cozens AUS
beat Nell Lloyd and Gwen Utz AUS
6-0, 6-4
beat Nell Lloyd and Gwen Utz AUS
6-0, 6-4
1932
Coral Buttsworth and Marjorie Cox Crawford AUS
beat Kathleen Le Messurier and Dorothy Weston AUS
6-2, 6-2
beat Kathleen Le Messurier and Dorothy Weston AUS
6-2, 6-2
1933
Mall Molesworth and Emily Hood Westacott AUS
beat Joan Bathurst AUS and Marjorie Van Ryn USA
6-3, 6-3
beat Joan Bathurst AUS and Marjorie Van Ryn USA
6-3, 6-3
1934
Mall Molesworth and Emily Hood Westacott AUS
beat Joan Bathurst and Ula Valkenburg AUS
6-8, 6-4, 6-4
beat Joan Bathurst and Ula Valkenburg AUS
6-8, 6-4, 6-4
1935
Evelyn Dearman and Nancy Lyle GBR
beat Louie Bickerton and Nell Hall Hopman AUS
6-3, 6-4
beat Louie Bickerton and Nell Hall Hopman AUS
6-3, 6-4
1936
Thelma Coyne Long and Nancye Wynne Bolton AUS
beat Mary Blick and Katherine Woodward AUS
6-2, 6-4
beat Mary Blick and Katherine Woodward AUS
6-2, 6-4
1937
Thelma Coyne Long and Nancye Wynne Bolton AUS
beat Nell Hall Hopman and Emily Westacott AUS
6-2, 6-2
beat Nell Hall Hopman and Emily Westacott AUS
6-2, 6-2
1938
Thelma Coyne Long and Nancye Wynne Bolton AUS
beat Dorothy Bundy Cheney USA and Dorothy Workman AUS
9-7, 6-4
beat Dorothy Bundy Cheney USA and Dorothy Workman AUS
9-7, 6-4
1939
Thelma Coyne Long and Nancye Wynne Bolton AUS
beat May Hardcastle and Emily Westacott AUS
7-5, 6-4
beat May Hardcastle and Emily Westacott AUS
7-5, 6-4
1940
Thelma Coyne Long and Nancye Wynne Bolton AUS
beat Joan Bathurst and Edie Niemeyer AUS
7-5, 6-2
beat Joan Bathurst and Edie Niemeyer AUS
7-5, 6-2
1941
Cancelled due to World War Two
1942
Cancelled due to World War Two
1943
Cancelled due to World War Two
1944
Cancelled due to World War Two
1945
Cancelled due to World War Two
1946
Joyce Fitch and Mary Bevis Hawton AUS
beat Nancy Wynne Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
9-7, 6-4
beat Nancy Wynne Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
9-7, 6-4
1947
Nancy Wynne Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
beat Joyce Fitch and Mary Bevis Hawton AUS
6-3, 6-3
beat Joyce Fitch and Mary Bevis Hawton AUS
6-3, 6-3
1948
Nancy Wynne Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
beat Mary Bevis Hawton and Pat Jones AUS
6-3, 6-3
beat Mary Bevis Hawton and Pat Jones AUS
6-3, 6-3
1949
Nancy Wynne Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
beat Doris Hart USA and Marie Toomey AUS
6-0, 6-1
beat Doris Hart USA and Marie Toomey AUS
6-0, 6-1
1950
Louise Brough and Doris Hart USA
beat Nancy Wynne Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
6-2, 2-6, 6-3
beat Nancy Wynne Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
6-2, 2-6, 6-3
1951
Nancy Wynne Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
beat Joyce Fitch and Mary Hawton AUS
6-2, 6-1
beat Joyce Fitch and Mary Hawton AUS
6-2, 6-1
1952
Nancy Wynne Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
beat Allison Baker and Mary Hawton AUS
6-1, 6-1
beat Allison Baker and Mary Hawton AUS
6-1, 6-1
1953
Maureen Connolly and Julia Sampson USA
beat Mary Hawton and Beryl Penrose AUS
6-4, 6-2
beat Mary Hawton and Beryl Penrose AUS
6-4, 6-2
1954
Mary Hawton and Beryl Penrose AUS
beat Hazel Redick-Smith and Julia Wipplinger RSA
6-3, 8-6
beat Hazel Redick-Smith and Julia Wipplinger RSA
6-3, 8-6
1955
Mary Hawton and Beryl Penrose AUS
beat nell Hopman and Gwen Thiele AUS
7-5, 6-1
beat nell Hopman and Gwen Thiele AUS
7-5, 6-1
1956
Mary Hawton and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
beat Mary Carter Reitano and Beryl Penrose AUS
6-2, 5-7, 9-7
beat Mary Carter Reitano and Beryl Penrose AUS
6-2, 5-7, 9-7
1957
Althea Gibson and Shirly Fry USA
beat Mary Hawton and Fay Muller AUS
6-2, 6-1
beat Mary Hawton and Fay Muller AUS
6-2, 6-1
1958
Mary Hawton and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
beat Lorraine Coghlan AUS and Angela Mortimer GBR
7-5, 6-8, 6-2
beat Lorraine Coghlan AUS and Angela Mortimer GBR
7-5, 6-8, 6-2
