2021 Astana Open
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| 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
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]
Kwon Soon-woo def. 
James Duckworth, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
This was Kwon's first ever career ATP title.
Women's singles
[edit]
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
[edit]
Santiago González / 
Andrés Molteni def. 
Jonathan Erlich / 
Andrei Vasilevski, 6–1, 6–2
Women's doubles
[edit]
Anna-Lena Friedsam / 
Monica Niculescu def. 
Angelina Gabueva / Anastasia Zakharova 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
ATP singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| 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
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
[edit]- 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
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| 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
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
- Nathaniel Lammons / Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by Andre Begemann / Nathaniel Lammons
WTA singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| 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
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Gozal Ainitdinova / Zhibek Kulambayeva
- Sofiya Chursina / Yekaterina Dmitrichenko
Withdrawals
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "ATP Announces Four New Events For 2020". www.atptour.com.
- ^ "ATP Astana Open Overview". ATP.
- ^ "WTA Astana Open Overview". Women's Tennis Association.