2021 Astana Open
| 2021 Astana Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 September – 26 September (ATP) 27 September – 2 October (WTA) |
| Edition | 2nd (ATP) 1st (WTA) |
| Category | ATP Tour 250 WTA 250 |
| Prize money | $541,800 (ATP) $235,238 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| Venue | Daulet National Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Kwon Soon-woo | |
| Women's singles | |
| Alison Van Uytvanck | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Santiago González / Andrés Molteni | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Anna-Lena Friedsam / Monica Niculescu | |
The 2021 Astana Open was a tennis tournament organized for professional tennis players, held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in 2021 on indoor hard courts. It was primarily organized due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2021 ATP Tour and 2021 WTA Tour, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It is the second edition of the tournament for the men and the first for the women. The tournament took place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from 20–26 September for the men, and from 27 September to 2 October for the women.[2][3]
Champions
Men's singles
- Kwon Soon-woo def. James Duckworth, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
This was Kwon's first ever career ATP title.
Women's singles
- Alison Van Uytvanck def. Yulia Putintseva, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3.
This was Van Uytvanck's fifth singles title, and first of the year.
Men's doubles
- Santiago González / Andrés Molteni def. Jonathan Erlich / Andrei Vasilevski, 6–1, 6–2
Women's doubles
- Anna-Lena Friedsam / Monica Niculescu def. Angelina Gabueva / Anastasia Zakharova 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS | Aslan Karatsev | 25 | 1 |
| KAZ | Alexander Bublik | 34 | 2 |
| SRB | Dušan Lajović | 36 | 3 |
| SRB | Filip Krajinović | 37 | 4 |
| AUS | John Millman | 43 | 5 |
| FRA | Benoît Paire | 48 | 6 |
| SRB | Laslo Đere | 50 | 7 |
| BLR | Ilya Ivashka | 53 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 13, 2021.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Cristian Garín → replaced by Ričardas Berankis
- Adrian Mannarino → replaced by Daniel Elahi Galán
- Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by Carlos Taberner
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX | Santiago González | ARG | Andrés Molteni | 112 | 1 |
| KAZ | Andrey Golubev | KAZ | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 117 | 2 |
| BRA | Marcelo Demoliner | BRA | Rafael Matos | 126 | 3 |
| SWE | André Göransson | ITA | Andrea Vavassori | 143 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 13, 2021
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Nathaniel Lammons / Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by Andre Begemann / Nathaniel Lammons
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAZ | Yulia Putintseva | 49 | 1 |
| BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 55 | 2 |
| FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 65 | 3 |
| BEL | Greet Minnen | 75 | 4 |
| CRO | Ana Konjuh | 77 | 5 |
| SWE | Rebecca Peterson | 78 | 6 |
| RUS | Varvara Gracheva | 82 | 7 |
| FRA | Clara Burel | 91 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 20, 2021.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using protected rankings:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Katie Boulter
- Yuliya Hatouka
- Aleksandra Krunić
- Lesia Tsurenko
- Natalia Vikhlyantseva
- Anastasia Zakharova
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Ekaterine Gorgodze
- Polona Hercog → replaced by Jaqueline Cristian
- Nao Hibino → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko
- Anhelina Kalinina → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
- Nuria Párrizas Díaz → replaced by Mandy Minella
- Liudmila Samsonova → replaced by Jule Niemeier
- Anna Karolína Schmiedlová → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
- Nina Stojanović → replaced by Anna-Lena Friedsam
- Clara Tauson → replaced by Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
- Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Vera Lapko
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | Greet Minnen | BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 138 | 1 |
| RUS | Anna Blinkova | KAZ | Anna Danilina | 149 | 2 |
| GER | Anna-Lena Friedsam | ROU | Monica Niculescu | 160 | 3 |
| RUS | Varvara Gracheva | GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | 235 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 20, 2021
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Gozal Ainitdinova / Zhibek Kulambayeva
- Sofiya Chursina / Yekaterina Dmitrichenko
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Natela Dzalamidze / Kamilla Rakhimova → replaced by Natela Dzalamidze / Kaja Juvan
- Vivian Heisen / Kimberley Zimmermann → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko / Yana Sizikova
- Oksana Kalashnikova / Miyu Kato → replaced by Varvara Gracheva / Oksana Kalashnikova
- Aleksandra Krunić / Nina Stojanović → replaced by Rutuja Bhosale / Emily Webley-Smith
References
- ^ "ATP Announces Four New Events For 2020". www.atptour.com.
- ^ "ATP Astana Open Overview". ATP.
- ^ "WTA Astana Open Overview". Women's Tennis Association.