1959
Renée Schuurman and Sandra Reynolds RSA
beat Lorraine Coghlan and Mary Carter Reitano AUS
7-5, 6-4
beat Lorraine Coghlan and Mary Carter Reitano AUS
7-5, 6-4
1960
Maria Bueno BRA and Christine Truman GBR
beat Lorraine Coghlan and Margaret Court AUS
6-2, 5-7, 6-2
beat Lorraine Coghlan and Margaret Court AUS
6-2, 5-7, 6-2
1961
Mary Carte Reitano and Margaret Court AUS
beat Mary Hawton and Jan Lehane AUS
6-4, 3-6, 7-5
beat Mary Hawton and Jan Lehane AUS
6-4, 3-6, 7-5
1962
Margaret Court and Robyn Ebbern AUS
beat Darlene Hard USA and Mary Carter Reitano AUS
6-4, 6-4
beat Darlene Hard USA and Mary Carter Reitano AUS
6-4, 6-4
1963
Margaret Court and Robyn Ebbern AUS
beat Jan Lehane and Lesley Turner AUS
6-1, 6-3
beat Jan Lehane and Lesley Turner AUS
6-1, 6-3
1964
Judy Tegart-Dalton and Lesley Turner AUS
beat Robyn Ebbern and Margaret Court AUS
6-4, 6-4
beat Robyn Ebbern and Margaret Court AUS
6-4, 6-4
1965
Margaret Court and Lesley Turner Bowrey AUS
beat Robyn Ebbern AUS and Billie Jean King USA
1-6, 6-2, 6-3
beat Robyn Ebbern AUS and Billie Jean King USA
1-6, 6-2, 6-3
1966
Carol Caldwell Graebner and Nancy Richey USA
beat Margaret Court and Lesley Turner AUS
6-4, 7-5
beat Margaret Court and Lesley Turner AUS
6-4, 7-5
1967
Lesley Turner and Judy Tegart-Dalton AUS
beat Lorraine Coghlan AUS and Évelyn Terras FRA
6-0, 6-2
beat Lorraine Coghlan AUS and Évelyn Terras FRA
6-0, 6-2
1968
Karen Krantzcke and Kerry Melville Reid AUS
beat Judy Tegart-Dalton and Lesley Turner AUS
6-4, 3-6, 6-2
beat Judy Tegart-Dalton and Lesley Turner AUS
6-4, 3-6, 6-2
1969
Margaret Court and Judy Tegart-Dalton AUS
beat Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King USA
6-4, 6-4
beat Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King USA
6-4, 6-4
1970
Margaret Court and Judy Tegart-Dalton AUS
beat Karen Krantzcke and Kerry Melville Reid AUS
6-3, 6-1
beat Karen Krantzcke and Kerry Melville Reid AUS
6-3, 6-1
1971
Evonne Goolagong and Margaret Court AUS
beat Joy Emerson and Lesley Hunt AUS
6-0, 6-0
beat Joy Emerson and Lesley Hunt AUS
6-0, 6-0
1972
Kerry Harris and Helen Gourlay AUS
beatPatricia Coleman and Karen Krantzcke AUS
6-0, 6-4
beatPatricia Coleman and Karen Krantzcke AUS
6-0, 6-4
1973
Margaret Court AUS and Virginia Wade GBR
beat Kerry Harris and Kerry Melville AUS
6-4, 6-4
beat Kerry Harris and Kerry Melville AUS
6-4, 6-4
1974
Evonne Goolagong AUS and Peggy Michel USA
beat Kerry Harris and Kerry Melville AUS
7-5, 6-3
beat Kerry Harris and Kerry Melville AUS
7-5, 6-3
1975
Evonne Goolagong AUS and Peggy Michel USA
beat Margaret Court AUS and Olga Morozova RUS
7-6, 7-6
beat Margaret Court AUS and Olga Morozova RUS
7-6, 7-6
1976
Evonne Goolagong and Helen Gourlay AUS
beat Lesley Turner AUS and Renáta Tomanová CZE
6-1, 6-4
beat Lesley Turner AUS and Renáta Tomanová CZE
6-1, 6-4
1977 January
Dianne Fromholtz and Helen Gourlay AUS
beat Kerry Melville Reid AUS and Betsy Nagelsen USA
5-7, 6-1, 7-5
beat Kerry Melville Reid AUS and Betsy Nagelsen USA
5-7, 6-1, 7-5
1977 December
Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Helen Gourlay AUS
beat Mona Anne Guerrant USA and Kerry Melville Reid AUS
Tie as rained out
beat Mona Anne Guerrant USA and Kerry Melville Reid AUS
Tie as rained out
1978
Betsy Nagelsen USA and Renáta Tomanová CZE
beat Naoko Sato JAP and Pam Whytcross AUS
7-5, 6-2
beat Naoko Sato JAP and Pam Whytcross AUS
7-5, 6-2
1979
Judy Connor and Diane Evers AUS
beat Leanne Harrison AUS and Marcella Mesker NDL
6-1, 3-6, 6-0
beat Leanne Harrison AUS and Marcella Mesker NDL
6-1, 3-6, 6-0
1980
Martina Navratilova and Betsy Nagelsen USA
beat Ann Kiyomura and Candy Reynolds USA
6-4, 6-4
beat Ann Kiyomura and Candy Reynolds USA
6-4, 6-4
1981
Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith USA
beat Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
6-2, 7-5
beat Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
6-2, 7-5
1982
