2021 Grampians Trophy – Singles

2021 Grampians Trophy
Date3–7 February
Edition1st
CategoryWTA 500
Draw28S
Prize money$235,820
SurfaceHard
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Champions
Singles
No champion. Final match not played.
Main article: 2021 Grampians Trophy

The Grampians Trophy was a new addition to the WTA Tour in 2021. This tournament was created for players who had originally intended to participate in the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic or the 2021 Gippsland Trophy, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia due to confirmed COVID-19 cases found on several of the chartered player flights to Australia.[1]

Due to a delayed schedule because of a COVID-19 case at a tournament quarantine hotel and the semifinals taking place just one day before the start of the Australian Open, the final was not played. This meant that both the finalists Anett Kontaveit and Ann Li received the finalist's prize money of US$33,520 and the finalist's ranking points of 305 points, not "the prize money they would have pocketed from winning the title outright".[2]

Seeds

  1. Bianca Andreescu (withdrew)
  2. Belinda Bencic (second round)
  3. Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  4. Elena Rybakina (second round)
  5. Maria Sakkari (semifinals)
  6. Anett Kontaveit (final)
  7. Jennifer Brady (semifinals)
  8. Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
  9. Alison Riske (withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 Maria Sakkari 6 3 [9]
6 Anett Kontaveit 2 6 [11]
6 Anett Kontaveit
Ann Li
7 Jennifer Brady 65 77 [6]
Ann Li 77 65 [10]

Final not played due to schedule delays. Both Kontaveit and Li received the runners-up points (305) and prize money (US$33,520).[3]

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 M Sakkari 6 6
LA Fernandez 6 6 LA Fernandez 2 2
S Stephens 3 1 5 M Sakkari 6 6
O Jabeur 6 6 8 A Kerber 4 2
A Blinkova 1 1 O Jabeur 4 4
K Siniaková 3 6 3 8 A Kerber 6 6
8 A Kerber 6 4 6 5 M Sakkari 6 3 [9]
6 A Kontaveit 2 6 [11]
3 V Azarenka 6 1 [11]
Y Putintseva 77 6 Y Putintseva 4 6 [9]
G García Pérez 61 4 3 V Azarenka
B Strýcová 63 2 6 A Kontaveit w/o
B Mattek-Sands 77 6 B Mattek-Sands 5 5
C McHale 1 3 6 A Kontaveit 7 7
6 A Kontaveit 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 J Brady 6 6
S Kuznetsova 3 0 7 J Brady 6 6
G Dabrowski 0 3 M Kostyuk 1 4
M Kostyuk 6 6 7 J Brady 77 6
L Davis 4 6 4 B Krejčíková 65 4
B Krejčíková 6 4 6 B Krejčíková 4 6 [10]
4 E Rybakina 6 2 [6]
7 J Brady 65 77 [6]
Alt E Perez 3r A Li 77 65 [10]
A Li 5 A Li 7 6
H Watson 2 2 V Kudermetova 5 3
V Kudermetova 6 6 A Li 6 6
S Cîrstea 6 6 S Cîrstea 3 1
Alt O Kalashnikova 1 1 S Cîrstea 7 6
2 B Bencic 5 2

References

  1. ^ "Third WTA 500 event added to Melbourne Summer Series". www.wtatennis.com.
  2. ^ Anett Kontaveit matches at WTA
  3. ^ Ann Li matches at WTA
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