2021 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2021 Kremlin Cup
Final
Champion	Anett Kontaveit
Runner-up	Ekaterina Alexandrova
Score	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events

Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, having won the previous edition in 2019,^[1] but she withdrew before the tournament began.

Anett Kontaveit won the title, defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5.^[2]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals)
Maria Sakkari (semifinals, retired)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
Ons Jabeur (first round, retired)
Angelique Kerber (withdrew)
Elena Rybakina (first round)
Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
Anett Kontaveit (champion)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

	Ekaterina Alexandrova	4

3	Maria Sakkari	1^r
					Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	4	5

				9/WC	Anett Kontaveit	4	6	7
	Markéta Vondroušová	3	4

9/WC	Anett Kontaveit	6	6

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

					1/WC	A Sabalenka	7⁷	4	6
	L Samsonova	2	4			A Tomljanović	6²	6	1
	A Tomljanović	6	6							1/WC	A Sabalenka	3	4
	D Kasatkina	2	3								E Alexandrova	6	6
	A Kalinina	6	6			A Kalinina	4	1
	E Alexandrova	6	1			E Alexandrova	6	6
5	O Jabeur	1	0^r												E Alexandrova	4
														3	M Sakkari	1^r
					3	M Sakkari	6	1
	D Yastremska	6⁵	4		Q	A Kalinskaya	2	0^r
Q	A Kalinskaya	7⁷	6							3	M Sakkari	6	6
	V Kudermetova	4	7⁷	6						8/WC	S Halep	4	4
Q	O Selekhmeteva	6	6³	4		V Kudermetova	1	6⁴
WC	A Potapova	1	4		8/WC	S Halep	6	7⁷
8/WC	S Halep	6	6

Bottom half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

7	E Rybakina	4	4
	M Vondroušová	6	6			M Vondroušová	6	6
Q	Q Zheng	4	3		Q	L Tsurenko	3	3
Q	L Tsurenko	6	6								M Vondroušová	6	6
Q	A Krunić	6³	3							4	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	2
Q	B Pera	7⁷	6		Q	B Pera	2	5
					4	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7
															M Vondroušová	3	4
9/WC	A Kontaveit	6	6											9/WC	A Kontaveit	6	6
	K Siniaková	3	3		9/WC	A Kontaveit	6	6
	J Ostapenko	6	0	0^r		A Petkovic	1	4
	A Petkovic	2	6	2						9/WC	A Kontaveit	6	6
LL	I Bara	0	5							2	G Muguruza	1	1
	T Martincová	6	7			T Martincová	4	6	3
					2	G Muguruza	6	4	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Bernarda Pera (qualified)
Kamilla Rakhimova (first round)
Irina Bara (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Viktoriya Tomova (first round)
Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualifying competition)
Vitalia Diatchenko (qualifying competition)
Anastasia Gasanova (first round)
Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
Lucia Bronzetti (first round)
Anna Kalinskaya (qualified)
Arina Rodionova (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Irina Bara

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	Bernarda Pera	6	6

WC	Erika Andreeva	2	3
				1	Bernarda Pera	6	6

				PR	Vera Lapko	1	4
PR	Vera Lapko	6	6

10	Lucia Bronzetti	3	1

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Kamilla Rakhimova	4	2

WC	Diana Shnaider	6	6
					WC	Diana Shnaider	4	6²

					WC	Oksana Selekhmeteva	6	7⁷
WC	Oksana Selekhmeteva	6	3	6

12	Arina Rodionova	3	6	4

Third qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

3	Irina Bara	6	6

	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	2	4
				3	Irina Bara	0	1

					Zheng Qinwen	6	6
	Zheng Qinwen	6	6

7	Anastasia Gasanova	4	2

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Viktoriya Tomova	6	4	6⁵

WC	Anastasia Tikhonova	4	6	7⁷
					WC	Anastasia Tikhonova	1	1

					8	Aleksandra Krunić	6	6
	Katie Boulter	6¹⁰	2

8	Aleksandra Krunić	7¹²	6

Fifth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

5	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6	6

	Valentini Grammatikopoulou	3	0
				5	Anna-Lena Friedsam	1	1

				9	Lesia Tsurenko	6	6
	Rebecca Šramková	2	5

9	Lesia Tsurenko	6	7

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6/PR	Vitalia Diatchenko	6	7

	Ekaterine Gorgodze	3	5
					6/PR	Vitalia Diatchenko	4	2

					11	Anna Kalinskaya	6	6
	Viktória Kužmová	3	7⁷	1

11	Anna Kalinskaya	6	6²	6

References

^ "Bencic battles past Pavlyuchenkova to win Moscow: 'This is the cherry on top'". WTA Tennis. 20 October 2019.
^ "Kontaveit comeback in Moscow final denies Alexandrova". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

External links

[1] "Bencic battles past Pavlyuchenkova to win Moscow: 'This is the cherry on top'". WTA Tennis. 20 October 2019.

[2] "Kontaveit comeback in Moscow final denies Alexandrova". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

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2021 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

References

External links

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