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
beat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Eva Pfaff GER
6-4, 6-2
beat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Eva Pfaff GER
6-4, 6-2
1983
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
beat Anne Hobbs GBR and Wendy Turnbull AUS
6-4, 6-7, 6-2
beat Anne Hobbs GBR and Wendy Turnbull AUS
6-4, 6-7, 6-2
1984
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
beat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch GER and Helena Suková CZE
6-3, 6-4
beat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch GER and Helena Suková CZE
6-3, 6-4
1985
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
beat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch GER and Helena Suková CZE
6-3, 6-4
beat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch GER and Helena Suková CZE
6-3, 6-4
1986
Not held as date changed to January
1987
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
beat Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil USA
6-1, 6-0
beat Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil USA
6-1, 6-0
1988
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
beat Chris Evert USA and Wendy Turnbull AUS
6-0, 7-5
beat Chris Evert USA and Wendy Turnbull AUS
6-0, 7-5
1989
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
beat Patty Fendick USA and Jill Hetherington CAN
3-6, 6-3, 6-2
beat Patty Fendick USA and Jill Hetherington CAN
3-6, 6-3, 6-2
1990
Jana Novotná and Helena Suková CZE
beat Patty Fendick and Mary Joe Fernández USA
7-6, 7-6
beat Patty Fendick and Mary Joe Fernández USA
7-6, 7-6
1991
Patty Fendick and Mary Joe Fernández USA
beat Gigi Fernández USA and Jana Novotná CZE
7-6, 6-1
beat Gigi Fernández USA and Jana Novotná CZE
7-6, 6-1
1992
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ESP and Helena Suková CZE
beat Mary Joe Fernández and Zina Garrison USA
6-4, 7-6
beat Mary Joe Fernández and Zina Garrison USA
6-4, 7-6
1993
Gigi Fernández USA and Natalia Zvereva BLR
beat Pam Shriver USA and Elizabeth Smylie AUS
6-4, 6-3
beat Pam Shriver USA and Elizabeth Smylie AUS
6-4, 6-3
1994
Gigi Fernández USA and Natalia Zvereva BLR
beat Patty Fendick and Meredith McGrath USA
6-4, 4-6, 6-4
beat Patty Fendick and Meredith McGrath USA
6-4, 4-6, 6-4
1995
Jana Novotná CZE and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ESP
beat Gigi Fernández USA and Natalia Zvereva BLR
6-3, 6-7, 6-4
beat Gigi Fernández USA and Natalia Zvereva BLR
6-3, 6-7, 6-4
1996
Chanda Rubin USA and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ESP
beat Lindsay Davenport and mary Joe Fernández USA
7-5, 2-6, 6-4
beat Lindsay Davenport and mary Joe Fernández USA
7-5, 2-6, 6-4
1997
Martina Hingis SUI and Natalia Zvereva BLR
beat Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond USA
6-2, 6-2
beat Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond USA
6-2, 6-2
1998
Martina Hingis SUI and Mirjana Lučić HRV
beat Lindsay Davenport USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
6-4, 2-6, 6-3
beat Lindsay Davenport USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
6-4, 2-6, 6-3
1999
Martina Hingis SUI and Anna Kournikova RUS
beat Lindsay Davenport USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
7-5, 6-3
beat Lindsay Davenport USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
7-5, 6-3
2000
Lisa Raymond USA and Rennae Stubbs AUS
beat Martina Hingis SUI and Mary Pierce FRA
6-4, 5-7, 6-4
beat Martina Hingis SUI and Mary Pierce FRA
6-4, 5-7, 6-4
2001
Serena Williams and Venus Williams USA
beat Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu USA
6-2, 4-6, 6-4
beat Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu USA
6-2, 4-6, 6-4
2002
Martina Hingis SUI and Anna Kournikova RUS
beat Daniela Hantuchová SVK and Anrantxa Sánchez Vicario ESP
6-2, 6-7, 6-1
beat Daniela Hantuchová SVK and Anrantxa Sánchez Vicario ESP
6-2, 6-7, 6-1
2003
