2019 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
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Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová defeated Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan in the final, 6−2, 6−4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. With the win, Strýcová attained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking for the first time – Kristina Mladenovic, Elise Mertens and Ashleigh Barty were also in contention for the top ranking. Hsieh and Strýcová won the title without losing a set during the tournament.
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Champions | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runners-up | Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6−2, 6−4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Dabrowski and Xu.
This was the first Wimbledon to feature a final set tie break rule. Upon reaching 12–12 in the third set, a standard tie-break would be played where the winners would be the first to reach at least seven points and lead by two points.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Samantha Stosur were each bidding to complete the career Grand Slam in doubles, but lost in the second and third round, respectively.