2021 J&T Banka Ostrava Open
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Tennis tournament
| 2021 J&T Banka Ostrava Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20–26 September |
| Edition | 8th (3rd as WTA event) |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Draw | 28S / 24Q / 16D |
| Prize money | 565,530ドル |
| Surface | Hard (Indoor) |
| Location | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Estonia Anett Kontaveit | |
| Doubles | |
| India Sania Mirza / China Zhang Shuai | |
The 2021 J&T Banka Ostrava Open was a WTA tournament organised for female professional tennis players on indoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the event on the 2021 WTA Tour, primarily organised due to the cancellation of the Asian tournaments during the 2021 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The event took place at the Ostrava Arena in Ostrava, Czech Republic, from 20 through 26 September 2021.[1]
Champions
[edit ]Singles
[edit ]Main article: 2021 J&T Banka Ostrava Open – Singles
- Estonia Anett Kontaveit def. Greece Maria Sakkari, 6–2, 7–5
Doubles
[edit ]Main article: 2021 J&T Banka Ostrava Open – Doubles
- India Sania Mirza / China Zhang Shuai def. United States Kaitlyn Christian / New Zealand Erin Routliffe 6–3, 6–2
Singles main draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL | Iga Świątek | 8 | 1 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 10 | 2 |
| SUI | Belinda Bencic | 12 | 3 |
| GRE | Maria Sakkari | 13 | 4 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 14 | 5 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 15 | 6 |
| KAZ | Elena Rybakina | 17 | 7 |
| ESP | Paula Badosa | 27 | 9 |
- Rankings are as of September 13, 2021. [2]
Other entrants
[edit ]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- France Caroline Garcia
- Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
- Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
- Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- France Océane Dodin
- France Fiona Ferro
- Croatia Ana Konjuh
- Poland Magda Linette
- Russia Anastasia Potapova
- Russia Anastasia Zakharova
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Before the tournament
- Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková → replaced by China Zhang Shuai
- Belgium Elise Mertens → replaced by Russia Varvara Gracheva
- Croatia Petra Martić → replaced by Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Czech Republic Karolína Muchová → replaced by Russia Anna Blinkova
- Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková → replaced by Switzerland Jil Teichmann
- Ukraine Elina Svitolina → replaced by Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL | Magda Linette | USA | Bernarda Pera | 115 | 1 |
| IND | Sania Mirza | CHN | Zhang Shuai | 129 | 2 |
| USA | Kaitlyn Christian | NZL | Erin Routliffe | 134 | 3 |
| JPN | Eri Hozumi | JPN | Makoto Ninomiya | 142 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of September 13, 2021.
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Before the tournament
- Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova / Switzerland Stefanie Vögele → replaced by India Rutuja Bhosale / United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith
- Russia Natela Dzalamidze / Russia Kamilla Rakhimova → replaced by Russia Natela Dzalamidze / Russia Yana Sizikova
References
[edit ]- ^ "J&T Banka Ostrava Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Tenisový svátek se silným obsazením. Muchová se těší na ostravskou kulisu". isport.blesk.cz. 30 August 2021.