Serena Williams and Venus Williams USA
beat Virginia Pascual ESP and Paola Suárez ARG
4-6, 6-4, 6-3
beat Virginia Pascual ESP and Paola Suárez ARG
4-6, 6-4, 6-3
2004
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP and Paola Suárez ARG
beat Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva RUS
6-4, 6-3
beat Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva RUS
6-4, 6-3
2005
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS and Alicia Molik AUS
beat Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu USA
6-3, 6-4
beat Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu USA
6-3, 6-4
2006
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie CHN
beat Lisa Raymond USA and Samantha Stosur AUS
2-6, 7-6, 6-3
beat Lisa Raymond USA and Samantha Stosur AUS
2-6, 7-6, 6-3
2007
Cara Black ZBW and Liezel Huber RSA
beat Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung TWN
6-4, 6-7, 6-1
beat Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung TWN
6-4, 6-7, 6-1
2008
Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko UKR
beat Victoria Azarenka BLR and Shahar Pe’er ISR
2-6, 6-1, 6-4
beat Victoria Azarenka BLR and Shahar Pe’er ISR
2-6, 6-1, 6-4
2009
Serena Williams and Venus Williams USA
beat Daniela Hantuchová SLK and Ai Sugiyama JAP
6-3, 6-3
beat Daniela Hantuchová SLK and Ai Sugiyama JAP
6-3, 6-3
2010
Serena Williams and Venus Williams USA
beat Cara Black ZBW and Liezel Huber USA
6-4, 6-3
beat Cara Black ZBW and Liezel Huber USA
6-4, 6-3
2011
Gisela Dulko ARG and Flavia Pennetta ITA
beat Victoria Azarenka BLR and Maria Kirilenko RUS
2-6, 7-5, 6-1
beat Victoria Azarenka BLR and Maria Kirilenko RUS
2-6, 7-5, 6-1
2012
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva RUS
beat Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci ITA
5-7, 6-4, 6-3
beat Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci ITA
5-7, 6-4, 6-3
2013
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci ITA
beat Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua AUS
6-2, 3-6, 6-2
beat Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua AUS
6-2, 3-6, 6-2
2014
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci ITA
beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina RUS
6-4, 3-6, 7-5
beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina RUS
6-4, 3-6, 7-5
2015
Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA and Lucie Šafářová CZE
beat Chan Yung-jan TWN and Zheng Jie CHN
6-4, 7-6
beat Chan Yung-jan TWN and Zheng Jie CHN
6-4, 7-6
2016
Martina Hingis SUI and Sania Mirza IND
beat Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká CZE
7-6, 6-3
beat Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká CZE
7-6, 6-3
2017
Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA and Lucie Šafářová CZE
beat Andrea Hlaváčková CZE and Peng Shuai CHN
6-7, 6-3, 6-3
beat Andrea Hlaváčková CZE and Peng Shuai CHN
6-7, 6-3, 6-3
2018
Timea Babos HUN and Kristina Mladenovic FRA
beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina RUS
6-4, 6-3
beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina RUS
6-4, 6-3
2019
Samantha Stosur AUS and Zhang Shuai CHN
beat Timea Babos HUN and Kristina Mladenovic FRA
6-3, 6-4
beat Timea Babos HUN and Kristina Mladenovic FRA
6-3, 6-4
2020
Timea Babos HUN and Kristina Mladenovic FRA
beat Hsieh Su-wei TWN and Barbora Strýcová CZE
6-2, 6-1
beat Hsieh Su-wei TWN and Barbora Strýcová CZE
6-2, 6-1
2021
Elise Mertens BEL and Aryna Sabelenka BLR
beat Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková CZE
6-2, 6-3
beat Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková CZE
6-2, 6-3
2022
Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková CZE
beat Anna Danilina KAZ and Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA
6-7, 6-4, 6-4
beat Anna Danilina KAZ and Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA
6-7, 6-4, 6-4
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